NIKA November 2012 S4 [[D2DLogNika5 |Back to list of day to day logbook of observations]] == 2012-11-18 == .Cryostat Temperature: 150 +/- 0.02 mK (regulated with power 50uW) .Arrays status tonight: 126 pixels 2mm - good noise; '''8 pixels''' 1mm noise should be good (reduce the number of pixels so that total tones power below amplifier saturation). Nasmyth offsets : 0, 0 Set pointing : 0, 0 Set Focus : -1.9 mm .Quick description of the session: Proceed with the observing procedures (see [[ListOfAstroTarget2012N5]]): geom, pointing cross, focus, etc. (e.g.check plateau on strong sources), then pointing session, few fainter sources for the remaining time. ||'''Scan'''||'''UT'''||'''Source'''||'''Command''' ||'''Az'''||'''El'''||'''Pointing X, Y, Focus'''||'''Tau'''|| '''Comment''' || || 12 || 16h11 || Mars ||Track 200 200 || 205 || 23 || 8.64 6.01 -1.9 || 0.3 || || || 13 || 16h20 || Mars || OTF_geom_below70deg || 208 || 22 || || 0.3 || || || 14 || 16h45 || Mars || OTF_geom_below70deg || 212 || 20 || || 0.3 || || || 15 || 16h58 || 2251+158 (3C454)|| Track 200 200 || 115 || 53 || || 0.3 || resonances lost due to elevation going from 20 deg to 53 deg || || 16 || 16h59 || 2251+158 (3C454)|| Track 200 200 || 115 || 53 || || 0.3 || retune resonances|| || 17 || 17h00 || 2251+158 (3C454)|| Track 200 200 || 115 || 53 || || 0.3 || || || 18 || 17h01 || 2251+158 (3C454)|| Cross || 116 || 54 || || 0.3 || sky moved ? resonances lost during the scan|| || 19 || 17h05 || 2251+158 (3C454)|| Focus || 116 || 54 || || 0.3 || || || 20 || 17h14 || 2251+158 (3C454)|| OTF_2x2 || 119 || 56 || || 0.3 || || || 21 || 17h22 || 2251+158 (3C454)|| Cross || 122 || 57 || || 0.3 || || || 22 || 17h22 || 2251+158 (3C454)|| Focus || 123 || 58 || || 0.4 || || || 23 || 17h30 || Uranus || Track 200 200 || 118 || 33 || || 0.4 || Alessandro thought we wanted to change source because of the bad Cross || || 24 || 17h32 || 2251+158 (3C454)|| Track 200 200 || 126 || 59 || || 0.4 || || || 25 || 17h33 || 2251+158 (3C454)|| Cross || 126 || 59 || 8.73 11.79 -1.9 || 0.4 || || || 26 || 17h37 || 2251+158 (3C454)|| Focus || 127 || 59 || || 0.4 || || || 27 || 17h45 || 2251+158 (3C454)|| Focus || 127 || 59 || 8.73 11.79 -1.63 || 0.4 || || || 28 || 18h01 || IRC10420|| Track 200 200 || 237 || 50 || || 0.4 || || || 29 || 18h02 || IRC10420|| OTF_faint_Az || 237 || 50 || || 0.45 || || || 30 || 18h || IRC10420|| OTF_faint_Az || 239 || 50 || || 0.45 || || || 31 || 18h || IRC10420|| OTF_faint_El || 240 || 49 || || 0.45 || looks like there was an error in the script DO NOT USE THIS SCAN|| || 32 || 18h19 || IRC10420|| OTF_faint_Az || 242 || 47 || || 0.45 || || || 33 || 18h19 || IRC10420|| OTF_faint_Az || 242 || 47 || || 0.45 || || || 34 || 18h26 || IRC10420|| OTF_faint_El || 242 || 46 || || 0.45 || Script corrected. PLEASE USE THIS SCAN|| || 35 || 18hxx || IRC10420|| OTF_faint_El || 244 || 45 || || 0.45 || || || 36 || 18h38 || 2013+370|| track || 279 || 66 || || 0.45 || || || 37 || 18h39 || 2013+370|| Cross || 279 || 66 || || 0.44 || Found correction <1 arcsec new 8.47 11.09|| || 38 || 18h39 || 2013+370|| Cross || 279 || 66 || 8.5 11.1 -1.63 || 0.44 || To confirm correction|| || 39 || 18h48 || 2013+370|| Focus || 280 || 64 || || 0.44 || found best focus -2.27 .. tbc || || 40 || 18h59 || 2013+370|| Focus || 280 || 62 || || 0.50 || found best focus -1.52 ?? || || 41 || 19h06 || 2013+370|| Focus || 280 || 62 || || 0.50 || STOPPED. DO NO USE ME !! || || 42 || 19h07 || 2013+370|| Focus || 281 || 60 || 8.5 11.1 -1.52 || 0.48 ||find -1.61 but bad fit. Ze leave -1.52 || || 43 || 19h13 || MWC349|| track (200 200) || 280 || 62 || || 0.48 || || || 44 || 19h15 || MWC349|| OTF_faint_Az || 280 || 62 || 8.5 11.1 -1.52 || 0.48 || || || 45 || 19h20 || MWC349|| OTF_faint_Az || 288 || 62 || || 0.48 || || || 46 || 19h25 || MWC349|| OTF_faint_El || 288 || 62 || || 0.48 || || || 47 || 19h25 || MWC349|| OTF_faint_El || 288 || 62 || || 0.48 || || || 48 || 19h38 || 2013+370 || track (200 200) || 284 || 53 || || 0.48 || || || 49 || 19h39 || 2013+370 || Cross || || || || 0.48 || 1st pointing az -1.33 el 1.36|| || 50 || 19h42 || 2251+158 (3C454) || track || 195 || 68 || || 0.48 || || || 51 || 19h43 || 2251+158 || Cross || || || || 0.48 || 2nd pointing az 1.67 el 0.42|| || 52 || 19h46 || 2223-052 || track || 201 || 45 || || 0.48 || || || 53 || 19h47 || 2223-052 || Cross || || || || 0.48 || 3rd pointing az -1.92 el 2.51|| || 54 || 19h51 || 2023+336 || track || 278 || 48 || || 0.48 || || || 55 || 19h || 2023+336 || Cross || || || || 0.48 || 4th pointing az el -1.69 || || 56 || 19h || 2200+420 || track || 293 || 70 || || 0.48 || || || 57 || 20h || 2200+420 || Cross || || || || 0.48 || 5th pointing az 0.38 el -2.95|| || 58 || 20h || 1803+784 || track || 345 || 37 || || 0.48 || || || 59 || 20h || 1803+784 || Cross || || || || 0.48 || 6th pointing az -1.54 el 1.64|| || 60 || 20h || 0716+714 || track || 378 || 28 || || 0.48 || || || 61 || 20h || 0716+714 || Cross || || || || 0.48 || 7th pointing az -7.91 el 4.75 (not so nice)|| || 62 || 20h || 0355+508 || track || 410 || 44|| || 0.50 || || || 63 || 20h || 0355+508 || Cross || || || || 0.50 || 8th pointing az -2.09 el 3.10|| || 64 || 20h || 0316+413 (3C84) || track || 67 || 52|| || 0.50 || || || 65 || 20h || 0316+413 || Cross || || || || 0.50 || 9th pointing az -2.65 el 0.43|| || 66 || 20h || 0415+379 (3C111) || track || 67 || 50|| || 0.50 || || || 67 || 20h || 0415+379 || Cross || || || || 0.50 || 10th pointing az -4.06 el 1.08|| || 68 || 20h || 0234+285 || track || 94 || 59|| || 0.56 || || || 69 || 20h || 0234+285 || Cross || || || || 0.56 || 11th pointing az -2.04 el -0.1|| || 70 || 20h || 0420-014 || Cross || 109 || 22 || || 0.56 || not good, forgot the track|| || 71 || 20h39 || 0420-014 || track || 109 || 22 || || 0.56 || || || 72 || 20h42 || 0420-014 || track || 109 || 22 || || 0.56 || || || 73 || 20h45 || 0420-014 || track || 110 || 22 || || 0.56 || || || 74 || 20h46 || 0420-014 || Cross || 110 || 24 || || 0.50 || 12th pointing -6.05 az 2.15 el|| || 75 || 20h49 || 0106+013 || track || 163 || 53 || || 0.50 || resonances lost || || 76 || 20h51 || 0106+013 || track || 163 || 53 || || 0.50 || || || 77 || 20h53 || 0106+013 || track || 164 || 53 || || 0.50 || || || 78 || 20h55 || 0106+013 || track || 164 || 53 || || 0.50 || pause: a complete frequency sweep is necessary || || 79 || 21h03 || 0106+013 || Cross || 168 || 54 || || 0.50 || 13th pointing -1.67 az 1.27 el || || 80 || 21h05 || 0048-097 || track || 178 || 44 || || 0.50 || || || 81 || 21h07 || 0048-097 || Cross || || || || 0.50 || 14th pointing -2.54 az 2.19 el || || 82 || 21h11 || 2251+158 (3C454) || track || 238 || 57 || || 0.50 || || || 83 || 21h12 || 2251+158 || Cross || || || || 0.50 || 15th pointing -2.01 az 1.91 el || || 84 || 21h || 0003+380 || track || 280 || 80 || || 0.50 || || || 85 || 21h13 || 0003+380 || Cross || || || || 0.50 || 16th pointing 2.2 az 0.56 el || || 86 || 21h22 || 2200+420 || track || 292 || 55 || || 0.50 || || || 87 || 21h24 || 2200+420 || Cross || || || || 0.50 || 17th pointing -1.29 az 1.88 el || || 88 || 21h || 2013+370 || track || 293 || 34 || || 0.50 || || || 89 || 21h || 2013+370 || Cross || || || || 0.50 || 18th pointing -4.97 az 2.72 el || || 90 || 21h || 2254+617 (Cep A) || track || 330 || 57 || || 0.50 || || || 91 || 21h || 2254+617 || Cross || || || || 0.50 || 19th pointing -2.80 az 3.21 el || || 92 || 21h43 || 0439+360 (CRL618)|| track || 74 || 48 || || 0.50 || || || 93 || 21h || 0439+360 || Cross || || || || 0.50 || 20th pointing -3.94 az -0.36 el || || 94 || 21h46 || 0316+413 (3C84) || track || 69 || 67 || || 0.56 || || || 95 || 21h || 0316+413 || Cross || || || || 0.56 || 21th pointing -1.41 az 0.75 el || || 96 || 21h || 0316+413 || Focus || || || || 0.56 || found -1.60 || || 97 || 21h51 || 0430+052 || track || 116 || 38 || focus -1.60 from now on || 0.56 || || || 98 || 21h || 0430+052 || Cross || || || || 0.56 || 22th pointing -3.54 az 4.03 el || || 99 || 21h51 || 0336-019 || track || 136 || 42 || || 0.56 || || || 100 || 21h || 0336-019 || Cross || || || || 0.56 || 23th pointing -2.63 az 3.09 el || || 101 || 21h59 || 0234+285 || track || 119 || 75 || || 0.56 || || || 102 || 21h || 0234+285 || Cross || || || || 0.56 || 24th pointing 1.98 az -1.52 el || || 103 || 22h03 || 2318+049 || track || 233 || 45 || || 0.56 || || || 104 || 22h || 2318+049 || Cross || || || || 0.56 || 25th pointing -2.71 az 6.05 el || || 105 || 22h03 || 2234+282 || track || 272 || 49 || || 0.56 || || || 106 || 22h || 2234+282 || Cross || || || || 0.56 || 26th pointing -2.51 az 3.44 el || || 107 || 22h09 || 0239+108 || track || 155 || 62 || || 0.56 || || || 108 || 22h || 0239+108 || Cross || || || || 0.56 || 27th pointing -0.27 az 3.53 el || || 109 || 22h13 || 0135-247 || track || || || || 0.56 || || || 110 || 22h || 0135-247 || Cross || || || || 0.56 || null || || 111 || 22h30 || 0135-247 || Cross || 197 || 28 || || 0.56 || 28th pointing az 7.01 el || || 112 || 22h || 0048-097 || Track || 205 || 40 || || 0.56 || || || 113 || 22h || 0048-097 || Cross || 205 || 40 || || 0.56 || 29th pointing -4.32 az 4.75 el || || 114 || 22h35 || 0106+013 || Track || 205 || 52 || || 0.49 || || || 115 || 22h || 0106+013 || Cross || 205 || 52 || || 0.49 || 30th pointing -1.83 az 3.98 el || || 116 || 22h40 || WR147 || Track || 302 || 27 || || 0.49 || || || 117 || 22h || WR147 || OTF_faint_source_Az || 302 || 27 || || 0.49 || || || 118 || 22h || WR147 || OTF_faint_source_Az || 302 || 27 || || 0.49 || || || 119 || 22h || WR147 || OTF_faint_source_Az || 302 || 27 || || 0.49 || || || 120 || 22h50 || WR147 || OTF_faint_source_El || 302 || 24 || || 0.49 || || Quicklook plots at the azimuth and elevation statistics of the pointing session: {{attachment:Pointing_session_Az_El.PNG||width=800}} {{attachment:Pointing_session_Az_El_sorted.PNG||width=820}} {{attachment:Pointing_session_corrections_Az_El.PNG}}