INAF queue observing, 2016 November 6 - 7

Observer: F. Cusano, A. Rossi
Telescope Operator: D. Gonzalez
Support Astronomer: B. Rothberg on call
Instrument: LUCI

Summary

At the sunset the sky is clear
LUCI2 still not available
We use LUCI1.

Night duration (12\xB0 el twilight) 18:30-5:30 ( 01:30-12.30 UT) = 11h 00m

Observing time: h m (94%)

Weather time loss: 0.3h (3%)

technical time loss 0.3h (3%)

Data Summary

Project_RUN	INST	Objects	Filter	ExpTime	Notes
Ricci B2	LUCI1	B2	G210 J	1.5h	completed
Iovino A	LUCI1	M004XXL	zJ	2.0h
Annibali R3	LBC	UGC1281	g+r	40m	it misses OB3 to be completed
Annibali R10	LBC	UGC3974	g+r	1h	completed
Annibali R9	LBC	NGC2366	g+r	1h?	last 4 exposures mof OB3 have much higher sky counts. TB repeated if possible
Calibration	LBC	skyflats	STD_U+V		good counts
Calibration	LUCI1	dome flats	H2		for bas pixel mask

Details

00:45 LBT configured for LUCI1. The TO opens the dome

01:07 We Slew to Ricci B2 telluric standard

• spectra luci1.20161107.0004-05

01:29 We Slew to Ricci B2 science

• spectra luci1.20161107.0013-30
• loss 5 min for gui problem
• seeing 0.5 on DIMM at 02:00
• seeing 0.9" on DIMM at 2:35, seeing 1.0" on guider
• seeing 0.5" on DIMM at 3:39, seeing 0.7" on guider

3:52 slew to telluric of Iovino

• spectra luci1.20161107.0036-41
• loss 15 min due to readout configuration problem
• seeing 0.6 on guider at 4:24

4:29 slew to Iovino science M004XXL

• spectra luci1.20161107.0046-69
• seeing 0.6" on the guider at 5:05
• seeing 0.9" on the guider at 5:35
• seeing 0.7" at 6:03
• seeing 0.8" at 6:55

7:00 Switch to LBC

7:25 Slew to Annibali R3 UGC1281

• dofpia
• copointing
• do -500 Z11 correction by eye from Felice
  incredible! it works! San Felice saved the night
• seeing 0.9" at 7.50
• 7:55 start OB1
• seeing 0.8" at 8.00
• dofpia at 8.22
• start OB 2 at 8:28; seeing 0.8"
• seeing 0.7" at 8:35
• seeing 0.5" at 8:45
• 8:51 clouds approaching,
• dofpia, \X2,
• copointing
• seeing 0.5" at 9:00
• Start calibration OB at 9:05 blue elongated, again copointing
• Start again calibration OB at 9:13, now is ok

09:17 Slew to Annibali R9 but that region of sky is cloudy,

• loss 20 min die to clouds

09:25 Slew to R10 where the sky looks clear

• dofpia
• 09:34 Start calibration OB
• Seeing 0.7" at 09:35
• 09:40 Start OB1
• Seeing 0.6" at 09:45
• Seeing 0.6" at 10:05
• dofpia
• 10:13 start OB2
• Seeing 0.5" at 10:25
• dofpia
• Start OB3 at 10:45
• Seeing 0.5" at 10:50
• cirrus at 10:54

11:12 Slew to Annibali R9

• dofpia
• 11:20 Start OB1
• Seeing 0.8" at 11:25
• Seeing 0.8" at 11:41
• dofpia
• 11:59 Start OB2
• Seeing 0.8" at 12:05
• 12:20 enter twilight
• 12:25 Start OB3
• Seeing 0.7" at 12:30
• last 4 exposure have much higher sky counts. TB repeated if possible

12:50 Slew to morning skyflat field

• STD_U+V Skyflats are good

13:40 DOME flats in H2/HALO3 for bad pixel mask

END OF THE NIGHT

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