INAF queue observing, 2019 March 04 - March 05

Observer: R. Carini, A. Rossi
Telescope Operator: J. Williams
Support Astronomer: B. Rothberg (on call)
Instrument: MODS1,2

Summary

At the sun set the sky is partially cloudy

Night duration (12 degree el twilight) 2:00- 7:30 UT = 5 h 30m, night shared with TSIP.

Observing time: 5h 30m (%)

Weather time loss: h 0m (%)

technical time loss 0h m (%)

Data Summary

Project_RUN	Objects	Instrument	Configuration	ExpTime /Time_tot	Images	Notes
std star	GD71	MODS1,2	dual and red grating
Prandoni	USS-1	MODS1,2	red grating	(1h 50m + 1h 50m)/4h	mods1r.0014, mods1r.0018-0022; mods2r.0014, mods2r.0018-0022	completed
Gilli	mask 49	MODS1,2	dual grating	(1h20m+1h 20m)/4h	mods1r.0026-0029, mods1b.0005-0008; mods2r.0027-0030 , mods2b.0005-0008	completed

Details

02:00 start with the standard star, GD71

• acq mods1r.0002-0003; mods2r.0002-0003;
• 02:07 sci, dual grating mods1r.0004-0006,mods1b.0002-0004; mods2r.0004-0006, mods2b.0002-0004
• fwhm 1.0-1.1"
• 02:24 sci, red grating mods1r.0007-0009; mods2r.0007-0009
• dimm seeing 1.14", fwhm 1.0"-1.2"

02:53 slew to Prandoni USS1, DIMM seeing 1", few cirrus passing

• acq mods1r.0010-013; mods2r.0010-0013;
• 03:25 sci, red grating mods1r.0014; mods2r.0014 stop after 600s, we realize the target and ref2 are too close border
• seeing 0.9"
• acq mods1r.0015-0017; mods2r.0015-0017; we align again with y -19
• 03:47 sci execBinomods USS1_ls_1red.obs mods1r.0018-0020; mods2r.0018-0020
• 03:50 seeing 0.9", less than 0.1 extinction
• 04:13 some clouds are passing, extintion about 0.5 mag, dimm seeing 0.9"-1.0"
• 04:38 seeing increased, dimm abour 1.1"-1.2", extintion less than 0.1 mag
• 04:43 dimm seeing variable between 0.9"-1.1"
• 04:56 execBinoMODS USS1_ls_2red.obs mods1r.0021-0022; mods2r.0021-0022 dimm seeing about 1.0"
• 05:03 seeing variable between 0.9"-1.0"
• 05:11 seeing jump to 1.2"and decreases to 1.0"
• 05:25 seeing 1.1"-1.2"

05:40 slew to Gilli's program mask 49

• acq mods1r.0023-025; mods2r.0023-0026;
• 06:01 sci mods1r.0026-0029, mods1b.0005-0008; mods2r.0027-0030 , mods2b.0005-0008
• 06:03 seeing 1.2-1.3" , circa 0.2 mag extintion
• 06:23 dimm seeing about 1.0", no extintion
• 06:34 dimm seeing jump to 1.4", fwhm 1.0"
• 06:45 dimm seeing 1.3", fwhm 1.2"
• 06:54 dimm seeing 1.2"fwhm 1.0"-1.1"