INAF queue observing, 2019 February 28 - March 01

Observer: R. Carini, A. Rossi
Telescope Operator: J. Williams
Support Astronomer: D. Thompson
Instrument: MODS1,2

Summary

At the sun set the sky is clear

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

Observing time: 11h (100%)

Weather time loss: 0h m (0%)

technical time loss 0h m (0%)

Data Summary

Project_RUN	Objects	Instrument	Configuration	ExpTime /Time_tot	Images	Notes
standard	Hz44	MODS1,2	dual and red grating
Calibration	flat+ arc Gilli mask45 mask36	MODS1,2	dual grating
Calibration	bias, slitless flat	MODS1,2	dual grating (both), red grating (MODS2)
Calibration	dark Gilli, Nardini, Severgnini	LUCI1,2
standard	gd71	MODS1,2	dual and red grating		mods1r.0004-0006, mods1b.0001-0003, mods2r.0004-0006, mods2b.0001-0003, mods1r.0007-0009, mods2r.0007-0009
Moretti A5	FKJ0640	MODS1,2	red grating	1.3h+1.3h	mods1r.0014-0017, mods2r.0013-0016	seeing variable, completed
Gilli	45	MODS1,2	dual grating	1.3h+1.3h/2h+2h	mods1r.0021-0024, mods1b.0004-0007 , mods2r.0020-0023, mods2b.0004-0007	overlap between slits in MODS2, passing cirrus, we took some image more, last 2 are ok. completed
Gilli	36	MODS1,2	dual grating	2.6h+2.6h/2h+2h	mods1r.0028-0035, mods1b.0008-0015 , mods2r.0027-0034, mods2b.0008-0015	some slits touch each other in MODS2, exposure 1,2,5 good seeing <0.2mag extinction, 4,6,8 bad due to high extinction, 3,7 0.5mag extinction, count only 1.3+1.3 hours
Moretti	A1 FKJ1122+44	MODS1,2	red grating	0.7/1.8h	mods1r.0039-0041, mods2r.0037-0039	lost guiding during 1st image, last 2 with some extinction, completed
Moretti	A8 FKJ1344+13	MODS1,2	red grating	1.8/1.8h but...	* sci mods1r.0046-0048, mods2r.0043-0045	all with ~0.5mag extinction, need 1 more please

Details

LUCI1,2 Calibrations

Gilli

• =luci1.20190301.0033-0037, luci2.20190301.0001-0005 200.0DITx5NDIT LIR NORM
• =luci1.20190301.0038-0042, luci2.20190301.0006-0010 2.8DITx5NDIT LIR INT

Nardini

• =luci1.20190301.0043-0047 115DITx1NDIT MER NORM
• =luci1.20190301.0048-0052 6.0DITx3NDIT LIR INT

Severgnini

• =luci2.20190301.0011-0015 5.0DITx12NDIT LIR INT for A4, A5 ,A6,
• =luci2.20190301.0016-0020 2.8DITx24NDIT LIR INT for A1 SDSS J085512

MODS,2 Calibrations BIAS

• mods1r.20190228.0001-0005, mods1b.20190228.0001-0005 MODS1 stuck, we start again
• mods1r.20190228.0006-0025, mods1b.20190228.0006-0025
• mods2r.20190228.0001-0020, mods2b.20190228.0001-0020

slitless flat dual grating

• mods1r.0026-0030, mods1b.0026-0035
• mods2r.0021-0025, mods2.0021-0030

• slitless flat red grating*
• mods2r.0026-0030

02:20 start with the standard star GD71

• acq mods1r.20190301.0001-0003 mods2r.20190301.0001-0003 dimm seeing 1.5", fwhm 1.0"
• 02:29 sci dual grating mods1r.0004-0006, mods1b.0001-0003 mods2r.0004-0006, mods2b.0001-0003 dimm seeing 1.2"-1.3", fwhm 0.8"-1.2"
• 02:42 sci red grating mods1r.0007-0009 mods2r.0007-0009 dimm seeing 0.8"

02:58 slew to Moretti's program, target A5

• acq mods1r.0010-0013, mods2r.0010-0012 dimm seeing 1.2"
• 03:20 sci mods1r.0014-0017, mods2r.0013-0016 dimm seeing 1.3"-1.4", fwhm 1.0"-1.2" some cirrus are passing (0.2 mag extinsion)
• 03:26 dimm seeing 1.1"-1.2"
• 03:39 dimm seeing and fwhm 1.1"
• 04:08 dimm seeign 1.3"-1.4" with peaks to 1.6"
• seeing variable, mean seeing about 1.2"-1.3"
• since the seeing is variable and out of constraints, we take another image in both MODS,
• 04:40 dimm seeing 1.1"-1.2"

04:52 slew to Gilli 45

• acq mods1r.0018-0020, mods2r.0017-0019
• 05:14 sci mods1r.0021-0024, mods1b.0004-0007 , mods2r.0020-0023, mods2b.0004-0007 seeing jumped to 1.4"on DIMM, passimg cirrus, ~1mag of extinction

05:50 the seeing was bad (about 1.4"-1.6") and the sky prtially covered (extintion about 0.5 mag), we take another image with both MODS

• seeing 1.2" but there are some clouds
• seeing 1.0" but there are some clouds at 06:05, 0.5 mag extinction
• 06:10 We take another image because of the not good seeing and cirrus
• 06:14 seeing 1.1" and no cirrus
• 06:21 seeing 1.0"-1.2" but the extintion is only 0.1 mag

07:00 slew to Gilli 36 seeing 1.1

• acq mods1r.0025-0027, mods2r.0024-0026
• 07:14 sci mods1r.0028-0035, mods1b.0008-0015 , mods2r.0027-0034, mods2b.0008-0015
• 07:17 seeing 1" , no cirrus
• 07:26 seeing 1.3" , no cirrus
• 07:34 seeing jumping 1.2-1.6" , some cirrus 0.2 mag extinction
• we notice that some slits touch each other in mods2
• 07:42 seeing jumping 1.2-1.6", no cirrus
• 07:50 seeing 1.1-1.2" , no cirrus
• 08:00 seeing jump to 1.6" , no cirrus
• 08:06 seeing jump to 1.-1.1 , passing cirrus, 0.5 mag extinction
• 08:15 seeing jump to 1.-1.3 , passing cirrus, 0.5 mag extinction
• 08:20 lost guiding, but recovered. seeing jump to 1.6 , 1.5-2 mag extinction. This 4th exposure is probably useless
• 08:36 seeing 1.1, 0.5 mag extinction
• 08:43 seeing 1.2, no cirrus
• 08:50 quick jump to 1.5", passing cirrus 0.5 mag extinction
• 08:55 seeing 1.1, 0.2 mag extinction.0.5 mag last 2 minutes of 5th exposure
• 09:01 seeing 1.1, 1 mag extinction
• 09:05 seeing 1.0, 0.5 mag extinction
• 09:15 seeing 1.5, 1 mag extinction

09:32 start script again to get more photons, seeing 1.0-1.2, 0.5 mag extinction

• 09:50 seeing 1.2, 0.5 mag extinction
• 10:05 seeing 0.9, 0.5 mag extinction
• 10:18 guiding lost, we abort. also very low

10:20 Slew to Moretti A1 red only, seeing 1, no cirrus

• acq mods1r.0036-0038, mods2r.0035-0036
• sci mods1r.0039-0041, mods2r.0037-0039
• 10:55 seeing 1.2-1.3, first 300 sec lost guiding on 13.7 mag star!
• 11:03 lost guiding star again
• 11:11 seeing 0.9" 0.5 mag ext
• 11:24 seeing 0.9" 0.5 mag ext

11:27 Slew to Moretti A8 red only, seeing 1, some cirrus

• acq mods1r.0042-0045, mods2r.0040-0042
• sci mods1r.0046-0048, mods2r.0043-0045
• 11:39 seeing 1.3"
• 11:41 seeing 0.9" 0.5 mag ext
• 12:00 seeing 1.1-1.5 0.5 mag ext
• 12:20 seeing 1.2 0.2 mag ext
• 12:37-12:40 no guiding, >1mag extinction
• 12:42 guide lost for ever

12:44 Slew to standard Hz44, note: a lot of cirrus!

• acq mods1r.0049-0050, mods2r.0046-0048
• 12:53 dual mods1r.0051-0053, mods1b.0016-0018 , mods2r.0048-0051, mods2b.0016-0018 0.5-1 mag extinction, seeing 1"
• 13:10 red mods1r.0054-0056 , mods2r.0052-0054 0.2-0.5 mag extinction, seeing 1" few cirrus.
• mods1r stucks for 1-2 minutes before readout

CALIBRATIONS flat + arc

• Gilli mask45 mods1r.0057-0065, mods1b.0019-0027, mods2r.0055-0063, mods2b.0019-0027
• Gilli mask36 mods1r.0066-0075, mods1b.0028-, mods2r.0064-0072, mods2b.0028-0036