INAF queue observing, 2019 January 26-27

Observer: F. Cusano, A. Giunta
Telescope Operator: S. Allanson
Support Astronomer: O. Kuhn
Instrument:

Summary

At the sunset the sky is clear, the wind is at the limit, gusts up to 19 m/s.
A the beginning of the night conditions are not optimal for AO

Night duration (12 degree el twilight) 2:00- 13:10 UT = 11 h 10m

Observing time: 9h 40min (87%)

Weather time loss: 0h *m (%)

technical time loss 1h 30m *(13%)

Data Summary

Project_RUN	Objects	Instrument	Configuration	ExpTime /Time_tot	Images	Notes
Calibration	Dark	LUCI				darks for Nardini q6,q8
Telluric	HD18326	LUCI	G200 zj+HKspec		luci1.20190127.032-39, luci2.2019017.0007-0016	telluric for Iras 02
Antoniucci	Iras 02	LUCI	G200 zj+HKspec		luci1.20190127.044-51, luci2.2019017.0021-28
Telluric	HIP44027	LUCI	G200+HKspec		luci1.20190127.055-58, luci2.2019017.0032-35	telluric for Marziani
Marziani	J085406	LUCI	G200+HKspec	0.75h/0.7h	luci1.20190127.063-68, luci2.2019017.0040-46	completed
Marziani	J093402	LUCI	G200+HKspec	0.6h/0.6h	luci1.20190127.073-079, luci2.2019017.051-057	completed
Telluric	HIP44027	LUCI	G200+HKspec		luci1.20190127.083-86, luci2.2019017.0061-64	telluric for Marziani
Telluric	HIP56147	LUCI	G200+HKspec		luci1.20190127.090-93, luci2.2019017.068-71	telluric for Saracco
Saracco	C1-23152	LUCI	G200+HKspec	4h/12h	luci1.20190127.098-121, luci2.2019017.076-99
Gilli	Target M	LUCI	G200+HKspec	4h/4h	luci1.20190127.126-161, luci2.20190127.104-139	completed
Pinna	PX Vir	LUCI2	AO			completed ??
Calibration	flat, arc	LUCI1-2	G200 HKspec			calibration for Gilli

Details

00:00 starting dark for Nardini program, target q6, q8 and telluric

• luci1.20190127.0001-10 dark for q8
• luci1.20190127.0011-15 dark for q6

1:31 AO checking, conditions are not optimal for AO observations, seeing unstable and high

1:41 slewing to Cassara' vipD1

• at 1:44 dimm seeing 2.2
• 1:45 we wait 5 minutes to see the trend of the seeing
• 1:55 alignment of the N3.75 on LUCI2
• 1:57 seeing very variable between 1.5 and 3, conditions are not good for this target we move to backup targets

2:01 we slew to telluric of Antoniucci Iras 02, HD18326

• 2:02 preset aborted, primary right mirror panic
• 2:11 dimm seeing 1.5, very variable between 1.2 and 2
• 2:15 problem solved slewing to telluric
• acq luci1.20190127.029-31, luci2.2019017.0006-0008
• sci luci1.20190127.032-39, luci2.2019017.0007-0016
• 2:29 dimm seeing 2.5, variable between 1.5 and 3

2:31 slewing to Target of Antoniucci Iras 02

• acq luci1.20190127.040-43, luci2.2019017.0017-20
• sci luci1.20190127.044-51, luci2.2019017.0021-28
• 2:43 dimm 1.5

2:53 slewing to telluric of Marziani HIP44027

• 2:55 two different guide stars, the to check the pointing
• 3:04 problem in changing the filter manualy, messare Instrument manager busy
• 3:05 sending again the script, problem with the left side, is not sending any preset
• 3:07 mos error on LUCI2
• 3:25 problem solved, sending again the obs
• acq luci1.20190127.052-54, luci2.2019017.0029-31
• 3:33 dimm seeing 1.4
• sci luci1.20190127.055-58, luci2.2019017.0032-35

3:39 slewing to Marziani J085406

• acq luci1.20190127.059-62, luci2.2019017.0036-39
• 3:42 dimm seeing 1, seeing is improving
• sci luci1.20190127.063-68, luci2.2019017.0040-46, from 3:45 to 3:57 problem with camera in LUCI1
• 3:58 dimm seeing 2.3,again variable now
• 4:14 dimm seeing 1.3

4:31 slewing to Marziani J093402

• note same telluric of J085406 so we skip for the moment, we plan to do later another exposure
• acq luci1.20190127.069-72, luci2.2019017.0047-50
• 4:34 fwhm on guider 1.5"
• 4:42 dimm seeing 1.1
• sci luci1.20190127.073-079, luci2.2019017.051-057
• 5:08 dimm seeing 0.9

5:10 slewing again to telluric of Marziani HIP44027

• acq luci1.20190127.080-82, luci2.2019017.058-60
• 5:24 dimm seeing 0.8
• sci luci1.20190127.083-86, luci2.2019017.0061-64

5:28 slew to telluric of Saracco HIP56147

• acq luci1.20190127.087-89, luci2.2019017.065-67
• 5:32 dimm seeing 0.9
• sci luci1.20190127.090-93, luci2.2019017.068-71

5:41 slewing to science of Saracco

• acq luci1.20190127.094-097, luci2.2019017.072-75
• 5:48 dimm seeing 0.8
• sci luci1.20190127.098-121, luci2.2019017.076-99
• 6:26 dimm seeing jumping to 1.4
• 6:32 dimm seeing back to 0.7
• 6:57 dimm seeing jump to 1.3 for a couple of minutes, than back to 0.8

8:17 slewing to target M of Gilli

• check pointing 8:20
• acq luci1.20190127.122-125, luci2.20190127.100-103
• 8:33 dimm seeing 1
• sci luci1.20190127.126-161, luci2.20190127.104-139
• 9:02 dimm seeing 0.7
• 10:14 some thin cirrus coming in but the guide star is still ok
• 10:18 guide star 0.3 mag fainter compared to the beginning now
• 10:19 dimm seeing 0.7
• 10:23 now guide star only 0.1 mag fainter
• 10:33 guide star back to normal

11:04 slew to telluric of Gilli

• acq luci1.20190127.162-164, luci2.20190127.140-142
• 11:13 dimm seeing 0.8
• sci luci1.20190127.165-168, luci2.20190127.143-146

11:20 slewing to Pinna LUCI AO target PX Vir

• sub-window 128x128 with DIT 0.17
• 11:25 no guide star found checking pointing
• 11:26 sending again the script
• 11:26 dimm seeing 0.7
• 11:29 alligning the N30 field, huge misalignment, Olga is taking care of it
• 11:38 alignment done, now clouds are becoming thicker
• 11:40 guide star not found, clouds, changing the guide star with one brighter
• 11:44 guide star found
• 11:50 starting integration
• 12:00 problem in setting the correct filter
• 12:32 problem solved starting the obs
• 12:45 guide star is back to normal flux
• 13:28 dimm seeing 0.6
• in 215 and 2016 imgages appear another source or a simple ghost?
• 13:42 H2 take almost in sun rise

14:37 starting Gilli calibration

• luci2.20190127.0232-247, luci2.20190127.179-194== flat and arc