NIKA November 2012 S3

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== 2012-11-16 ==

 .Cryostat Temperature: 150 +/- 0.02 mK (regulated with power 50uW)
 .Arrays status tonight: 126 pixels 2mm - good noise; 90 pixels 1mm noise 2x optimal (limited number of pixels and excess noise due to cold amplifier saturation --> -62dBm per KID instead of -50dBm).

Nasmyth offsets : 0, 0

Set pointing : 0, 0

Set Focus : -1.9 mm

 .Quick description of the session: One last test on the DYI Pako scripts(didn't worked well the previous days). Proceed with the observing procedures (see [[ListOfAstroTarget2012N5]]) but stopped by wind.

||'''Scan'''||'''UT'''||'''Source'''||'''Command''' ||'''Az'''||'''El'''||'''Pointing X, Y, Focus'''||'''Tau'''||    '''Comment'''         ||
||     186   ||  16h17 ||  DIY-TIP      || @  diy-test-13.pako     ||      ||      ||        ||      || Tests by Walter compatibility PaKo and Elvin stream ||
||     187   ||  16h30 ||  Neptune      || TRACK 200 200 ||  145   ||  34    ||      ||   0  || test ||
||     188   ||  16h48 ||  Neptune      || TRACK 200 200 ||  145   ||  34    ||      ||   0  || test by Walter for the auto IMBFITS ||
||     189   ||  16h51 ||  Neptune      || TRACK 200 200 ||  145   ||  34    ||      ||   0  ||  ||
||     190   ||  16h56 ||  Neptune      || OTF_geom ||  145   ||  34    ||      ||   <0.05  ||  ||
||     191   ||  17h14 ||  Neptune      || OTF_geom ||  153   ||  37    ||      ||   <0.05  || problem: tuning during the scan: stop ||
||     192   ||  17h23 ||  Neptune      || OTF_geom ||  156   ||  37    ||      ||   <0.05  ||  ||
||     194   ||  17h38 ||  Uranus      || TRACK 200 200 ||     ||      ||      ||   <0.05  ||  ||
||     195   ||  17h41 ||  Uranus      || OTF_geom  ||   118  ||  34    ||      ||   <0.05  || Max wind at the limit of the telescope (18m/s)  ||
||     196   ||  18h02 ||  Uranus      || Cross  ||   120  ||  36   ||      ||   <0.05  || wind   ||
||     197   ||  18h03 ||  Uranus      || TRACK 200 200  ||   123  ||  38   ||      ||   <0.05  || wind   ||
||     198   ||  18h09 ||  Uranus      || Cross  ||   124  ||  39   ||         ||   <0.05  || wind.    ||
||     199   ||  18h58 ||  Uranus      || TRACK 200 200  ||   138  ||  46   ||      ||   <0.05  || wind   ||
||     200   ||  19h00 ||  Uranus      || TRACK 200 200  ||   138  ||  46   ||      ||   <0.05  || wind   ||
||     201   ||  19h01 ||  Uranus      || Cross  ||   139  ||  46   ||      ||   <0.05  || wind.    ||
||     202   ||  19h08 ||  Uranus      || Cross  ||   141  ||  47   ||      ||   <0.05  || set pointing applied    ||
||     203   ||  19h15 ||  Uranus      || Cross  ||   143  ||  48   ||      ||   <0.05  || set pointing 9.6 17.7: wrong sign    ||
||     204   ||  19h18 ||  Uranus      || Cross  ||   145  ||  48   ||      ||   <0.05  || set pointing back to 8.64 10.67    ||
||     205   ||  19h24 ||  Uranus      || Cross  ||   146  ||  49   ||      ||   <0.05  || set pointing 8.64 6.01  :  good!   ||
||     206   ||  19h32 ||  Uranus      || OTF_geom ||  149   ||  50    ||      ||   <0.05  || wind ||
||     207   ||  19h57 ||  Uranus      || FOCUS ||  159   ||  52    ||      ||   <0.05  || wind ||
||        || 20h00  ||      ||  ||     ||      ||       ||  ||     too much wind. Telescope on stow position ||