blog:20260511

Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Next revision
Previous revision
blog:20260511 [2026/05/11 22:38] – created - external edit 127.0.0.1blog:20260511 [2026/05/12 06:01] (current) – Sterling Olson
Line 2: Line 2:
  
 =====Time=====  =====Time===== 
 +0030-
 =====Attendance===== =====Attendance=====
 +Percy, Pavi
 =====Spaces Occupied===== =====Spaces Occupied=====
 +401,433c, dome
 =====Goals===== =====Goals=====
 +Astropol and data collection for HS intern Saron
 =====Equipment Used===== =====Equipment Used=====
 ^ Scope ^ Camera ^ Focus ^ ^ Scope ^ Camera ^ Focus ^
Line 18: Line 18:
 ^ Time Observed ^ Source Name ^ Filter ^ Int Time [s] ^ Gain ^ Airmass ^ Mag (filter) ^ RA [h] ^ DEC [deg] ^ Source Type ^Scope ^ Purpose ^ Notes^ ^ Time Observed ^ Source Name ^ Filter ^ Int Time [s] ^ Gain ^ Airmass ^ Mag (filter) ^ RA [h] ^ DEC [deg] ^ Source Type ^Scope ^ Purpose ^ Notes^
 |  YYYYmmddTHHMM | Object  | Filter  |  time | gain | airmass | mag(V) | HH | DD  | type  | Scope | Purpose | tracking? Others?| |  YYYYmmddTHHMM | Object  | Filter  |  time | gain | airmass | mag(V) | HH | DD  | type  | Scope | Purpose | tracking? Others?|
- +|  20260611T0104 | Darks | u | 12ms | 150 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD  | calibration | Scope | dark calibrations | PICSARR2 | 
 +|  20260611T0123 | LED | g | 12ms | 150 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD  | calibration  | Scope | LED calibrations | PICSARR2 | 
 +|  20260611T0139 | Spica | g | 12ms | 50 | 2.020 | 1(V) | 13 | -11 | Target | Main | Astropol | focus: 2520 | 
 +|  20260611T0158 | Eta Boo | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.221 | 1(V) | 13 | 18 | Low-pol Cal | Main | Astropol | focus: 2520 | 
 +|  20260504T0219 | HD 154445 | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.327 | 7(V) | 17 | -0 | High-pol Cal | Main | Astropol | focus: 2521.5| 
 +|  20260504T0251 | NGC 5466 | b | 180s x 5 | 150 | 1.253 | 9.7 | 14 | 28 | Globular Cluster | Finder | HS Intern's observing plan | n/a | 
 +|  20260504T0313 | NGC 5466 | v | 180s x 5 | 150 | 1.329 | 9.7 | 14 | 28 | Globular Cluster | Finder | HS Intern's observing plan | n/a | 
 +|  20260504T0352 | NGC 5466 | b | 300s x 5 | 150 | 1.411 | 9.7 | 14 | 28 | Globular Cluster | Finder | HS Intern's observing plan | n/a | 
 +|  20260504T0431 | NGC 5466 | b | 300s x 5 | 150 | 1.501 | 9.7 | 14 | 28 | Globular Cluster | Finder | HS Intern's observing plan | n/a | 
 +|  20260427T0538 | skyflats | v | 60ms | 150 | 1 | N/A | HH | DD | N/A | Finder | HS Intern's observing plan |  | 
 +|  20260427T0538 | skyflats | b | 50ms | 150 | 1 | N/A | HH | DD | N/A | Finder | HS Intern's observing plan |  | 
 +|  20260427T0616 | darks | b | 180s | 150 | 1 | N/A | HH | DD | N/A | Finder | HS Intern's observing plan |  | 
 +|  20260427T0616 | darks | b | 300s | 150 | 1 | N/A | HH | DD | N/A | Finder | HS Intern's observing plan |  |
 =====Log===== =====Log=====
 +[01:04:07] Setup complete, instrument change PICSI2 --> PICSARR2 
 +  [01:04:51] Calibration start darks, 3min video sequence, u filter, gain 0 
 +  [01:05:27] Calibration end -- darks 
 +  [01:23:41] Calibration start -- flats, 3min video sequence, g filter, gain 50, no led modulation 
 +  [01:26:59] Calibration end - flats 
 +  [01:29:43] Slewing to arcturus for pointing initialization 
 +  [01:38:33] Spica is currently at 30deg altitude, we'll take one set of 4x4, low-pol and high-pol captures 
 +  [01:39:31] Slewed to spica 
 +  [01:39:46] Beginning spica capture 
 +  [01:57:22] Spica capture complete 
 +  [01:57:36] Slewing to Eta Boo 
 +  [01:58:38] Beginning capture of Eta Boo 
 +  [02:16:19] Eta Boo capture complete 
 +  [02:17:37] Slewing to HD154445 
 +  [02:19:38] Beginning capture of HD 154445 
 +  [02:36:35] HD 154445 capture complete 
 +  [02:37:39] Spica is at altitude 20deg. We will end the astropol session here 
 +   
 +  [0238] We will begin taking captures for our HS intern's research project 
 +  [0243] Repointing in the finder scope using Arcturus 
 +  [0251] Began taking capture of NGC 5466 
 +  [0600] Calibration frames have been completed. Shutdown process completed. Uploaded tonight's NGC 5466 data to Saron's google drive 
 +  [0601] Leaving the control room
 =====ToDo===== =====ToDo=====
  
Line 27: Line 60:
  
 =====Weather===== =====Weather=====
 +| 0100 | 50 | 66 | 
 +| 0200 | 49 | 66 | 
 +| 0300 | 48 | 71 | 
 +| 0400 | 46 | 71 | 
 +| 0500 | 44 | 76 | 
 +| 0600 | 44 | 73 |
 =====Data===== =====Data=====