NK2run6_20161031

Scan

UT

Source

Command

Az

El

Pointing X, Y, Focus

Tau225

Tau260

Tau150

Comment

165

16h09

G34.3

Track

175.99

54.11

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0

0.19

We start a new session (Juan, Florian, operator: Quique). We begin this session by some dark tests.

166

16h18

G34.3

Pointing b

176.63

54.09

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0

0.19

The pointing analysis went fine

167-168

16h24

G34.3

nkotf_square 4

179.84

54.14

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0

0.39

Dark test to monitor the vibrations between subscans

169

16h28

G34.3

beammap1scan

181.32

54.09

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0

0.45

Dark test to monitor the noise on a beammap

170

17h05

Neptune

track

125.68

26.35

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0

0.38

We removed the window to be on the sky and now go on Neptune for a beammap sequence. !! Acquisition crashed !!

171

17h22

Neptune

track

128.96

28.77

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0

0.39

Acquisition recovered --> we go on Neptune

172

17h23

Neptune

Pointing b

129.23

28.82

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0

0.39

0.43

0.3

First we do a pointing --> set pointing -5.7 -1.1

173-177

17h27

Neptune

FocusOTF-Z 0

130.39

29.62

-5.70 -1.10 0.00 0.00 0.00

0.39

Now we check the focus along the Z-axis direction --> set focus -0.5 --> It seems we are seriously out of focus so we do it again with this new correction

178-182

17h36

Neptune

FocusOTF-Z -0.5

132.14

30.77

-5.70 -1.10 0.00 0.00 -0.50

0.39

Check the focus along the Z-axis direction --> set focus -0.73

183-187

17h45

Neptune

FocusOTF-X 0.0

134.33

32.17

-5.70 -1.10 0.00 0.00 -0.73

0.33

Check the focus along the X-axis direction --> set focus 0.0 /dir X (best focus correction found using both the flux maximization and the error beam shape)

188-192

17h53

Neptune

FocusOTF-Y 0.0

136.16

33.18

-5.70 -1.10 0.00 0.00 -0.73

0.26

Check the focus along the Y-axis direction --> set focus 0.5 /dir Y

193-197

18h00

Neptune

FocusOTF-Y 0.5

137.95

34.21

-5.70 -1.10 0.00 0.50 -0.73

0.36

0.38

0.27

Check the focus along the Y-axis direction again--> set focus 0.0 /dir Y

198

18h12

Neptune

Pointing b

140.99

35.72

-5.70 -1.10 0.00 0.50 -0.73

0.32

We do a pointing again--> set pointing 2.3 -2.5

199

18h15

Neptune

Beammap1scan99sub a

142.10

36.10

2.30 -2.50 0.00 0.50 -0.73

0.32

Cancelled because the focus along the Y-axis is wrong

200

18h17

Neptune

Pointing b

142.43

36.32

2.30 -2.50 0.00 0.00 -0.73

0.32

0.36

0.26

We do the pointing again--> set pointing 1.6 -4.5

201

18h20

Neptune

Beammap1scan99sub a

143.21

36.70

1.60 -4.50 0.00 0.00 -0.73

0.41

First beammap of the session at optimal focus

202

18h44

Neptune

Beammap1scan99sub e

156.53

41.33

1.60 -4.50 0.00 0.00 -0.73

0.22

Now the orthogonal beammap at optimal focus

203

19h07

Neptune

Skydip

156.36

19.23

1.60 -4.50 0.00 0.00 -0.73

0.36

Now the first skydip of the session

204

19h17

2243-123

Track

160.45

38.97

1.60 -4.50 0.00 0.00 -0.73

0.24

We go on a source at an elevation of ~40 degrees to make a skydip slew then

205

19h18

2243-123

Skydip slew

160.70

38.94

1.60 -4.50 0.00 0.00 -0.73

0.25

First skydip slew of the session

206

19h31

Uranus

Track

142.16

36.11

1.60 -4.50 0.00 0.00 -0.73

0.30

track canceled, we want to do a small map on Neptune

207

19h31

Neptune

Track

165.62

43.12

1.60 -4.50 0.00 0.00 -0.73

0.44

track on Neptune

208

19h35

Neptune

Pointing b

166.11

43.09

1.60 -4.50 0.00 0.00 -0.73

0.16

0.3

0.23

We do a pointing before the small map --> set pointing 1.4 -3.9

209-210

19h35

Neptune

nkotf_square 5

167.31

43.26

1.4 -3.9 0.00 0.00 -0.73

0.16

2 small OTF scans on Neptune to compare the photometry with the one we get from beammaps

211

19h42

Uranus

Track

112.10

38.62

1.40 -3.90 0.00 0.00 -0.73

0.28

track on Uranus to get the best pointing and focus correction before the beammaps

212

19h46

Uranus

Pointing b

112.50

38.80

1.40 -3.90 0.00 0.00 -0.73

0.29

First a pointing --> set pointing -0.5 -2.5

213-217

19h49

Uranus

FocusOTF-Z -0.73

113.07

39.30

-0.5 -2.5 0.00 0.00 -0.73

0.20

Check the focus along the Z-axis direction --> set focus -0.4

218-222

19h58

Uranus

FocusOTF-X 0.0

115.33

41.14

-0.5 -2.5 0.00 0.00 -0.4

0.21

Check the focus along the X-axis direction --> set focus 0.0 /dir X

223-227

20h07

Uranus

FocusOTF-Y 0.0

117.30

42.68

-0.5 -2.5 0.00 0.00 -0.4

0.31

Check the focus along the Y-axis direction --> set focus 0.0 /dir Y

228

20h14

Uranus

Pointing b

118.77

43.75

-0.5 -2.5 0.00 0.00 -0.4

0.24

0.29

0.22

Final pointing before the small maps and beammap on Uraus --> set pointing -0.8 -2.9

229-230

20h17

Uranus

nkotf_square 5

119.95

44.54

-0.8 -2.9 0.00 0.00 -0.4

0.29

2 small OTF scans on Uranus to compare the photometry with the one we get from beammaps

231

20h22

Uranus

beamamp99subs azimuth

126.85

48.85

-0.8 -2.9 0.00 0.00 -0.4

0.24

beammap at nominal foci

232

20h44

Uranus

beamamp99subs elevation

128.85

50.07

-0.8 -2.9 0.00 0.00 -0.4

0.29

orthogonal beammap at nominal foci

233-34

21h07

Uranus

nkotf_square 5

134.0

52.4

-0.8 -2.9 0.00 0.00 -0.4

0.26

2 small OTF scans on Uranus to compare the photometry with the one we get from beammaps

235

21h11

Uranus

beamamp99subs azimuth

135.54

53.03

-0.8 -2.9 -0.50 0.00 -0.4

0.29

Beammap with a defocus along the X-direction of -0.5 mm

236

21h35

Uranus

beamamp99subs azimuth

145.36

56.38

-0.8 -2.9 -1.00 0.00 -0.4

0.40

Beammap with a defocus along the X-direction of -1.0 mm

237

21h59

Uranus

beamamp99subs azimuth

154.37

58.39

-0.8 -2.9 0.50 0.00 -0.4

0.21

Beammap with a defocus along the X-direction of +0.5 mm

238

22h24

Uranus

beamamp99subs azimuth

169.46

60.40

-0.8 -2.9 1.0 0.00 -0.4

0.26

Beammap with a defocus along the X-direction of +1.0 mm

239

22h48

Uranus

beamamp99subs azimuth

178.38

60.73

-0.8 -2.9 0.0 -0.50 -0.4

0.23

Beammap with a defocus along the Y-direction of -0.5 mm

240

23h12

Uranus

beamamp99subs azimuth

189.51

60.37

-0.8 -2.9 0.0 -1.00 -0.4

0.23

Beammap with a defocus along the Y-direction of -1.0 mm

241

23h36

Uranus

beamamp99subs azimuth

205.94

58.24

-0.8 -2.9 0.0 +0.50 -0.4

0.23

Beammap with a defocus along the Y-direction of +0.5 mm

242

23h59

Uranus

beamamp99subs azimuth

212.13

56.79

-0.8 -2.9 0.0 +1.00 -0.4

0.23

Scan canceled because the file was not created properly (maybe a problem with the mjd change of day)

1

00h02

Uranus

beamamp99subs azimuth

212.58

56.63

-0.8 -2.9 0.0 +1.00 -0.4

0.23

Beammap with a defocus along the Y-direction of +1.00 mm !! Canceled because the acquisition crashed !!

2

00h50

Uranus

Track

230.02

50.27

-0.8 -2.9 0.0 +1.00 -0.4

0.23

We track back on Uranus

3

00h52

Uranus

Pointing b

230.32

49.98

-0.8 -2.9 0.0 +1.00 -0.4

0.16

We first do a pointing before the final defocused beammap --> set pointing -1.6 -1.0

4

00h57

Uranus

beamamp99subs azimuth

233.16

48.54

-1.6 -1.0 0.0 +1.00 -0.4

0.18

Beammap with a defocus along the Y-direction of +1.00 mm

5

01h20

Uranus

Pointing b

238.35

45.26

-1.6 -1.0 0.0 0.00 -0.4

0.21

0.24

0.19

Pointing --> set pointing -2.9 -1.2

6-10

01h24

Uranus

FocusOTF-Z -0.4

239.31

44.69

-2.90 -1.20 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.13

Check the focus along the Z-axis direction --> set focus -0.4

11

01h34

0430+052

Track

166.99

57.75

-2.90 -1.20 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.12

We go on this source to make a pointing before going on ZZTauIRS

12

01h37

0430+052

Pointing b

167.66

57.69

-2.90 -1.20 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.38

0.25

0.2

Pointing --> set pointing -0.1 -0.8

13

01h43

ZZTauIRS

Track

161.07

77.03

-0.10 -0.80 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.42

Track on this source observed by NIKA

14-15

01h45

ZZTauIRS

nkotf_square 5

162.92

77.08

-0.10 -0.80 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.42

Small maps of this faint source

16-17

01h50

ZZTauIRS

nkotf_square 5

162.92

77.08

-0.10 -0.80 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.42

Small maps of this faint source

Observers are now Charles, Xavier & Helene

18

02h00

3C84

track

294

76

-0.10 -0.80 0.00 0.00 -0.40

19

02h01

3C84

nkpoint b

294

76

-0.10 -0.80 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.26

0.20

set pointing 2.1 0.3

20

02h05

3C84

beammap99subs elevation

293

75

+2.10 +0.30 0.00 -0.40

0.26

0.21

beammap at nominal foci

21

02h27

3C84

beammap99subs elevation

291

71

+2.10 +0.30 -1.00 0.00 -0.40

0.26

0.21

beammap at nominal focus X - 1.0

22

02h50

3C84

beammap99subs elevation

290

66

+2.10 +0.30 1.00 0.00 -0.40

0.27

0.22

beammap at nominal focus X + 1.0 (get the extremal values first, at high elevation)

23

03h13

3C84

beammap99subs elevation

290

62

+2.10 +0.30 -0.50 0.00 -0.40

0.29

0.23

beammap at nominal focus X - 0.5

24

03h36

3C84

beammap99subs elevation

291

58

+2.10 +0.30 0.50 0.00 -0.40

0.29

0.23

beammap at nominal focus X + 0.5

25

03h58

3C84

beammap99subs azimuth

291

54

+2.10 +0.30 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.29

0.23

beammap at nominal foci

26

04h23

3C84

beammap99subs azimuth

293

49

+2.10 +0.30 0.00 -1.00 -0.40

0.29

0.23

beammap at nominal focus Y - 1.0

27

04h46

3C84

beammap99subs azimuth

295

45

+2.10 +0.30 0.00 1.00 -0.40

0.29

0.23

beammap at nominal focus Y + 1.0

28

05h09

3C84

beammap99subs azimuth

296

41

+2.10 +0.30 0.00 -0.50 -0.40

0.28

0.22

beammap at nominal focus Y - 0.5

29

05h33

3C84

beammap99subs azimuth

298

37

+2.10 +0.30 0.00 0.50 -0.40

0.28

0.22

beammap at nominal focus Y + 0.5

30

05:56

3C84

beammap99subs azimuth

300

32.6

+2.10 +0.30 0.00 0.00 -0.40

beammap at nominal foci to finish the sequence

31 & 32

06h10

3C84

nkotf square 5

+2.10 +0.30 0.00 0.00 -0.40

to check photometric consistency between beammaps and small otf maps

33

06h23

3C84

nkpoint b

302

28

+2.10 +0.30 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.29

0.22

set pointing -0.3 -2.3

34

06h26

0716+714

track

347

54

+2.10 +0.30 0.00 0.00 -0.40

35

06h27

0716+714

nkpoint b

+2.10 +0.30 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.32

0.25

set pointing -0.6 -1.5

36

06h30

1418+546

track

403

34

+2.10 +0.30 0.00 0.00 -0.40

37

06h31

1418+546

nkpoint b

-0.6 -1.5 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.31

0.23

set pointing -2.7 0.2

38

06h38

0727-115

track

208

36

-0.6 -1.5 0.00 0.00 -0.40

39

06h39

0727-115

nkpoint b

-0.6 -1.5 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.34

0.25

set pointing -1.6 -0.2

40

06h41

0851+202

track

193

72

-0.6 -1.5 0.00 0.00 -0.40

41

06h42

0851+202

nkpoint b

-0.6 -1.5 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.35

0.26

set pointing 0.4 1.6

42

06h44

1055+018

track

139

47

-0.6 -1.5 0.00 0.00 -0.40

43

06h45

1055+018

nkpoint b

0.4 1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.34

0.25

set pointing -0.7 -0.3

44

06h47

3C273

track

117

34

0.4 1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

45

06h48

3C273

nkpoint b

0.4 1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.33

0.24

set pointing -0.9 0.5

46

06h50

1156+295

track

0.4 1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

47

06h51

1156+295

nkpoint b

92

56

-1.0 0.5 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.36

0.27

set pointing -2.7 -1.6

48

06h52

CL1227

track

81

53

-1.0 0.5 0.00 0.00 -0.40

49

06h52

CL1227

nkotf 10 5 0 0 15 60 radec

-2.7 -1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.38

0.28

50

07h00

CL1227

nkotf 10 5 45 0 15 60 radec

-2.7 -1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.39

0.29

51

07h04

CL1227

nkotf 10 5 90 0 15 60 radec

-2.7 -1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.40

0.30

52

07h08

CL1227

nkotf 10 5 135 0 15 60 radec

-2.7 -1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.41

0.30

53

07h13

CL1227

nkotf 10 5 0 0 15 60 radec

83

57

-2.7 -1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.41

0.30

54

07h17

CL1227

nkotf 10 5 45 0 15 60 radec

-2.7 -1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.44

0.32

55

07h21

CL1227

nkotf 10 5 90 0 15 60 radec

-2.7 -1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.45

0.32

56

07h26

CL1227

nkotf 10 5 135 0 15 60 radec

-2.7 -1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.47

0.34

57

07h31

CL1227

nkotf 10 5 0 0 15 60 radec

85

60

-2.7 -1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.49

0.35

58

07h36

CL1227

nkotf 10 5 45 0 15 60 radec

-2.7 -1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.49

0.35

59

07h40

CL1227

nkotf 10 5 90 0 15 60 radec

-2.7 -1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.49

0.34

60

07h44

CL1227

nkotf 10 5 135 0 15 60 radec

-2.7 -1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.48

0.34

61

07h48

CL1227

nkotf 10 5 0 0 15 60 radec

88

64

-2.7 -1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.47

0.34

62

CL1227

nkotf 10 5 45 0 15 60 radec

-2.7 -1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.47

0.34

63

CL1227

nkotf 10 5 90 0 15 60 radec

-2.7 -1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.49

0.35

64

CL1227

nkotf 10 5 135 0 15 60 radec

-2.7 -1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.48

0.33

65

08:06

3C273

track

137

46

-2.7 -1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

66

08:08

3C273

nkpoint b

137

46

-2.7 -1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.48

0.34

set pointing 1.5 -1.1

67

08:10

Jupiter off 300 300

track

-2.7 -1.6 0.00 0.00 -0.40

68

08:12

Jupiter

nkotf 30 30 0 0 60 60 azel

1.5 -1.1 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.48

0.34

69

08:29

Jupiter

nkotf 30 30 90 0 60 60 azel

1.5 -1.1 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.51

0.36

70

08:46

Jupiter

nkotf 30 30 0 0 60 60 azel

1.5 -1.1 0.00 0.00 -0.40

0.54

0.38

71

09h02

Jupiter

nkotf 30 30 90 0 60 60 azel

1.5 -1.1 0.00 0.00 -0.40

72

09h18

skydip

1.5 -1.1 0.00 0.00 -0.40