INAF queue observing, 2018 July 01-02

Observer: F. Cusano, R. Speziali
Telescope Operator: G. Bechetti
Support Astronomer: D. Thompson (on call)
Instrument: LUCI

Summary

At the sunset the sky is clear. We stop observtions at 5:20 for clouds.

Night duration (12\xB0 el twilight) 4:10- 10:35 UT = 6 h 25m

Observing time: 3h 10min (49%)

Weather time loss: 3h 15m (51%)

technical time loss *m *(%)

Data Summary

Project_RUN	Objects	Instrument	Configuration	ExpTime /Time_tot	Images	Notes
Standard	hz44	MODS 1	red grating
Caccianiga	gb6j1634	MODS 1	red grating	1h/1.5h	mods1r.20180702.0010-0013
Pancino	Pandas 53	MODS 1	dual grating	20 min/20min	mods1r.20180702.0022-24, mods1b.20180702.0002-0004	completed
Calibration	slit flat 0.6"	MODS 1	dual grating		mods1r.20180702.0025-0030, mods1b.20180702.0005-0010

Details

3:18 slewing to standard hz44

• acq mods1r.20180702.0002-0003
• 3:23 spec mods1r.20180702.0004-0006
• 3:23 seeing 1" on guider

3:38 slewing to Caccianiga GB6J163400 +321111

• preset cancelled to unrap the telescope
• 3:45 acq mods1r.20180702.0007-0009
• 3:52 spec mods1r.20180702.0010-0013
• 3:54 seeing 1.1" on guider
• seeing 0.9" at 4:24
• 4:25 some tiny cirrus passing
• 4:33 sky looks clear now
• 4:40 clouds affecting the last minute of exposure 0011, guide star dimmed of 0.4 mag
• 4:45 wainting clouds are passing fast, guie star dimmed by 1-2 mag
• 4:50 guide star back to its original mag we start the script again
• 5:12 left preset cancelled, rotator problem
• 5:22 acquiring again, acq mods1r.20180702.0014-00, some clouds coming in at 5:25 guide star is 2 mag fainter, we can not see the target in 0015, we send another image of 60 s, now is ok (0016)
• 5:31 clouds now are too tick we lost guide star, 5:35 guide star is back, 5:37 guide star lost again

6:33 the to closes the dome, clouds are too thick and dark

10:34 the sky is clear the to opens the dome, we are in twilight, we stay with mods and on a bright target

10:45 slewing to Pancino, Pandas 53

• seeing 1
• acq mods1r.20180702.0019-0021
• 10:54 spec mods1r.20180702.0022-0024, mods1b.20180702.0002-0004

11:37 staring flat for 0.6" slit

• mods1r.20180702.0025-0030, mods1b.20180702.0005-0010