Diff for "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

19h49

Uranus

FocusOTF-Y 0.0

113.07

39.30

-0.5 -2.5 0.00 0.00 -0.4

0.20

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