INAF queue observing, 2016 November 8 - 9

Observer: F. Cusano, A. Rossi
Telescope Operator: G. Bechetti
Support Astronomer: D. Thompson on call
Instrument: LUCI

Summary

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

Half Night duration (12\xB0 el twilight to midnight) 18:30-0:00 ( 01:30-7.00 UT) = 5h 30m

Observing time: 4h10m (76%)

Weather time loss: 40m (2%)

technical time loss 40m (2%)

Data Summary

Project_RUN	INST	Objects	Filter	ExpTime	Notes
Skyflat	LUCI		Ks
Moscadelli J	LUCI		Ks, H2	5minKs, 1h25mH2	ONLY LUCI 1
Moscadelli C	LUCI		Ks, H2	5minKs, 40m H2	ONLY LUCI 1
dark	LUCI	darks	blind	6ditx25ndit,2.74x18,2.74x10,6x10	ok for Moscadelli
calibration	LUCI	flats	GR200,zJ+HK Ls0.75		ok for Antoniucci
calibration	LUCI	arcs	GR200,zJ+HK Ls0.75		ok for Antoniucci

Details

0:40 taking sky flat with LUCI1 in Ks

• luci1.20161108.0001-0011 not good
• luci1.20161108.0012-31 should be ok, counts between 3-11K

1:30 slewing to Piconcelli S program ,starting with the telluric

• seeing 1.5"
• preset cancelled at 1:47 problem with the GCS
• sent preset again at 1:49 tech loss 20min
• problem with the scripts wrong filter cross match

2:13 slew to Moscadelli program

• wind near the limits of 20 m/s

2:15 starting with standard field FS149 in H2

• telescope is not guiding, the script has no guide star luci1.20161108.0040-0044 Ks

2:20 standard FS149 in Ks luci1.20161108.0045-0049 Ks

2:25 slew to science field Moscadelli J, starting with Ks

• seeing 1" on guider at 2:30 luci1.20161108.0050-0055 Ks

2:36 executing H2 of Moscadelli J luci1.20161108.0056-0083 H2 (would be 80 but we added other 3 exposures later, see below)

• seeing 0.9" on the guider at 2:40
• seeing 0.7" on images at 3:02
• seeing 1.1" on guider at 3:25
• wind rear 22 m/s, seeing increasing now (3:32) at 1.5"
• seeing 1.1" on images at 3:36

3:55 we can not point to Iovino due to wind restrictions

04:00 tech problem : 10 loss

4:10 executing again H2 of Moscadelli J: just 3 exposures seeing 0.7" on guider at 4:15

4:20 we go again to the stadard FS151 without guide star, Ks +H2

• luci1.20161108.0084-0093

4:36 slew to science field Moscadelli C, starting with Ks seeing 1.1" on DIMM

• luci1.20161108.0094-0099
• seeing 0.8" on guider at 4:38
• luci1.20161108.0100-0115 H2 images , start at 4:47
• seeing 0.8" on guider at 4:50
• seeing 0.7" on guider at 5:05

5:40 tech loss 10 min GUI problem

5:35 slew again to science field Moscadelli J, starting with H2

• luci1.20161108.00116-0125
• seeing 0.9" on guider at 5:55
• seeing 0.7" on guider at 6:05

6:20 close due to wind tec loss 40m

-- darks for Moscadelli

7:00 INAF night is over

8:27 startin calibration for Antoniucci

• flat Halo2, configuration 200H+K, filter zJ luci1.20161109.0184-188
• flat Halo2, configuration 200H+K, filter HK luci1.20161109.0190-194

• arclamp NEON+ARGON, configuration 200H+K, filter zJ luci1.20161109.0195-205
• arclamp NEON+ARGON+XENON, configuration 200H+K, filter HK luci1.20161109.0207-228

-- %USERSIG{FeliceCusano - 2016-11-09}%

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