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||1-5 || || Uranus || focusliss || || ~45 || [0,0,-2.4] || 0.5 variable || strange values ||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 ||
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WE STOP FOR TONIGHT, IN THE CLOUDS, TAU=1
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||116 || || 1055+018 || cross-pointing || || ~50 || [0,0,-2.4] || || ||
||117 || || 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 || [-5.1,4.6,-1.6] || 0.165 || set focus -1.7 sky now good ||
||70 || 21h25 || 0212+735 || focusliss || || 51 || [-5.1,4.6,-1.7] || 0.314 || ||
||71-74 || start 21h31 || G114 || OTFgeom || || 49 || [-5.1,4.6,-1.7] || 0.15-0.2 || source detected (already observed by MUSIC) scan 72 didn't work on pipeline||

NIKA November 12th, 2014 / S2

Back to list of day to day logbook of observations

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

[-5.1,4.6,-1.6]

0.165

set focus -1.7 sky now good

70

21h25

0212+735

focusliss

51

[-5.1,4.6,-1.7]

0.314

71-74

start 21h31

G114

OTFgeom

49

[-5.1,4.6,-1.7]

0.15-0.2

source detected (already observed by MUSIC) scan 72 didn't work on pipeline

NK2014_Nov12 (last edited 2014-11-12 23:57:26 by NikaBolometer)