Plan for November 2014 Technical Observing

Notional Schedule for the Night of 17-Nov-2014 MST

Expected Time Allocation

• Build 2014D3 tests (3 hrs) - JHill and Team Software
• NS Guiding tests at multiple focal stations (3 hrs) - JHill,TGolota,OKuhn
• LBC focus tests, and V2.1 active optics tests (3 hrs) - OKuhn,JHill,KSummers
• LBC WRS tests and contingency (2 hrs) - MStangalini,FPedichini

Observing Sequence

• LUCI1 at LFBG
• change guidecam_pixelsize to 0.0325 mm/pixel
• LUCI1 and IRTC binocular (AGWs only)
• LUCI1 and IRTC Non-Sidereal (imaging)
• retract both M3 swing arms
• MODS1 at LDG (AGW only)
• MODS1 and MODS2 binocular (AGWs only)
• MODS1 and MODS2 NS guiding (w/MODS1 imaging)
• move swing arms
• LBC binocular with guiding and dithering
• LBC V2.1 tests with guiding and dithering
• LBC superfocs to verify Blue shim
• LBC pseudomonocular with DETXY
• LBC tests of centered/low DOFPIA
• LBC tests to quantify primary focus hysteresis
• LBC WRS tests

Asteroid Targets

Aethra_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   23 00 35.6853 +24 36 34.104 4.003098  -23.9691  14.86   6.34
Alice_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   03 21 21.5553 +15 06 44.276 -39.2143  -10.5597  13.74   4.69
Alkeste_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   06 49 30.1091 +18 56 30.457 -10.2066  -2.21396  12.70   5.98
Amalia_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   09 15 30.9768 +07 24 44.587 18.37498  -14.4259  15.47   7.42
Anahita_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   23 15 54.5689 -01 32 24.451 32.43739  8.507763  12.00   5.32
Austria_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   06 37 26.3002 +09 05 41.077 -13.1811  -12.5331  13.49   5.92
Bettina_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   01 25 15.7188 +12 38 04.661 -23.2678  -0.64638  12.11   5.50
Brunhild_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   00 00 29.5948 +09 40 28.053 0.397517  -5.72374  12.91   5.52
Clarissa_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   10 08 56.6282 +14 59 19.828 43.78701  -14.4190  15.43   7.14
Coelestina_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   03 13 28.1963 +09 25 47.028 -34.3692  -1.33467  13.27   5.38
Cyrene_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   06 32 42.7342 +30 45 38.852 -14.2289  3.169001  13.51   5.92
Elvira_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   11 31 28.2582 +01 58 32.991 38.68315  -16.9363  15.85   5.76
Emma_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   23 24 45.5270 +06 58 08.794 11.60721  -1.33434  13.27   8.04
Gordonia_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   00 05 41.4120 +01 43 48.934 -3.22455  -5.01533  13.80   5.87
Hypatia_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   07 00 08.7031 +05 47 50.357 -6.00109  -12.4074  12.80   7.53
Johanna_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   03 07 48.2076 +22 30 17.661 -35.0461  -2.51690  12.08   6.79
Kallisto_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   23 25 33.9865 -00 48 55.354 11.37207  -3.43366  13.73   5.89
Klymene_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   04 22 08.9965 +23 09 29.947 -28.9760  -1.39968  11.93   6.69
Lacadiera_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   03 31 27.1778 +19 02 17.290 -38.1750  -15.3796  12.51   6.36
Liberatrix_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   07 15 26.4703 +16 19 06.250 -5.23740  -2.82325  13.83   5.68
Lucretia_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   23 05 21.2291 -08 24 15.945 26.69101  22.12251  15.24   5.25
Nike_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   10 04 27.4230 +14 46 26.943 35.45409  -6.79702  15.31   7.40
Paulina_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   07 52 57.8728 +26 51 21.068 6.751667  8.482878  14.14   5.59
Philia_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   00 11 22.6288 +03 03 38.129 -6.45558  1.886073  15.68   7.75
Roberta_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   09 33 02.8069 +11 53 46.218 23.81237  -7.42926  14.38   7.41
Rosetta_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   19 23 01.6838 -27 56 04.452 40.77174  8.662457   n.a.   n.a.
Siri_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   01 03 48.5452 +06 43 09.369 -14.2982  -2.73361  13.75   5.93
Sirona_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   00 31 46.4972 -00 02 57.804 -11.2021  -0.38706  12.81   5.72
Siwa_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   01 25 55.0068 +04 03 00.277 -17.7105  -2.29685  12.34   6.78
Tamara_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   09 55 32.6133 +41 22 23.603 30.38694  13.76986  14.44   7.80
Thusnelda_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   06 12 16.8758 +08 50 54.312 -21.6016  -16.2360  12.77   5.44
Tirza_2014-Nov-18.txt: 2014-Nov-18 00:34:00.000 2456979.523611111 C   08 11 04.4257 +23 40 33.767 6.385393  4.704965  15.40   7.44

Adaptive and Active Optics Tests

Uses LUCI1

• Additional TTM tests with LUCI1 and SX AdSec to collect performance statistics (priority=low, time=4hr, seeing<1.5, thin clouds OK) <span class='WYSIWYG_COLOR' style='color:#0000ff'> Anticipated in parallel to DX ARGOS activities on Nov 2. Miller/Guerra

DX AdSec and AGW2

• Adjust pointing and coma for the remounted DX Adsec.
• DX binodal if AdSec is to remain mounted (priority=high, seeing<0.8 arcsec, mostly clear)

• Measure RFBG pupil wobble with AGW2 and possibly adjust M3 position (priority=high, time=2 hrs, seeing<1.0 arcsec) D. Miller

• Check out of repaired DX AdSec and AGW2 (priority=medium-high, time=1.5hr, seeing<1.5, thin clouds OK) <span class='WYSIWYG_COLOR' style='color:#0000ff'> Much of the wake-up will happen during RetroReflector time on Nov 1, and during ARGOS observing on Nov 2.
  • AGw2 wake-up
  • AGW2 wake-up
  • Closing FLAO Adaptive Loop on DX

• AGw2 positioning performance with transform_collect (priority=medium, time=2hr, seeing<0.8, mostly clear)

Uses MODS1 and MODS2

• MODS1 and MODS2 active optics with the rotation of the pupil position (in IDL)(priority=high, time=1.5 hr, seeing<1.5,

• Active Optics synthetic reconstructor tests with MODS1 (and MODS2) (priority=medium, time=4hr, seeing<1.8 arcsec, thin clouds OK) D. Miller

Uses LBTI

• Further testing of threshold performance of left vs. right system (priority=medium, seeing<1.5, any transparency) Hinz/Bailey
• noncommon path error refinements. (priority=medium, seeing<1.5, any transparency) Bailey
• test of differential flexure between NIC and WFS stage (priority=medium, seeing<1.5, any transparency) Hinz

Software Tests

Uses MODS1, LUCI1, LBCs

• (completed 20141118 UT) TCS Build 2014D (time=3 hours, priority=high, seeing=any, thin clouds OK) Hill + Software

Uses MODS1

• (more work is needed) On-sky tests of NonSidereal Guiding for MODS1 using update GCS Ver-2.17.5 (priority = high, time=2hr, seeing<1.5, thin clouds OK) Code is in Build 2014D or patches for 2014C. Instructions are in NonSiderealGuiding. J. Hill

Uses LUCI1

• (completed 20141118 UT) fix guidecam_pixelsize in LUCI_L.cfg (prerequisite to non-sidereal)

• (completed 20141118 UT) On-sky tests of NonSidereal Guiding for LUCI1 using GCS Ver-2.17.4 (priority = medium, time=1.5hr, seeing<1.5, thin clouds OK) J. Hill

Uses PEPSI PFUs

• Acquire and Guide and Offset with SX PFU to confirm that timing delays reported in early 2014 are gone - J.Hill, I.Ilyin
  (priority=low, time=2 hrs, seeing and clouds are flexible)
  This is to confirm whether TCS changes in spring 2014 solved the timing problems that PEPSI had in Jan/Feb 2014.

Pointing and Collimation

• Collect new binocular pointing data with MODSs or LUCIs (priority=low, time=2hrs, seeing<2 arcsec, thin clouds OK)

• Test the new right side Gregorian pointing model that Dave T made in the spring. /home/LBTO/dthompson/PtModel_20140121 (priority=low, time=1hr, seeing<2, any cloud

Uses LBC

• (completed 20141118 UT) Superfoc sequences to test LBC-Blue shim (priority=high, time=0.7 hr, seeing < 1, thin clouds OK, temperature stable)

• Collect new binocular pointing data with LBC (priority=medium-low, time=2hrs, seeing<2 arcsec, thin clouds OK)
  Try to get half a dozen extra stars at the highest elevations.

• (completed 20141028 UT) Pseudomonocular MODS1 and LBC-Red observations to test PCS_Version-6.30c (priority=medium, time=30 min) Guiding failed, so it will need to be repeated with a future patch/build.

• Additional WRS tests with LBC (priority = medium, time= 2 hr, seeing < 1.5, thin clouds OK) (Marco Stangalini could be available typically at 8UT with some advance notification by email: marco.stangalini @ oa-roma.inaf.it) Directions on Instrument wiki WRS page.

• (more work is needed) LBC tests with Track_First and Track_Next running on CMU including Sidereal and Non-Sidereal targets (priority=medium, time=2hr, seeing<1.5, thin clouds OK) This is ready for on-sky tests using lbc software V2.1. See Kellee's email of 08-Sep-2014.

Specifically, I need to verify:
-- the tracking code finds the FITS files in the repository dir
-- guiding offsets are communicated to the TCS
-- IA IDL code finds the FITS files in the repository dir
-- focus corrections are communicated to the TCS
-- STOP commands are handled correctly in the IDL
-- lbckill/start handles clean up and restart of IDL ok
-- the GUI shows the correct info when guiding/failed/done, including the GIF file

• (completed 20141028 UT) Test DOFPIACENT on a region centered about the rotator center (priority=medium, time=1 hr)

• Tests to measure Primary Mirror Focus hysteresis

• Refine Filter Focus Offsets for all LBC filters - at the DOFPIACENT or DOFPIALOW position. (priority=low, seeing<0.8, time=4hrs) <span class='WYSIWYG_COLOR' style='color:#0000ff'> Olga is still doing some analysis of the trend of pupil location versus focus.

Postponed until later, pehaps much later

New LBC CCD Controllers

• On-sky tests of new LBC Controllers
  • Sky flats
  • Collimation
  • Guiding
  • Deep imaging fields

• Update timing in DOFPIA / LBCFPIA for new controllers with different latency of readout.

LUCI1 software

• LUCI1 using LUCI2 software

TCS

• 64-bit TCS testing (much of this is off-sky, but includes some on-sky verification, time=2 hours, seeing<1.5, clouds OK )

• More testing of LBC parallel observations in pseudomono mode (including the automatic collimation script that John hasn't written yet) (priority=low, time=2hr)