NIKA2 run 6 31 October 2016 [[D2DLogNika2Run6|Back to list of day to day logbook of observations]] == 2016-10-31 == '''Quick description of the session: Find optimal foci in X and Y and then do beammaps''' '''Observers: Juan + Florian -- Operator: Quique''' ||'''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 || || || || ||