blog:20260511

20260511

Time

0030-

Attendance

Percy, Pavi

Spaces Occupied

401,433c, dome

Goals

Astropol and data collection for HS intern Saron

Equipment Used

Scope Camera Focus
MainPICSI2 w/ 178
FinderASI 4822465

Frame Table

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?
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

[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

Notes

Weather

0100 50 66
0200 49 66
0300 48 71
0400 46 71
0500 44 76
0600 44 73

Data