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Useful information for observations

List of Astronomical Target for NIKA2 (from NIKA2R1.sou)

Here is the full detailed formatted list Full list with some fluxes. And here is the catalog for Pako has to be RENAMED to NIKA2R1.sou on the pako computer.

LST coverage (created with nika2.astro by CK)

Radio sources from IRAM catalog nika2-radio.pdf.
Planets, Asteroids, and Secondary Calibrators (from Lisenfeld+2000) nika2-secondaries.pdf
Strong Galactic sources nika2-galactic.pdf
Weak Galactic sources nika2-weak-galactic.pdf
Nearby galaxies nika2-nearby-galaxies.pdf
Distant galaxies or faint quasars nika2-distant.pdf

Details

1. Planets and Asteroids

Mars, Uranus, Neptune for photometric calibration (primary calibrators) and beam maps.

Jupiter, Saturn can be used for the sidelobes only or to map the satellites

Name	Right Ascension	Declination	Diam (arcsec)	Flux @ 1.15 mm Jy	Flux @ 2.00 mm	TB K
MERCURY	12:04:33.0985	00:13:18.988	8.25x8.25	1156.5	387.2	450
MARS	10:46:24.9914	09:12:15.947	4.00x3.98	117.08	39.50	198
JUPITER	10:57:47.6613	07:38:57.99	31.77x29.71	5928.86	2004.54	170
SATURN	16:00:29.2947	-18:50:13.907	15.49x13.83	1181.45	400.29	150
URANUS	01:09:34.4370	06:39:29.520	3.69x3.58	44.01	18.44	93 @1mm, 113 @2mm
NEPTUNE	22:37:43.8247	-09:32:13.503	2.30x2.24	17.16	7.19	93 @1mm, 113 @2mm (yes, same as Uranus)

In addition to that, check the Pointing sources and calibrators wiki page by IH.

Interface with the telescope: Pako

Short manual on useful "Pako for Nika" see on Granada computers on the NIKA directory Pako_helpv??.txt ??? OR IS THERE NOW A PAKO WIKI ???

- Pako scripts are in the Pako subdirectory

- Before starting the pointing session, we may be requested to move the azimuth by 60deg to reset the inclinometer of the az axis.

- Always stay at more that 1 deg from the Sun. There are internal safeties that prevent the antenna to point to the Sun, but we may not get error messages.

- The antenna can point between 60 and 460 degrees in azimuth, between 20 and 80 degrees in elevation.

- If a source is available both at low and high azimuth, use command SET TOPO LOW (or SET TOPO HIGH) to stay on the source without moving.

- The minimum number of sources to observe for the pointing model is 15. 30 is good enough.

- the pointing sources should be observed on 'short' period, e.g. 3-4 hours to avoid daily pointing variations.

Commissioning requirements and observations plan

see private wiki

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Here is the full detailed formatted list [[attachment:SourceNIKA2R1.txt|Full list]] with some fluxes. And here is the catalog for [[attachment:NIKA2R1.sou.txt|Pako]] has to be RENAMED to NIKA2R1.sou on the pako computer.

=== LST coverage (created with nika2.astro by CK) ===

 1. Radio sources from IRAM catalog [[attachment:nika2-radio.pdf|nika2-radio.pdf]].
 1. Planets, Asteroids, and Secondary Calibrators (from Lisenfeld+2000) [[attachment:nika2-secondaries.pdf|nika2-secondaries.pdf]]
 1. Strong Galactic sources [[attachment:nika2-galactic.pdf|nika2-galactic.pdf]]
 1. Weak Galactic sources [[attachment:nika2-weak-galactic.pdf|nika2-weak-galactic.pdf]]
 1. Nearby galaxies [[attachment:nika2-nearby-galaxies.pdf|nika2-nearby-galaxies.pdf]]
 1. Distant galaxies or faint quasars [[attachment:nika2-distant.pdf|nika2-distant.pdf]]

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-||Name ||Right Ascension||Declination||Diam (arcsec)||Flux @ 1.15 mm Jy||Flux @ 2.00 mm||TB K     ||
||MARS      ||<)>      ||<)>        ||<)>         ||<)>           ||<)>        ||<)>      ||
||URANUS    ||<)>      ||<)>        ||<)>         ||<)>           ||<)>        ||<)>     ||
||NEPTUNE   ||<)>      ||<)>        ||<)>         ||<)>           ||<)>        ||<)>        ||
+||Name      ||Right Ascension||Declination||Diam (arcsec)||Flux @ 1.15 mm  Jy||Flux @ 2.00 mm||TB K       ||
||MERCURY   ||<)>12:04:33.0985            ||<)> 00:13:18.988       ||<)> 8.25x8.25           ||<)>    1156.5           ||<)> 387.2         ||<)>  450      ||
||MARS      ||<)>10:46:24.9914            ||<)> 09:12:15.947       ||<)> 4.00x3.98           ||<)>    117.08           ||<)> 39.50         ||<)>  198      ||
||JUPITER   ||<)>10:57:47.6613            ||<)> 07:38:57.99        ||<)> 31.77x29.71         ||<)>    5928.86          ||<)> 2004.54         ||<)>  170      ||
||SATURN    ||<)>16:00:29.2947            ||<)>   -18:50:13.907    ||<)> 15.49x13.83         ||<)>    1181.45          ||<)> 400.29          ||<)>  150      ||
||URANUS    ||<)>01:09:34.4370            ||<)> 06:39:29.520       ||<)> 3.69x3.58           ||<)>    44.01            ||<)>  18.44        ||<)>  93 @1mm, 113 @2mm      ||
||NEPTUNE   ||<)>22:37:43.8247            ||<)> -09:32:13.503      ||<)> 2.30x2.24           ||<)>     17.16           ||<)>  7.19          ||<)> 93 @1mm, 113 @2mm (yes, same as Uranus)      ||
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-Here are the ephemeris for [[attachment:PlanethorizonN2Run1.pdf|all planets]]
The near and far sidelobes could be measured with Jupiter and Saturn.

2. Usual bright quasars, secondary calibrators and strong galactic sources (end of the list is dedicated to polarisation) for image quality, linearity checks, and pointing sessions: [[attachment:NIKA2-2015R1-selection.pdf|Bright source selection]].
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(4. External extended galaxies for Science demonstration (mapping) [[attachment:NIKA2-2011R1-XGalhorizon.pdf|Nearby galaxies]]) &larr; probably not for the 1^st^ run

(5. High redshift sources for Science demonstration (sensitivity) [[attachment:NIKA2014R7Hizhorizon.pdf|Distant galaxies]]) &larr; probably not for the 1^st^ run
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-Here is the catalog for [[NIKA2-2015v1.sou.txt|Pako]] has to be RENAMED to NIKA2-2015R1.sou on the pako computer.

Here is a list of IRAM pointing sources with fluxes at 3mm and 2mm (I miss fluxes at 1mm, SL) [[attachment:ListAstroTargetNika3/IRAM_pointing_sources_with_fluxes.xls|FluxForPointingSources]]

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