NK2015_Jan29

Scan

UT

Source

Command

Az

El

Pointing X, Y, Focus

Tau225

Comment

1- 19

00:00

DeepField1

OTF

-5 -6.3 -1.7

0.2-0.23

project 230

20

0:51

3c273

track

-5 -6.3 -1.7

0.23

project 181

21-25

0:58

3c273

focusliss

-5 -6.3 -1.7

0.23

set focus -1.9

26

1:10

3c273

cross

-5 -6.3 -1.9

0.23

set pointing -4.7 -5.9

27

1:16

IRC+10216

track

-4.7 -5.9 -1.9

project 181

28-43

1:20

IRC+10216

otf

-4.7 -5.9 -1.9

44

2:42

0851+202

track

-4.7 -5.9 -1.9

45-49

2:43

0851+202

focusliss

-4.7 -5.9 -1.9

set focus -1.7

50

2:50

0851+202

cross

56

-4.7 -5.9 -1.7

set pointing -9.3 -2.9

51

2:57

Jupiter

track

56

-9.3 -2.9 -1.7

52-55

3:00

Jupiter

beam_map

56

-9.3 -2.9 -1.7

required for this project by the PI

56

3:10

IRC+10216

track

56

-9.3 -2.9 -1.7

57-65

3:13

IRC+10216

otf

56

-9.3 -2.9 -1.7

66

3:49

0923+392

pointing liss

58

-9.3 -2.9 -1.7

project 200

67

3:49

0923+392

cross

-9.3 -2.9 -1.7

set pointing -8.3 -4.9

68-79

3:57

Haro3

lissajous

-8.3 -4.9 -1.7

80

5:04

0923+392

track

-8.3 -4.9 -1.7

81-85

5:10

0923+392

focusliss

44

-8.3 -4.9 -1.7

~3

we do another one to check

86-90

5:19

0923+392

focusliss

44

-8.3 -4.9 -1.7

wired, we do a pointing

91

5:27

0923+392

cross

44

-8.3 -4.9 -1.7

set pointing -3.9 -5.6

92-96

5:29

0923+392

cross

44

-3.9 -5.6 -1.7

we move to a brighter source

97

5:29

3C279

track

-3.9 -5.6 -1.7

98-102

5:50

3C279

focusliss

-3.9 -5.6 -1.7

set focus -1.7

103

5:55

3C279

cross

-3.9 -5.6 -1.7

set pointing -7.0 -4.8

104-115

5:59

Haro2

lissajous

-7.0 -4.8 -1.7

116

7:07

Saturn

track

-7.0 -4.8 -1.7

t21

117-120

7:07

Saturn

largeBeamMap

-7.0 -4.8 -1.7

0.3, stable

121

7:40

3C279

track

-7.0 -4.8 -1.7

122-126

7:50

3C279

focusliss

0 0 -1.7

127

7:50

1730-130

cross

0 0 -1.7

start project 161-14. Set pointing -4.0 -6.1

128-131

15631-0377

OTF

-4.0 -6.1 -1.7

132-136

25982-0056

OTF

-4.0 -6.1 -1.7

0.3

2 more 6 mins scan

137-140

25609+0228

OTF

-4.0 -6.1 -1.7

0.35

141

8:55

Saturn

track

-4.0 -6.1 -1.7

0.35

new focus after sunrise

142-146

Saturn

focusliss

-4.0 -6.1 -1.7

0.35

set focus -1.7 - It did not change

147

1730-130

cross

0 0 -1.7

new pointing after focus. Set pointing -4.7 -6.7

148-151

24528-0136

OTF

-4.7 -6.7 -1.7

0.3

scan 149 went bad. Maybe recoverable in post-processing

152-159

23271-0263

OTF

-4.7 -6.7 -1.7

0.3-0.4 and unstable

nRounds=2

160-167

22756-0284

OTF

-4.7 -6.7 -1.7

0.35.

nRounds=2

168-175

2253-0192

OTF

-4.7 -6.7 -1.7

0.35.

nRounds=2

176

19281-0387

OTF

-4.7 -6.7 -1.7

0.35.

Just a round then stop due to technical issues

177

19281-0387

track

-4.7 -6.7 -1.7

0.35.

Used for testing technical issues

178

18787-0286

OTF

-4.7 -6.7 -1.7

Killed for technical issues. Start project t21

179

18787-0286

lissajous /focus

-4.7 -6.7 -1.7

Focus test under project t21

180

18787-0286

track

-4.7 -6.7 -1.7

track test under project t21

181

2251+158

track

-4.7 -6.7 -1.7

track under project t21

182-186

2251+0138

focusliss

-4.0 -6.1 -1.7

0.35

set focus -1.5

187

2251+0138

cont_focusX

-4.0 -6.1 -1.5

0.35

188

2251+0138

cross

-4.0 -6.1 -1.5

0.35

start project 161. Set pointing -7.5 -8.1

189-192

19281-0387

OTF

-7.5 -8.1 -1.5

0.30

Problem with .xml file scan 191. Solved

193-196

18787-0286

OTF

-7.5 -8.1 -1.5

0.25 a peak of 0.55 in scan 196

197-200

24013+0488

OTF

-7.5 -8.1 -1.5

0.35 with peak of 0.8 -- unstable

2nd round on this source

201-204

25982-0056

OTF

-7.5 -8.1 -1.5

0.2-0.4 unstable

2nd round on this source. Error on scan 201

205-208

28537-0277

OTF

-7.5 -8.1 -1.5

0.3

2nd round on this source.

209-212

30454-0135

OTF

-7.5 -8.1 -1.5

0.3

2nd round on this source.

213

Mars

track

-4.7 -6.7 -1.5

Start project t21

214-218

Mars

focusliss

-4.7 -6.7 -1.5

Set focus -1.1. But not really stable so we repeat it

219-223

Mars

focusliss

-4.7 -6.7 -1.1

Set focus -1.1. Confirmed

224

Mars

cross

-4.7 -6.7 -1.1

Bad pointing. We repeat it

225

14:45

Mars

cross

-4.7 -6.7 -1.1

Anomalous refraction (>10") and clouds rising. Stop observations for few minutes. testing under t21

226-230

Mars

focuslissX

-4.7 -6.7 -1.1

231

Mars

cross

-4.7 -6.7 -1.1

with focus 1 /dir x, the shoulders seem more apparent, but hard to tell with the strong anomalous refraction

232

Mars

cross

-4.7 -6.7 -1.1

with focus -1 /dir x, the shoulders are still apparent but this scan is less afffected by anomalous refraction

233

Mars

cross

-4.7 -6.7 -1.1

with focus -1 /dir y, strong anomalous refraction

234

15:23

Mars

lissajous

-4.7 -6.7 -1.1

5 minute lissajous on Mars at nominal (23Hz) sampling rate (Mars will be jiggling on the map, would make for a nice mpeg...)

235

Mars

lissajous

-4.7 -6.7 -1.1

0.45+-0.15

5 minute lissajous on Mars at higher (68Hz) sampling rate (this requires a reboot of the NIKEL boards)

236

Mars

OTF

-4.7 -6.7 -1.1

0.45+-0.15

higher (68Hz) sampling rate (test scan for scanamorphos?)

237-241

Mars

focuslissX

-4.7 -6.7 -1.1

0.5+-0.2

higher (68Hz) sampling rate, but we're in the fog. Scan 239 failed in nk_rta. Now the antenna is in staw, stopped.