NK2014_Jan26

NIKA, January 26th, 2014 / S7

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2014-01-26

• TAPAS database, will be completed on Monday. Continue with manual log below.

Programm for today. Yesterday we could do only a small fraction of the reorganised observing plan (see Jan 25 sheet 6 logbook), so resume it. But first fulfil important missing scan for polar. Weather forecast very good, so hopefully for once we can do all the program. Note: we need Juan to change the lateral focus, so keep the 3D focus on beam maps for tomorrow.

• Polariser on. Skydip.
• Polariser on. Focus and Beam maps on Uranus.
• Polariser on. Map of 1 or 2 quasars already observed on Jan 24, but at different elevation.
• Polariser on. Map of Crab, and if enough time on CasA. Dismount polar at sunset.
• Continuum. Focus and Beam maps on Uranus.
• Scan of MWC349 before it set.
• Pointing session.
• Photometric calibration on primary and secondary calibrators with Lissajous scans and small OTF maps (Az El and/or few RA DEC for testing). Some secondary to observe: W3OH, K3-50A, MWC349, CRL2688, NGC7027, CepA, NGC7538.
• Check geom on CygA (and possibly M82 again).
• Test various OTF Zig Zag orientations; in particular Ra Dec scan on NGC891.
• Deep integration.

Remark for NIKA staff: Good data are on RAW_X10

OFFSET -37 -30 /sys Nasmyth => select detector 494 as reference