INAF queue observing, 2026 Apr 02 - Apr 03

Observers: Ezequiel J. Marchesini, Felice Cusano, Roberta Carini

ISA: Justin Rupert

AO Support: Greg Taylor

Telescope Operator: Josh Williams
Instrument: PEPSI, LUCI2

Summary

At sunset the sky presents thick but patchy clouds, seeing at 2". The night improved to clear skies and 0.9" seeing later on, but with high winds at 16 m/s from SW.

With LUCI1 under maintenance, the telescope has showed some pointing issues that need solving. However the software team was unable to do so. The telescope remains closed for the night.

Night duration (12 degree - twilight) 03:49 - 11:51 UT = 8h 2m
Observing time: 0hr min (0%)
Weather time loss: 0 h min (0%)
Technical time loss: 8h 2mins (100%)*
Shark-VIS+NIR time loss: 0h 00min (0%)

Data Summary

Project_RUN	Objects	Instrument	Configuration	ExpTime /Time_tot	Notes

Further details in the log by LBT-Italia at this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rb2KoihZaFaqpmFzhJh8I90uBCohJ5f0/view?usp=sharing

Further details in the log by LBTO at this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19M7vPFqXQ-jYm336WqBixaJ6_fMUMHlo/view?usp=sharing

Summary of LUCI calibration files: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1APq4TLlnNO9Hew20Hn5kE6q-iDSqtBB4/view?usp=sharing

INAF queue observing, 2026 Apr 03 - Apr 04

Observers: Felice Cusano, Silvia Tosi
ISA: Justin Ruppert
Telescope Operator: Josh Williams
Instrument: LUCI2

Summary

At sunset the sky is covered with some clouds. We may have limitations in the use of binocular observations.

Night duration (12 degree - twilight) 03:00 - 12:00 UT = 9h 00m
Observing time: 5hr 58min (66%)
Weather time loss: 2h 52min (32%)
Technical time loss: 0h 10mins (2%)*
Shark-VIS+NIR time loss: 0h 0min (0%)

Data Summary

Project_RUN	Objects	Instrument	Configuration	ExpTime /Time_tot	Notes
Telluric	Hip30155	LUCI2	G200 zJspec + HKspec		telluric for Gaia23bri
Giannini	Gaia23bri	LUCI2	G200 zJspec + HKspec	0.75h	seeing 2", clouds
Giannini	Gaia23bri	LUCI2	imag J, H, Ks	0.943h	seeing 1.6", clouds
Telluric	HIP65280	LUCI2	zJspec, HKspec		For Malizia
Malizia	Mrk248	LUCI2	zJspec, HKspec	0.35h	seeing ~0.6"-0.8", thin veils
Palazzi	SN2024afyu	LUCI2	imag J,H,Ks	0.98h	seeing ~0.5"-0.7", thin veils
Maiorano	GRB260310A	LUCI2	imag H	0.53h	seeing ~0.6"-0.7", thin veils

Further details in the log by LBT-Italia at this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SOzzleqQw41vEsgyr4N8_mu8ldiqaoiX/view?usp=sharing

Further details in the log by LBTO at this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h4GJ5iQ2_W-lIlAPLXnpBD-yTu1vhIxt/view?usp=sharing

Summary of LUCI science files: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HQIT5SAvIXPNE4mE_mCXgmlVbyAbNG1J/view?usp=sharing

INAF queue observing, 2026 Apr 04 - Apr 05

Observers:
ISA: Justin Ruppert
Telescope Operator: Josh Williams
Instrument: LUCI2, PEPSI

Summary

These observations have been performed in service mode, due to the unavailability of the LBT-Italia observers. Clouds were a nuisance for a significant portion of the night. We have limitations in the use of binocular observations of LUCI: only LUCI2 available. We start the night with LUCI2 but then we switch to PEPSI at 04:26UT due to clouds, and we switch back to LUCI2 at 05:57, when clouds moved away. Clouds came back towards end of the night.

Night duration (12 degree - twilight) 03:00 - 12:00 UT = 9h 00m
Observing time: 8hr 40min (96.3%)
Weather time loss: 0h 20min (3.7%)
Technical time loss: 0h 0mins (0%)*
Shark-VIS+NIR time loss: 0h 0min (0%)

Data Summary

Project_RUN	Objects	Instrument	Configuration	ExpTime /Time_tot	Notes
Palazzi	SN2020znr	LUCI2		1hr	seeing 0.8-1.2". IQ <1" for the majority of the observation. Clouds in the last exposures, with IQ Check 1.27”
Bragaglia	1452632160838746496	PEPSI bino	CD1-CD4	60mins+60mins	increased exp time due to clouds, SNR: CD1 38, CD4 87 need to do CD3-CD5
Telluric	HD 122945	LUCI2	zjSpec		for Signorini
Signorini	J150731.48+241910.8	LUCI2	zjspec		1-2 mag of extinction during 1/3 of the observation TBR
Maiorano	GRB260310A	LUCI2	JHima	0.67hr	FWHM ~0.9-1", clear skies
Maiorano	GRB251129A	LUCI2	Hima	1hr	FWHM ~1-1.4", Wispy clouds

Further details in the log by LBTO at this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QMoA-dKp_SGsyzbls9E8yChwOECrrWxA/view?usp=sharing

Summary of LUCI science files: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y1elZTEvjTTmyR5GurkMHa15TZcmmmnz/view?usp=sharing

INAF queue observing, 2026 Apr 05 - Apr 06

Observers:
ISA: Justin Ruppert
Telescope Operator: Josh Williams
Instrument: PEPSI

Summary

These observations have been performed in service mode, due to the unavailability of the LBT-Italia observers. Clouds were a nuisance for a significant portion of the night. We start with LBC but no science data have been taken due to clouds, we reconfigure to PEPSI at 02:40UT. We take some data until 08:26UT, when we close due to clouds. Then, Josh calls the night due to clouds at 11:17UT.

Night duration (12 degree - twilight) 03:00 - 12:00 UT = 9h 00m
Observing time: 5hr 26min (60.4%)
Weather time loss: 3h 34min (39.6%)
Technical time loss: 0h 0mins (0%)*
Shark-VIS+NIR time loss: 0h 0min (0%)

Data Summary

Project_RUN	Objects	Instrument	Configuration	ExpTime /Time_tot	Notes
Giannini	Gaia22bvi	PEPSI bino	CD2-CD5		clouds, bad seeing, SNR: CD2 couldn’t see the trace: didn’t measure, CD5 39 TBR
Giannini	Gaia22bvi	PEPSI bino	CD3-CD6		clouds, bad seeing, SNR: CD3 36, CD6 35. Goal is 30/50 TBR
Fiorellino	V960Mon	PEPSI bino	CD2-CD5	75min+75min	SNR: CD2~50, CD5~110-140 on each exp
Bragaglia	1452632160838746496	PEPSI bino	CD3-CD5	60min+60min	SNR: CD3 67, CD5 86, Tripled exptime due to clouds
Ceccarelli	1328081923194738432	PEPSI bino	CD3-CD5	35min+35min	SNR: CD3 96, CD5 147, tripled exp time due to clouds

Further details in the log by LBTO at this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x1TZ-Ji2hurvmZD0BLJyha8pSzz1f850/view?usp=sharing

Summary of LBC calibration files: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OW2Uar1lDAfzX0Ynk3LwelOHOAYMeY0X/view?usp=sharing