INAF queue observing, 2018 Feb 01-02

Observer: F. Cusano, A. Gargiulo
Telescope Operator: D. Gonzalez-Huerta
Support Astronomer: B. Rothberg
Instrument: LUCI1

Summary

At the sunset sky is mostly clear with some high cirrus
instruments: the 31st Jan the DX-AdSec was reinstalled and now the right side need to be calibrated, so we can not use LUCI2 and MODS2
LBC works, LUCI1 has some problem with the tip-tilt mirror, but AO should work

Night duration (12\xB0 el twilight) 2:00am- 13:15pm UT = 11 h 15m

Observing time: 9h 45m (87%)

Weather time loss: 0h (0%)

technical time loss 1 30h (13%)

Data Summary

Project_RUN	Objects	Instrument	Filter	ExpTime	Notes
Nisini, imaging	Field3	LUCI1	H2, FeII, J	0.3h	completed
Prandoni	USS188	LUCI1	K, J	0.6h	completed
Vanzella	JDz11	LUCI1	Ks	0.75h	some clouds at the end
Prandoni	USS36	LUCI1	K	0.4h
Saracco	C1_23152	LUCI1	200HK + HKspec	2h
Prandoni	USS172	LUCI1	K, J	0.6h	completed
Prandoni	USS202	LUCI1	K, J	0.6h	completed
LUCI cal	flat arc	LUCI1	200g HKspec		Saracco

Details

01:35 slewing to imaging Nisini Field3, ima_field3_luci1.xml

• 01:36 seeing 0.6" on guider
• first image luci1.20180202.0001.fits
• 02:03 seeing 0.7" on guider

2:13 slewing to Prandoni USS188 imaging K

• no guide star found, checking poitnin
• 2;24 we change the guide star, now is ok
• 2:27 still trying to collimate, the TO sending manual corrections to the primary
• 2:31 the primary converged, starting integration, first image luci1.20180202.0028.fits
• 2:31 seeing 0.6" on guider

03:04 sending Prandoni USS188 imaging J

• first image luci1.20180202.0048.fits
• 3:05 seeing 0.5" on guider

3:25 slewing to Vanzella AO program

• 3:27 problem in moving the N30 camera, 3:32 problem solved by the SA
• 3:29 the N30 field stop mask is in, so the movement of the masks should be fine
• 3:34 seeing 0.6" on guider
• bin 2, freq 400
• NCPA OFF
• 3:40, we stop the integration, the N30 camera is out of alignment, the SA is checking and aligning, 62-65 is an alignment cal image
• 3:49 start integration again, first good image 66
• 3:52 seeing 0.7" on guider
• average fwhm of 0.15-0.2" at 4:00
• 4:18* completed the first cicle sending again the script at 4:19
• 4:20 seeing 0.7" on guider
• 4:42 average fwhm 0.1-0.2", seeing 0.7" on guider, 0.6" dimm
• 4:52 completed the second cicle sending again the script at 4:53
• 4:54 seeing 0.7" on guider
• 4:55 loop opened the AO support is checking
• 4:57 running again the script
• 5:05 problem with the offset, pause and then re-sending the script
• loop opens images 126 not good
• 5:17 loop closed, sending again the script
• 5:18 problem with the offset stopping the script, loop opened
• 5:25 sending again the script
• 5:28 loop opens paused the script, some clouds passing and reflection of the moon disturbs the ao observations
• we finish the AO observations

5:38 slew to Prandoni USS36 imaging K

• 5:41 seeing 1" on guider
• 5:51 seeing 1.6" on guider, 1.1 on dim
• seeing jumped to 2.2 at 5:56
• 5:57 paused the script, the TO is checking the collimation
• 6:07 collimation problem solved we resumed the script, seeing 1.1" on guider
• 6:10 seeing 1" on guider
• 6:18 jump in the seeing at 2.1"
• checking the collimation, clear active optics
• 7:02 problem solved, seeing 1" on guider now
• 7:03 sending again the K script
• 7:31 seeing 0.9" on guider but still some problem with the collimations (astigmatism)

7:35 slewing to telluric of Saracco, TelluricLuci1.xml, HIP 56147

• 7:37 no guide star found, the TO is checking the pointing
• 7:41 send again the script, still problem, check again the pointing
• 7:45 send again the scirp
• 7:46 change the guide star, we send the new script
• acquisition 170-172
• spectra 173-175
• 7:56 seeing 0.7 on guider

07:59 slewing to science of Saracco, Target C1_23152

• no guise star found, check the pointing
• 08:07 send again the preset, now is ok
• acq 176-180
• 8:22 seeing 0.6" on guider
• spec 181-192
• 9:14 seeing 0.6"

09:33 slewing to Gilli J science

• seeing 0.7" on guider
• target too close to the moon, the guide star is very faint and the telescope can not gude, we move back to Saracco

09:46 slew to Saracco LBT-2017B-C2743_3.xml,

• acq 196-199
• spec 200-211
• 9:57 seeing 0.9" on guider
• 10:27 seeing 0.7" on guider
• 11:00 some tiny cirrus at the end of the script

11:08 slewing to Prandoni USS172 imaging K

• 11:18 seeing 0.5" on guider

11:49 executing Prandoni USS172 imaging J

• error, the to check the pointing
• 11:53 sending again, now is ok

12:14 slewing to Prandoni USS202 imaging K

• 12:31 seeing 0.6" on guider

12:51 sending Prandoni USS202 imaging J

13:22 calibration for Saracco, flat and arc

• flat 276-285 lamps off-on
• arc 286- off/on