NIKA November 12th, 2014 / S2
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2014-11-12
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Data Repository: Raw_X35
||Scan||UT||Source||Command ||Az||El||Pointing X, Y, Focus||Tau225|| Comment
1-5 |
|
Uranus |
focusliss |
|
~40 |
[0,0,-2.4] |
0.5 |
sky variable strange values set focus -1.7 to try |
6-10 |
|
Uranus |
focusliss |
|
~40 |
[0,0,-1.7] |
0.45 |
again strange, not fitting well set focus -1 to try |
11-15 |
|
Uranus |
focusliss |
|
39 |
[0,0,-1.0] |
0.65 |
wild sky, not fitting, best FWHM 14 and 20arcsec set focus -0.8 |
16 |
|
Uranus |
cross |
|
39 |
[0,0,-0.8] |
0.55 |
set pointing -4.7 6.4 to go on 1mm ref det |
17 |
|
Uranus |
focus track |
|
39 |
[-4.7,6.4,-0.8] |
0.55 |
found -0.8 at 1mm and -0.6 at 2mm so perfect !! |
18 |
|
Uranus |
cross |
|
39 |
[-4.7,6.4,-0.8] |
0.61 |
to check pointing on 1mm NOT WORKED |
19 |
|
Uranus |
cross |
|
39 |
[-0.5,-1.4,-0.8] |
0.61 |
set pointing -0.5 -1.4 to go on 2mm |
20 |
|
Uranus |
cross |
|
39 |
[-0.5,-1.4,-0.8] |
0.66 |
strange, find -7 0.5 NICOLAS B. SAYS AFTER DEICING IS SWITCHED OFF ON M2 FOR 2-3 hours CAN DO STRANGE THINGS |
21 |
|
Uranus |
cross |
|
39 |
[-0.5,-1.4,-0.8] |
0.66 |
strange noise on 1mm ?? |
22 |
|
Uranus |
focusZ |
|
39 |
[-0.5,-1.4,-0.8] |
0.66 |
test new script |
23 |
around 2h |
3C84 |
track |
|
33 |
[-0.5,-1.4,-0.8] |
0.8 |
go higher in EL since tau is very high |
WE STOP FOR TONIGHT, IN THE CLOUDS, TAU=1
24-26 |
18h15 |
Uranus |
track |
|
36 |
[0,0,??] |
0.3 |
set focus -1.5 |
27-31 |
18h27 |
Uranus |
focusliss |
|
36-40 |
[0,0,-1.5] |
0.3-0.6 |
time traces varying by 30kHz at 2mm !! |
32-36 |
18h37 |
Uranus |
focusliss |
|
36-40 |
[0,0,-1.5] |
0.2 (!?) |
time traces varying by >>10kHz at 2mm !! |
37-41 |
18h46 |
Uranus |
focusliss |
|
36-40 |
[0,0,-1.5] |
0.3 (!?) |
time traces varying by >>10kHz at 2mm !! |
42-46 |
19h00 |
Uranus |
focusliss |
|
40-46 |
[6,0,-1.6] |
0.3 (!?) |
time traces varying by >>10kHz at 2mm !! set focus -1.6 |
47 |
19h20 |
Uranus |
cross |
|
46 |
[0,0,-1.6] |
0.3 (!?) |
time traces varying by >>10kHz at 2mm !! set pointing -5.1 4.6 (to go on 1mm ref det) |
48 |
19h28 |
Uranus |
cross |
|
46 |
[-5.1,4.6,-1.6] |
0.3 (!?) |
PROBLEM !!!! |
49 |
19h31 |
Uranus |
cross |
|
46 |
[-5.1,4.6,-1.6] |
0.3 (!?) |
OK, we're perfectly centred on 1mm ref det (residuals -0.1 0.5) |
50 |
19h36 |
Uranus |
focus track |
|
48 |
[-5.1,4.6,-1.6] |
0.3 (!?) |
|
51 |
?? |
Uranus |
?? |
|
48 |
[-5.1,4.6,-1.6] |
0.3 (!?) |
|
52-56 |
20h26 |
Uranus |
focus track |
|
53 |
[-5.1,4.6,-1.6] |
0.3 still unstable, a bit better |
focus OK at -1.6, at 2mm would be -1.1mm |
57 |
20h34 |
Uranus |
cross |
|
55 |
[-5.1,4.6,-1.6] |
0.2 |
more stable |
58 |
20h37 |
Uranus |
cross |
|
55 |
[-0.2,-0.4,-1.6] |
0.2 |
set pointing -3.7 5.5 to go on ref det 2mm |
59 |
20h37 |
Uranus |
cross |
|
55 |
[-3.7,5.5,-1.6] |
0.2 |
to check corrections |
60 |
20h50 |
Uranus |
OTFgeom |
|
56 |
[-3.7,5.5,-1.6] |
0.2 |
centred on 2mm ref det, FWHM at 1mm was 12" in last scans, 2mm focus a bit far, beam a bit in coma |
61 |
20h50 |
na |
skydip |
160 |
|
[-3.7,5.5,-1.6] |
0.26 |
former "skydipv2" (see Andrea) seems ok on screen |
62-64 |
21h10 |
?? |
focus |
160 |
|
[-3.7,5.5,-1.6] |
0.26 |
error |
65-69 |
21h12 |
Uranus |
focusliss |
|
57 |
[-3.7,5.5,-1.6] |
0.165 |
set focus -1.7 sky now good |
70 |
21h25 |
0212+735 |
focusliss |
|
51 |
[-3.7,5.5,-1.7] |
0.314 |
|
71-76 |
21h31-59 |
G114 |
OTFgeom |
|
49 |
[-3.7,5.5,-1.7] |
0.15-0.2 |
source detected (already observed by Herschel and MUSIC) scan 72 didn't work on pipeline |
77-78 |
22h03 |
0336-019 |
pointliss |
|
39 |
[-3.7,5.5,-1.7] |
0.13 |
|
79-114 |
22h10 - 23h10 |
O_epsi_Eri |
OTFgeom |
|
36 |
[-3.7,5.5,-1.7] |
0.15-0.2 |
sky agitated despite good transparency, KID in general OK |
115 |
23h10 |
0336-019 |
pointliss |
|
48 |
[-3.7,5.5,-1.7] |
0.11 |
sky still not very stable pointing residuals < 3arcsec |
116-127 |
23h17 - ... |
O_epsi_Eri |
OTFgeom |
|
36 |
[-3.7,5.5,-1.7] |
0.15-0.2 |
sky agitated despite good transparency, KID in general OK |
128 |
23h42 |
O_epsi_Eri |
pointliss |
|
48 |
[-3.7,5.5,-1.7] |
0.11 |
|
129 |
23h43 |
0336-019 |
pointliss |
|
|
[-3.7,5.5,-1.7] |
0.11 |
set pointing problem |
130 |
23h43 |
0336-019 |
pointliss |
|
|
[-3.7,5.5,-1.7] |
0.11 |
set pointing problem |
131 |
23h50 |
0336-019 |
pointliss |
|
|
[-3.7,5.5,-1.7] |
0.11 |
set pointing problem |
132 |
23h55 |
0336-019 |
pointliss |
|
|
[-3.7,5.5,-1.7] |
0.16 |
set pointing problem |