NIKA November 2012 S1

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2012-11-14

Nasmyth offsets : 0, 0

Set pointing : 0, 0

Set Focus : -2.40 mm

Scan

UT

Source

Command

Az

El

Pointing X, Y, Focus

Tau

Comment

155

16h50

Mars

Track

211

21

0.35

156

16h52

Mars

OTF Geometry

211

21

0.35

We had the wrong init file in PaKo (nini used EMIR receiver)

157

17h11

Mars

Tuning on track (@diy-test-00)

218

17

0.35

after correct init file (ini.pako) for NIKA, test track with 11s offset for tuning

158

159

Uranus

Track

160

161

17h30

Uranus

OTF Geometry

115

31

0.18

162

17h49

Uranus

Cross

0.18

163

17h54

Uranus

Cross

119

35

0.16

164

17h57

Uranus

OTF Geometry

120

35

0.16

There was a problem in Alain's data stream, still pb: stop

165

18h02

Uranus

OTF_2x2

121

36

0.15

Test with shorter maps

166

18h10

Uranus

OTF_RXJ

122

37

0.15

Test with shorter maps

167

18h25

Uranus

Focus

126

40

0.24

Test Focus for NIKA data stream

168

18h

Uranus

OTF_2x2

126

40

0.24

Test small OTF maps focus -2.4

169

18h

Uranus

OTF_2x2

focus -1.9

170

18h

Uranus

OTF_2x2

focus -2.9

171

18h58

Uranus

OTF_2x2

136

45

0.23

focus -1.4

172

19h20

Uranus

DIY Tip (@diy-test-13)

Test sky dip without pause for tuning... NCS load but doesn't start

173

Uranus

DIY Tip (@diy-test-12)

Test sky dip with pause for tuning... NCS load but doesn't start

174

Uranus

DIY Tip

Test sky dip with pause for tuning... NCS load but doesn't start

175

Uranus

DIY Tip

Test sky dip with pause for tuning... give up

176

19h35

Uranus

OTF Geometry

160

50

focus -1.9 remaining unchanged for the rest of the night

177

20h15

Uranus

Cross

163

53

178

20h17

Uranus

Focus

163

53

(starting point is -1.9)

179

20h30

3C84

Track

67

51

180

20h38

3C84

OTF_2x2

67

51

Last scan for today

NK2012_Nov1 (last edited 2012-11-19 15:48:57 by NikaBolometer)