INAF queue observing, 2018 Mar 18-19

Observer: R. Carini, A. Rossi
Telescope Operator: G. Bechetti
Support Astronomer: D. Thompson
Instrument: MODS1+MODS2

Summary

At the sunset sky is mostly cloudy
instruments: all instruments work well, but MODS2 could be problems in the red.

Night duration (12\xB0 el twilight) 2:20am- 12:35pm UT = 10 h 15m

Observing time: 09h 15m (90%)

Weather time loss: 1h (10%)

technical time loss 0 h (0%)

Data Summary

Project_RUN	Objects	Instrument	Configuration	Filter	ExpTime	ExpTime /Time_tot	Images	Notes
standard	Feige34	MODS1+MODS2	spectra LS	dualgrating			mods1r.0003-0005, mods1b.0001-0003, mods2r.0003-0005, mods2b.0001-0003	for Antoniucci
Antoniucci 8	DrTau	MODS1+MODS2	spectra LS	dualgrating	150x4x2 sec=1200	0.3/0.3	mods1r.0009-0012, mods1b.0004-0007, mods2r.0009-0012, mods2b.0004-0007	completed
Antoniucci 8	DrTau	MODS1+MODS2	imaging	g,r	30s,30s	0.1/0.1	mods1r.0013-0015, mods1b.0008-0010, mods2r.0013-0015, mods2b.0008-0010	mods2 have lower quadrant problem not writing, to be checked, otherwise completed
Antoniucci 8	agll354	MODS1+MODS2	spectra LS	dualgrating	1200x2	0.5/0.5	mods1r.0019-0022, mods1b.0011-0014, mods2r.0019-0022, mods2b.0011-0014	blue data faint, please check, otherwise completed
Antoniucci 8	agll354	MODS1+MODS2	imaging	g,r	45x3x2 s	0.1/0.1	mods1r.0023-0025, mods1b.0015-0017, mods2r.0023-0025, mods2b.0015-0017	completed
Antoniucci 8	rwaur	MODS1+MODS2	spectra LS	dual grating	50x4x2 s	0.3/0.3	mods1r.0029-0032, mods1b.0018-0021, mods2r.0029-0032, mods2b.0018-0021	completed
Palazzi 29	atlasaeu	MODS1 +MODS2	spectra LS, binning1x2	dual grating	600x4x2 s	1.4/1.4	mods1r.0039-0042, mods1b.0022-0025, mods2r.0039-0042, mods2b.0022-0025	completed
standard	Feige 34	MODS1+MODS2	spectra LS, binning 1x2	dual grating	120x3x2		mods1r.0048-0050, mods1b.0028-0030, mods2r.0048-0050, mods2b.0028-0030
Prandoni	USS1	MODS1 + MODS2	spectra LS	red only (MODS1), blue only (MODS2)	40m (red), 40m(blue)	1.3/4	mods1r.0054-0055, mods2b.0034-0035
standard	feige 34	MODS1 +MODS2	spectra LS	red only (MODS1), red only and blue only (MODS2)			mods1r.0058-0060, mods2r.0051-0053, mods2b0038-0040	for Prandoni and Caccianiga
Caccianiga N	GB6J151736 +375332	MODS1 +MODS2	spectrs LS	red only (MODS1+MODs2)	550x2+1100x2	1.8 /1.8	mods1r.0064-0065, mods2r.0058-0059; mods1r.0070-0071, mods2r.0064-0065	the second ones to be check, but seeing was good, so we consider target completed
Caccianiga P	GB6J171103 +383016	MODS1 +MODS2	spectrs LS	red only (MODS1+MODs2)	960x2	0.53 /1.6	mods1r.0076, mods2r.0069	other exposures taken in previous runs completed
Calibrations	BIAS	MODS1+MODS2		binning 1x2			mods1r.0077-0081,mods1b.0032-0035, mods2r.0070-0074, mods2b.0041-0045	Palazzi_29
	arc	MODS1+MODS2		binning 1x2, slit 1.0	dual grating		mods1r.0082-0084,mods1b.0036-0038, mods2r.0075-0077, mods2b.0046-0048	Palazzi_29, mods1 and mods2 red to be repeated
	flat	MODS1+MODs2		slit 1.0'', binning 1x2	dual grating		mods1r.0085-0090,mods1b.0039-0044, mods2r.0078-0083, mods2b.0049-0054	Palazzi_29, mods1 and mods2 red to be repeated
	flat	MODS1+MODS2		slit 5.0'', binning 1x2	dual grating		mods1r.0091-0093,mods1b.0045-0050, modsr2.008,mods2b.0055-0063	standard Palazzi_29, to be repeated mods1b and mods2 r
	slitless flat	MODs1+MODS2		binning 1x2	dual grating		mods1r.0094-0098,mods1b.0051-0060, modsr2.0085-,mods2b.0065-0074	Palazzi_29, mods2 and mods1r to be repeated
	Bias	MODS1+ MODS2	binning 1x1				mods1r.0099-0103,mods1b.0062-0066, mods2r.0095-0114,mods2b.0073-0093	for all PI

Details

02:19 start with standard star feige34 dual grating

• acqBinoMODS feige34.acq mods1r.20190319.0001-0002, mods2r.20190319.0001-0002
• execBinoMODS feige34.obs mods1r.0003-0005, mods1b.0001-0003, mods2r.0003-0005, mods2b.0001-0003
• 02:34, the sky is clearer, seeing about 1.5''

02:47 slew to Antoniucci's program, target drtau

• acqBinoMODS drtau_ls.acq mods1r.20190319.0006-0008, mods2r.0006-0008
• execBinoMODS drtau_ls.obs mods1r.0009-0012, mods1b.0004-0007, mods2r.0009-0012, mods2b.0004-0007
• seeing 1.5 on guider at 3:03 UT but variable
• seeing 1.3 on guider at 3:23 UT

03:28 target drtau imaging

• execBinoMODS drtau.img mods1r.0013-0015, mods1b.0008-0010, mods2r.0013-0015, mods2b.0008-0010
• lost guiding star seeing 1.5 on guider at 3:03 UT but variable
• mods2r.0015 have lower image disappear, problem already known to affect mods2r

03:42 target agll354

• acqBinoMODS agll354.acq mods1r.20190319.0016--0018, mods2r.0016--0018
• 03:43 preset error in mods1 ,preset got only for mods2
• 03:45 TiO checks pointing
• 03:52 acquisition again
• execBinoMODS agll354_ls.obs mods1r.0019-0022, mods1b.0011-0014, mods2r.0019-0022, mods2b.0011-0014 * mods1 IMCSlock issue. Target perhaps too faint in blue (clouds?)

* mods preset are veeery slow... takes minutes

04:43 target agll354imaging

• execBinoMODS agll354.img mods1r.0023-0025, mods1b.0015-0017, mods2r.0023-0025, mods2b.0015-0017
• mods2red problem lower quadrant

05:05 target rwaur

• lost few minutes acq scripts is not correct
• acqBinoMODS acq.txt mods1r.20190319.0026-0028, mods2r.0026-0028
• execBinoMODS agll354_ls.obs mods1r.0029-0032, mods1b.0018-0021, mods2r.0029-0032, mods2b.0018-0021
• seeing 1.5 and variable

05:27 slew to Palazzi's program, target atlasaue (binning 1x2)

• acqBinoMODS mods1r.20190319.0033-0034, mods2r.0033-0034
• 05:35 problem during the acquisition, offset is too large, so it has to be done in synchro for MODs1 and MODS2
• 05:50 abort the acquisition and start it again
• seeing 0.7''
• acqBinoMODS mods1r.20190319.0035-0038, mods2r.0035-0038
• we did modsAling -y 11, so the source is in the same point of the slit, after this the SA sent the synchro offset

06:14 execBinoMODS sci.txt mods1r.0039-0042, mods1b.0022-0025, mods2r.0039-0042, mods2b.0022-0025

• seeing about 0.9''-1.00'', the sky is mostly clear

07:04 slew to the standard for Palazzi, feige 34 binning 1x2

• acqBinoMODS mods1r.20190319.0043-0045, mods2r.0043-0045
• execBinoMODS mods1r.0046-0047, mods1b.0026-0027, mods2r.0046-0047, mods2b.0026-0027
• the spectra is saturate, we decreases the time exposure
• execBinoMODS mods1r.0048-0050, mods1b.0028-0030, mods2r.0048-0050, mods2b.0028-0030

07:35 slew to Prandoni's program, target USS1

• acqBinoMODS USS1_ls_newPiv_r.acq USS1_ls_newPiv_b.acq mods1r.0051-000053, mods2b.0031-0033

08:06 execBinoMODS USS1_ls_1red.obs USS1_ls_2blue.obs

• mods1r.0054-0055, mods2b.0034-0035
• seeing is about 0,7''

08:54 stadard feige 34 for Prandoni and Caccianiga

• acqBinoMODS mods1r.0056-0057, mods2b.0036-0037
• execBinoMODS mods1r.0058-0060, mods2r.0051-0053, mods2b0038-0040

09:23 seeing is good, about 0.8'', but in the sky there are thin clouds, we stay on MODS

• slew to Caccaniga program, target N: GB6J151736 +375332
• acqBinoMODS mods1r.0061-0063, mods2r.0054-0057
• execBinoMODS mods1r.0064-0065, mods2r.0058-0059
• 09:54 seeing about 1.0'', but clouds are coming
• during the exposure of the second spectrum in the sky there are some clouds, so the spectra should be checked
• 10:02 too many cloud on the sky, lost guide star, we stop the integration.

11:02 OPEN THE DOME AGAIN start acquisition again

• cannot find guiding star, check pointing again
• 11:09 send acq again
• acqBinoMODS mods1r.0066-0069, mods2r.0060-0063
• seeing 0.8 on guider
• 11:24 start science
• execBinoMODS mods1r.0070-0071, mods2r.0064-0065
• seeing 0.9 on guider

12:07 slew to Caccianiga P GB6J171103 +383016

• acqBinoMODS mods1r.0072-0075, mods2r.0066-0068
• seeing 1.2 on guider
• execBinoMODS mods1r.0076, mods2r.0069
• seeing 0.6'' but there are some clouds

Calibrations

Palazzi program DO NOT USE! all these calibrations are saturated , at least in r and mods1 b

• bias binning 1x2 mods1r.0077-0081,mods1b.0032-0035,, mods2r.0070-0074, mods2b.0041-0045
• arc binning 1x2, dual grating mods1r.0082-0084,mods1b.0036-0038, mods2r.0075-0077, mods2.0046-0048
• flat slit 1.0'', dual grating, binning 1x2 mods1r.0085-0090,mods1b.0039-0044, mods2r.0078-0083, mods2b.0049-0054
• flat slit 5.0'', dual grating, binning 1x2 mods1r.0091-0093,mods1b.0045-0050, modsr2.008,mods2b.0055-0063 some flat taken with mods1 in blue are saturated, that ones taken with mods2 in red are not good
• flat slitless, dual grating, binning 1x2 mods1r.0094-0098,mods1b.0051-0060, modsr2.0085-,mods2b.0065-00 mods2r.0093,0094 no good, the red flats in moDS1 are saturated

Bias per tutti gli altri mods1r.0099-0103,mods1b.0062-0066, mods2r.0095-0114,mods2b.0073-0093 THESE ARE OK

-- %USERSIG{RobertaCarini - 2018-03-19}%

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