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NIKA October 21rd, 2015 / S8

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2015-10-21

Following not updated

Note that TAPAS does not work properly (no access to today's logsheet )

Data Repository: /home/nika2/NIKA/Data/run13_X/scan24_X

Scan	UT	Source	Command	Az	El	Pointing X, Y, Focus	Tau225	Comment
2	1h35	Uranus	nkpoint b	233	46	0 0 0		set pointing to -0.5 -0.6
3	1h37	Uranus	nkpoint b	233	46	-0.5 -0.6 0		set pointing to -0.7 -1.3
4	1h39	Uranus	focustrack z	233	46	-0.7 -1.3 0		scan irrecuperable: pb de tuning
5	1h51	Uranus	nkpoint b	233	46	-0.7 -1.3 0	0.43	set pointing 0.0 -0.8
6	1h54	Uranus	focustrack z	233	46	-0.0 -0.8 0	0.43	only 3 different positions, no confidence in the fit
7	2h00	Uranus	focustrack x	233	46	-0.0 -0.8 0	0.43	only 3 different positions again; move on to focusliss
8	2h04	Uranus	focusliss z	233	46	-0.0 -0.8 0	0.5-0.7	error in reducing this scan in nk_monitoring_plot.pro
9	2h21	Uranus	focustrack z	233	46	-0.0 -0.8 0	0.34	in pako script let nsubscans 10 (instead of 6), still 3 positions only... (the pako script uses the commande FOCUS, which allows 3 positions only)
10	2h28	Uranus	focusliss z	246	37	-0.0 -0.8 0	0.34	error in reducing this scan in nk_monitoring_plot.pro; launch a focus track again and try to solve the probleme in paralell
11	3h12	Uranus	track	256	27	-0.0 -0.8 0	0.34
12	3h16	Uranus	nkpoint b	256	27	-0.0 -0.8 0	0.34	set pointing -1.6 -0.9
13	3h27	Uranus	focusliss z	256	27	-1.6 -0.9 0	0.34	wrapper in nk_monitoring_plot: success in reducing the scan. Result: only 3 positions ! svn up -r 8959, try to reduce again scan 8 and 10: failure. Focus track yields 3 points, Focus Liss scans do not seemed properly reduced: cannot do focus ! move on to testing scan direction on extended systems
14	3h37	W3OH	track			-1.6 -0.9 0	0.34
15	3h42	W3OH	nkpoint b			-1.6 -0.9 0	0.34	set pointing 2.7 1.0
16	3h49	W3OH	nkotf_square 5			2.7 1.0 0	0.34
17	3h54	W3OH	nkotf_square 5			2.7 1.0 0	0.34	not extended enough considering our poor focus; launch some skydip then move on to Ganymede
18	4h02	W3OH	skydip_DIY			2.7 1.0 0	0.34
19	4h10	W3OH	track	324	50	2.7 1.0 0	0.6-0.7
--	4h12	W3OH	skydip_tip			2.7 1.0 0	0.6-0.7	does not work: nothing happens;
20	4h1	Jupiter	track	93	16	2.7 1.0 0	0.6-0.7
21	4h24	Jupiter	nkpoint b	93	16	2.7 1.0 0	0.6-0.7	set pointing -0.8 -0.2
22	4h28	Jupiter	nkliss 6	93	16	-0.8 -0.2 0	0.4-0.9	expect Ganymede 3 arcmin above Jupiter in elevation; Pako says 'Execution time 5 min'
23	4h56	Jupiter	nkpoint b	93	16	-0.8 -0.2 0	0.4-0.9	scan 22 lasts 25 min; set pointing -1.9 -0.5
24-25	5h04	Jupiter	nkotf_square 10	99	23	-1.9 -0.5 0	0.8	take 2 scans
26	5h20	Jupiter	nkpoint b	99	23	-1.9 -0.5 0	0.8	set pointing -2.9 -1.7
27	5h26	Jupiter	nkotf azel	104	29	-2.9 -1.7 0	0.8	nkotf 3 10 0 0 30 50 azel
28	5h29	Jupiter	nkpoint b	104	29	-2.9 -1.7 0	0.8	-1.2 -1.2 ; not applied
29	5h33	Jupiter	nkotf elaz	104	29	-2.9 -1.7 0	0.8	nkotf 10 3 90 0 15 50 azel
30	5h38	Jupiter	nkotf azel tilted	104	29	-2.9 -1.7 0	0.8	nkotf 10 3 45 45 15 50 azel tilted
31	5h42	Jupiter	nkotf radec	104	29	-2.9 -1.7 0	0.8	nkotf 10 10 0 0 15 50 radec; do @ini in Pako (forgot at the beginning)
32	5h53	1039+811	nkotf decra	104	29	-2.9 -1.7 0	0.8	nkotf 10 10 90 0 15 50 radec; chamgement de source inte;pestif apres le @ini; cancelled
33	5h57	Jupiter	track	104	29	-2.9 -1.7 0	0.8
34	5h	Jupiter	nkpoint b	104	29	-2.9 -1.7 0	0.8	-0.7 2.2 ; do not set to new values because of a shift between the 2 scan directions in elevation; do another rone
35	6h07	Jupiter	nkpoint b	104	29	-2.9 -1.7 0	0.8	set pointing -4.8 -2.8
36	6h11	Jupiter	nkpoint b	104	29	-4.8 -2.8 0	0.8	set pointing -1.9 -2.6
37	6h13	Jupiter	track	104	29	-1.9 -2.6 0	0.8
38	6h16	Jupiter	nkotf decra	104	29	-1.9 -2.6 0	0.8	nkotf 10 10 90 0 15 36 radec ; hint of Ganymede seen at 1mm
39	6h29	Jupiter	track	104	29	-1.9 -2.6 0	0.8
40		Jupiter	focusliss z	104	29	-1.9 -2.6 0	0.8	focus on Jupiter just for testing the routine; no raw data file
41	6h38	Mars	track	130	49	-1.9 -2.6 0	0.8
42	6h41	Mars	nkpoint b	130	49	-1.9 -2.6 0	0.8	nk_getdata.pro( 137) NK_ERROR: FATAL: No useful data ; relaunch
43	6h43	Mars	nkpoint b	130	49	-1.9 -2.6 0	0.8	0.0 -0.8 : no correction needed
44	6h48	Mars	focusliss z	130	49	-1.9 -2.6 0	0.8	It did not work: only 3 focus positions instead of 5.
45	7h00	Mars	track	130	49	-1.9 -2.6 0	0.8
46	7h12	Mars	track	130	49	--1.9 -2.6 0	0.8
47	7h14	Mars	focusliss z	130	49	-1.9 -2.6 0	0.8	Acquisition didn't recognize
48	7h23	Mars	track	130	49	-1.9 -2.6 0	0.8
49	7h26	Mars	focusliss z	130	49	-1.9 -2.6 0	0.8	Problems in saving files
50	7h31	Mars	nkpoint b	130	49	-1.9 -2.6 0	0.8	set pointing -0.1 -0.6
51	7h40	Mars	track	130	49	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8
52	7h41	Mars	focusliss z	130	49	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8	Same as before
53	7h49	Mars	focustrack z	130	49	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8	set focus 0.21
54	7h54	Mars	beammap	130	49	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8
55	7h54	Mars	beammap	130	49	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8
56	7h54	Mars	beammap	130	49	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8	We saw the planet
57	8h39	Mars	track	156	49	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8
58	8h40	Mars	skydip	156	49	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8
59	8h52	Mars	track	156	49	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8
60	8h54	Mars	nkpoint f	156	49	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8	didn't work: POLY_FIT: Singular matrix detected.% Execution halted at: NK_POINTING_2, not on the source
61	8h58	Mars	nkpoint b	156	49	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8	not on the source
62	9h14	Mars	nkpoint b	156	49	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8	The previous pointings were bad because we were not on the source after the skydip
63	9h17	Mars	track	175	59	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8
64	9h19	Mars	nkpoint f	175	59	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8	CURVEFIT: Number of parameters in A must be less than number of dependent values in Y% Execution halted at: NK_POINTING_2
65	9h25	Mars	nkpoint b	156	49	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8
66	9h26	Mars	focusliss z	156	49	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8	same as before
67	9h31	Phobos	track	182	60	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8
68	9h35	Phobos	nkliss 1'	182	60	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8
69	10h00	Mars	track	200	57	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8
70	10h02	Mars	nkpoint b	200	57	-0.1 -0.6 0	0.8	set point 0.4 2.4
71	10h15	Mars	focustrack z	200	57	0.4 2.4 0	0.8	set focus -0.31
72	10h19	Mars	nkpoint b	200	57	0.4 2.4 0	0.8	set pointing 1.8 -0.8
73	10h23	Mars	focusliss z	200	57	1.8 -0.8 0	0.8	same problems: WRITE_PNG: Error opening file: /monitoring_20151021s73.png.% Execution halted at: OUTPLOT 76
74	10h34	Mars	focustrack z	200	57	1.8 -0.8 0	0.8	bad focus
75	10h39	Mars	focustrack z	200	57	1.8 -0.8 0	0.8	extremely bad focus
76	10h44	Mars	nkpoint b	200	57	1.8 -0.8 0	0.8	set pointing 0.2 1.9
77	10h48	Mars	focustrack z	200	57	0.2 1.9 0	0.8	always bad focus
78	10h50	Mars	focusliss old	200	57	0.2 1.9 0	0.8
79	10h50	Mars	focusliss old	200	57	0.2 1.9 0	0.8
80	10h50	Mars	focusliss old	200	57	0.2 1.9 0	0.8
81	10h50	Mars	focusliss old	200	57	0.2 1.9 0	0.8
82	10h50	Mars	focusliss old	200	57	0.2 1.9 0	0.8	set focus 0.5
83	11h08	Mars	focusliss old	200	57	0.2 1.9 0	0.8
84	11h08	Mars	focusliss old	200	57	0.2 1.9 0	0.8
85	11h08	Mars	focusliss old	200	57	0.2 1.9 0	0.8
86	11h08	Mars	focusliss old	200	57	0.2 1.9 0	0.8
87	11h08	Mars	focusliss old	200	57	0.2 1.9 0	0.8	set focus 0.1
88	11h20	Mars	nkpoint b	200	57	0.2 1.9 0	0.8	set pointing 0.7 -3.6
89	11h25	Mars	nkpoint b	200	57	0.7 -3.6 0	0.8	set pointing -2.7 0.3
90	11h30	Mars	focustrack	200	57	-2.7 0.3 0	0.8	the beam is a bit too large. we don't change the focus.
91	11h35	Mars	beammap	200	57	-2.7 0.3 0	0.8