INAF queue observing, 2022 January 13 - January 14

Observer: Ilya Ilyn, O. Kuhn
Telescope Operator: D. Garcia-Huerta
Astronomers from Italy: Felice Cusano
Instrument: PEPSI

Summary

Due to the covid-19 pandemic situation these observations have been performed by LBTO personel
through the indications of LBT Italian observers (F. Cusano, A. Rossi, S. Paiano and E. Marini) connected from Italy.

Nights with variable clouds and moon at 88%. Firt part of the night we did observation with PEPSI-POL.
Problem in pointing DG Tau, too close to the moon, it was not possible to observe.
Starting from 10:40 high wind prevents observations in the north-west and west direction. At 11:50 we closed for high wind.

Night duration (12 degree - twilight) 01:15 - 13:20 UT = 12 h 05m
Observing time: 09h 58min (82.5%)*
Weather time loss: 1h 07min (9.2%)*
Technical time loss: 1h 00min (8.3%)*

Data Summary

Project_RUN	Objects	Instrument	Configuration	ExpTime /Time_tot	Images	Notes
Gangi	RY Tau	PEPSI-POL	CD3,CD5-6	2.8h
Gangi	RW Aur	PEPSI-POL	CD4, CD5-6	2.8h
Ripepi	ASASJ064152-0120.1	PEPSI-PFU	CD3-5	0.5h		S/N ~100 blue side
Ripepi	2MASSJ05580941+2802335	PEPSI-PFU	CD3-5	0.85h		S/N ~127 blue side
Clementini	Gaia980773034927503104	PEPSI-PFU	CD2-4	0.55h/1.1h		stopped in the middle of exp for high wind, S/N~48 & 90
Bellazzini	G5759671677898613632	PEPSI-PFU	CD3-6	0.44h		S/N ~64 & 102
Bellazzini	G3696558646635083776	PEPSI-PFU	CD3-6	0.44h		S/N ~62 & 96
Bellazzini	G3616328554466296960	PEPSI-PFU	CD3-6	0.44h		wind reaches 20km/h in the middle of the exp (9mins left), S/N ~ 156 & 255
Bellazzini	G1226104831048552448	PEPSI-PFU	CD3-6	0.33h		S/N ~ 116 & 163
Bellazzini	G1235761287623879296	PEPSI-PFU	CD3-6	0.23h		sky brightness 16th in the middle of exp (5mins left), we stopped the exp at 7mins (sky is ~4150 cnts and the target 4350). This object should be re-observed.

Deatailed log by Olga Kuhn at this link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qCYbVRITY03OzdIDf3JVRb0nZfsW3enV/view?usp=sharing

INAF queue observing, 2022 January 30 - January 31

Observer: Dave Thompson
Telescope Operator: Steve Allanson
Astronomers from Italy: Simona Paiano, Ester Marini (Felice Cusano and Andrea Rossi)
Instrument: MODS

Summary

Due to the covid-19 pandemic situation these observations have been performed by LBTO personel
through the indications of LBT Italian observers (F. Cusano, A. Rossi, S. Paiano and E. Marini) connected from Italy.

We plan to perform MODS observations during all night (in case of clouds or high seeing we plan to switch to PEPSI).

Mostly clear night, but high humidity at the sunset that prevents the observations.
The observations started from 07:00UT

Night duration (12 degree - twilight) 01:45UT - 13:20 UT = 12 h 05m
Observing time: 6h 38min (54.9%)*
Weather time loss: 5h 27min (45.1%)*
Technical time loss: 0h 00min (0%)*

Data Summary

Project_RUN	Objects	Instrument	Configuration	ExpTime /Time_tot	Images	Notes
Paiano	4FGLJ0631.0+5626	MODS1+2	MODS1-2 dualgrating	1.5/1.5h	mods1[b0076-0078/r0083-0084]-mods2[b0075-0077/r0081-0083]	Seeing ~ 1.4-1"
Std	GD153	MODS1+2	MODS1-2 dualgrating		mods1[b0079-0081/r0088-0090]-mods2[b0078-0081/r0086-0088]	for Paiano
Marchesi	J1030	MODS1+2	MOS dualgrating ID540449 - mods.28.LBTz3v2.mms	4.3/4h	mods1[b0082-0088/r0094-0101]-mods2[b0081-0087/r0092-0098]	Seeing ~0.8-1.5" (1.5" during the beginning of the 3rd exp, we took a 7th exp of 1200s)
Paiano	4FGLJ1119.9-1007	MODS1+2	MODS1-2 dualgrating	1.5/1.5h	mods1[b0089-0091/r0104-0106]-mods2[b0088-0091/r0102-0105]	Variable seeing, object very low: we took another exposure of 230s but only on MODS2 because MODS1 was behind
Paiano	4FGLJ1441.4-1934	MODS1+2	MODS1-2 dualgrating	1.0/1.0h	mods1[b0092-0094/r0110-0112]-mods2[b0092-0094/r0109-0111]	Midpoint of the second exposure was around 12deg twilight

Additional comments:

Detailed log by Dave Thompson at this link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/104Fc_YeG0ojnp1EZTmj3kRbJ1oSCq-OjrLEE9Lse4S4/edit?usp=sharing

INAF queue observing, 2022 January 31 - February 1

Observer: Dave Thompson
Telescope Operator: Steve Allanson
Astronomers from Italy: Felice Cusano, Simona Paiano, Ester Marini
Instrument: MODS

Summary

Due to the covid-19 pandemic situation these observations have been performed by LBTO personel
through the indications of LBT Italian observers (F. Cusano, A. Rossi, S. Paiano and E. Marini) connected from Italy.

We plan to perform PEPSI observations during all night because the sky is cloudy.
A power glitch in the afternoon is preventing the opening of the dome. At the sunset all the instruments and the telescopere are shut down.
The problem can not be solved before tomorrow, the telescope stay closed all the night.

Night duration (12 degree - twilight) 01:45UT - 13:20 UT = 12 h 05m
Observing time: 0h 0min (%)
Weather time loss: 0h 0min (%)
Technical time loss: 12h 05min (100%)

Data Summary

Project_RUN	Objects	Instrument	Configuration	ExpTime /Time_tot	Images	Notes

Additional comments:

Detailed log by Dave Thompson at this link: