Commissioning: 5 July 2010 UT

Observer: Pascale H (LBTO) Doug M (Tucson)
Telescope Operator: Steve A (LBTO)
Telescope Support: (LBTO)
Instrument Support: Tim S (LBTO)
Adaptive Secondary Operator: Pascale H (LBTO), Marco X (Firenze)

Summary

Night was clear with an average seeing of ~0.8-0.9".
Dice5 data on 7 stars at elevation > 45deg.
Collimation data at low elevation ~30deg.
Transformation data on StoneOagw field
We restarted twice the GCS due to problem of WFS. We do not know if the problem was script or GCS correlated.

Preparations

Single frame names refer to: irtc.20100705.xxxxxx.fits

Cube names refer to: irtc.20100705_00xxx_cube.fit

Plan for the night: follow Doug's verification plan, in particular to transformation data, collimation and pointing models.

Details

Open

02:19 Open T-air=10.7C, Humidity=53%, Wind=8m/s
02:30 The Shell is set.

Preset + Collimation

02:58 pointto ACT0256 Tel="ACQUIRE" gs=0 PA=0 PAM-
03:02 pointto ACT0343 Tel="ACQUIRE" gs=0 PA=0 PAM- Elevation 65deg
Steve is doing a ptreset + ptspiral_right
IE=-3 CA=11
03:14 pointto BS9162 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=0
Seeing~1-1.1"

03:30 pointto BS9131 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=0
03:33 pointto BS9131 Tel="ACQUIRE" gs=0 PA=0 PAM- Elevation 29deg
IE= -19 CA= 4

• wfscimage000024.fits - wfscimage000038.fits : we hit the limit so Steve has to backup the active optics corrections values.
  
• Strong Astigmatism : ~5arcsec
  

Steve is clearing the active optics corrections values.

03:53 pointto BS9139 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=8 Elevation 29deg

• wfscimage000042.fits - wfscimage000057.fits
• Strong Astigmatism : ~6arscec
  

04:05 pointto BS9162 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=0

• wfscimage000059.fits - wfscimage000075.fits

Steve cleared the active optics.
Seeing~0.9"

Dice5 data

04:27 pointto BS9166 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=15 PA=0 Elevation 83deg
04:32 offset 30 0
04:33 takeseq 2.0 30

• 043324 cube 48
  

04:34 offset 0 0
04:35 dice5 1x1 RADEC 2.0 30 3 :

• first : 043608 cube 49
  
• last : 045702 cube 63
  

04:58 pointto BS9177 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=45 Elevation 62deg
05:05 offset 30 0
05:06 takeseq 2.0 30

• 050609 cube 64
  

05:07 offset 0 0
05:08 dice5 3x3 RADEC 2.0 30 3 :

• first : 050828 cube 65
  

Interrupted.
05:15 pointto BS9177 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=45 PA=0 Elevation 62deg
05:15 dice5 3x3 RADEC 2.0 30 3 :

• first : 051548 cube 69
  
• last : 053702 cube 83
  

05:38 pointto BS9162 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=6 PA=0 Elevation 67deg
05:41 offset 30 0
05:41 takeseq 2.0 30

• 054156 cube 84
  

05:43 offset 0 0
05:43 dice5 2x2 RADEC 2.0 30 3 :

• first : 054405 cube 85
  
• last : 060514 cube 99
  

06:07 pointto BS9166 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=15 PA=0 Elevation 75deg
06:09 pointto BS9166 Tel="ACQUIRE" gs=0 PA=0 PAM-
06:15 pointto BS9166 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=15 PA=0
06:15 offset 30 0
06:16 takeseq 2.0 30

• 061620 cube 100
  

06:17 offset 0 0
06:18 dice5 5x5 RADEC 2.0 30 3 :

• first : 061842 cube 101
  
• last : 063943 cube 115
  

Collimation at low elevation

06:41 pointto BS9182 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=0 Elevation 38 deg

• wfscimage000281.fits - wfscimage000292.fits
  

06:53 pointto BS9182 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=0 PA=90

• wfscimage000293.fits - wfscimage000296.fits
  

06:56 pointto BS9182 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=0 PA=-90

• wfscimage000297.fits - wfscimage000308.fits
  

07:06 pointto BS9153 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=0 PA=0 Elevation 25deg
07:09 pointto BS9153 Tel="ACQUIRE" gs=0 PA=0 PAM-
07:11 Steve is doing a ptspiral_right
CA=-21 IE=-51
07:13 pointto BS9153 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=0 PA=0

• Astigmatism 4-5arcsec
  
• wfscimage000309.fits - wfscimage000313.fits
  

07:18 WFS has been stopped

Back to dice5 data

07:28 pointto BS9169 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=14 PA=0 Elevation 60deg
07:31 pointto BS9169 Tel="ACQUIRE" gs=0 PA=0 PAM-
IE=-33 CA=-1
07:33 pointto BS9169 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=14 PA=0
07:35 offset 30 0
07:36 takeseq 2.0 30

• 073631 cube 116
  

07:37 offset 0 0 07:38 dice5 5x5 RADEC 2.0 30 3 :

• first : 073831 cube 117
  
• last : 075935 cube 131
  

Collimation at low elevation

08:00 The parameter WFS_lenslet_edge_x has been changed at 364.7 08:01 pointto BS9186 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=0 Elevation 28deg
08:05 pointto BS9186 Tel="ACQUIRE" gs=0 PA=0 PAM-
Steve has done a ptspiral_right

• Astigmatism 4arcsec
  

08:07 pointto BS9186 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=0 Elevation 28deg

• wfscimage000347.fits - wfscimage000358.fits

Transformation Data

08:16 cd /OldRepository/IRTC_Data/20100627/transform
08:16 prepdir
08:17 pointto StoneOagw Tel="ACTIVE" gs=0
Seeing~0.8"
08:23 pointto StoneOagw Tel="ACTIVE" gs=2 PA=0
08:24 takepic 2.0

• 082457

08:29 pointto StoneOagw Tel="ACTIVE" gs=7 PA=0
08:30 pointto StoneOagw Tel="ACTIVE" gs=2 PA=-90
08:30 takepic 2.0

• 083056
  

08:33 takepic 1.0

• 083351
  

08:35 offset 30 0
08:36 offset 0 0 08:37 The parameter WFS_lenslet_edge_x has been changed at 354.7
08:38 pointto StoneOagw Tel="ACTIVE" gs=2 PA=-90
08:40 offset 30 0
08:41 takeseq 1.0 30

• 084113 cube 132
  

08:42 offset 0 0
08:43 cl< /home/LBTO/iraf/tran_StoneO_mix.cl
08:47 pointto StoneOagw Tel="ACQUIRE" gs=0 PA=0 PAM-
CA=-15.5 IE=-22
Discussion with Doug about the validity to use GS with R~16.5-17.5.
trans_StoneO_mix.cl need to be modified
09:03 cl< /home/LBTO/iraf/tran_StoneO_mix2.cl

• first : 090420 cube 134
  
• last : 091343 cube 140
  

09:19 cl< /home/LBTO/iraf/tran_StoneO_mix3.cl

• first : 092004 cube 141
  
• last : 094709 cube 158
  

09:30 : Seeing ~0.8"
10:03 cl< /home/LBTO/iraf/tran_StoneO_mix4.cl

• first : 100445 cube 159
  
• last : 100751 cube 161
  

the WFS stopped by itself.
10:12 pointto StoneOagw Tel="ACTIVE" gs=2 PA=-90
10:15 cl< /home/LBTO/iraf/tran_StoneO_mix4.cl

• 101628 cube 162
  
• 104355 cube178
  

strange WFS image : /Repository/20100705/GCS/wfscimage000486.fits
strange WFS image : /Repository/20100705/GCS/wfscimage000495.fits
THESE TWO "STRANGE IMAGES" ARE ALWAYS THE FIRST AFTER SENDING PRESET.

Dice5 data

10:47 pointto BS9188 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=29 PA=0 Elevation 75deg
Failed because of AGw out of range.
10:50 pointto BS9188 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=29 PA=90
10:50 offset 30 0
10:51 takeseq 2.0 30

• 105117 cube 179
  

10:52 offset 0 0
10:53 dice5 5x5 RADEC 2.0 30 3 :

• first : 105341 cube180
  
• last : 111315 cube 193
  

11:14 pointto BS9101 Tel="ACTIVE" gs=3 PA=0 Elevation 57deg
11:20 offset 30 0
11:21 takeseq 2.0 30

• 112052 cube 194
  

11:22 offset 0 0
11:23 dice5 5x5 RADEC 2.0 30 3 :

• first : 112338 cube 195
  
• last : 113829 cube 203
  

failed at loop2 position 4/. Steve restarted GCS.
11:39 dice5 5x5 RADEC 2.0 30 1 :

• first : 113952 cube 204
  
• last : 114507 cube 208
  

11:46 dice5 5x5 RADEC 2.0 30 1 :

• first : 114638 cube 209
  
• last : 115155 cube 213
  

Close

11:54 The shell is on rest mode.
12:00 Close. T_air=8.3C, Humidity=53%, Wind=6.2m/s

-- PascaleHibon - 05 Jul 2010