Plan for E/D Nights UT Dec 28-Dec 31, Jan02

Tasks to be done:

Engineering Tasks

• (done 20201227 UT) SX M3 alignment after reinstallation ( CRITICAL )
  • SX M3 pupil wobble measurement and M3 alignment (2 hours, any seeing, modest clouds)
  • Commissioning/BGTechProcedures#Procedure_for_Measuring_Pupil_Wobble_and_Adjusting_M3_with_Off_45Axis_Guider
    • Take hint to use 5 or 6 positions per rotation rather than 4.
• Deploy new TCS 2021A - high priority - (daytime testing completed 20201224)
• SOUL AO Checkout following problems of 20201220 UT ( CRITICAL , must follow above tasks)
  • scripts /home/lbto/Service_Observing/D_E_Time_UT_Dec28_Jan_02/AO_Testing/
  • Bin 3 test camerea limit with multiple rotator angles
  • Bin 1-4 testing
  • Full AO using N375 camera (ESM fields) - scripts in /home/lbto/Service_Observing/D_E_Time_UT_Dec28_Jan_02/ESM_Testing
• LBC Technical Work - Medium Priority
  - O.Kuhn running Technical Work
  • focus offset checks - stable seeing (1" or better on DIMM) - 1.5hr
    • scripts in lbto@robs:~/Service_Observing_D_E_Time_UT_Dec28_Jan02/LBC_R_focus
    • check LBCR R focus, mainly.
      • Focus/collimate, then run superfoc at V+r, followed by a superfoc at [Us,B,g]+R, followed again by superfoc at V+r. Repeat 3x.
  • Gain/Linearity checks - 1hr (photometric conditions, but poor seeing OK)
    • scripts in lbto@robs:~/Service_Observing_D_E_Time_UT_Dec28_Jan02/LBC_Linearity
    • observe a star field with successively longer exposure times, so that a set of stars will have counts that range from 1000 ADU to saturation.
    • several star fields will be chosen, with published photometry (SDSS or other) so we can not only examine the linearity but check the sensitivity.
  • TMS: Run TMS in active mode while collecting a series of pupil images (dfoc = -0.8, Z4/Z11 as sent by fpia) - 2hr any conditions
• ESM checkout - high priority
  • Scripts: /home/lbto/Service_Observing/D_E_Time_UT_Dec28_Jan_02/ESM_Testing
  • On-sky checks Bin 2 400Hz (FLAO config) vs Bin 2 100Hz (SOUL config) - 1-2 hrs
    • Collect ESM data - <1" seeing - stable - 1hr minmum
  • Collect Palomar 2 SOUL-ESM data - clear and <1" seeing
    • PA0 and original files are in directory
    • Please collect Phot standards before and after observations
    • This is to compare with similar data taken with FLAO
  • FULL AO using N375 camera for M52 or M67 with bright and faint AO Ref stars
  • NGC 3921 SOUL ESM for comparison with FLAO (2nd half)
• MODS check - Medium Priority
  
  • Script Locations: /home/lbto/Service_Observing/D_E_Time_UT_Dec28_Jan_02/MODS_Checkout
  • Check rotator angle duirng a MODS MOS acquisition (Stone fields) - High Priority - 20min
  • Fields:
    • StoneA - sets 10pm
    • Stone D1f - midnight-2am
    • Stone E1f - midnight-5am
    • Stone I - 3am-twilight
    • MMS files in mms/ sub-directory
  • AGW confirmatory transform (1 hour)
    • Info: https://wiki.lbto.org/Commissioning/ComTools#Guide_Probe_Transformation
• LBTI Technical Work (1/2 night)
  • Engineering tests at start of night - spillover a couple of hour into the 2nd half
    • best weather preferred - otherwise no preference
  • Gopt and NCPA test (DIMM ~1" or better, thin clouds at most)
  • Calibrating ACE tables (DIMM ~1.5" or better, clear-ish)
  • measuring contrast of vAPP (DIMM ~1" or better, some clouds OK)
  • testing the AGPM centering for MPIA time (DIMM ~1.2" or better, thin clouds at most)

Science Programs - D-Time

• UDS z~10 galaxy - L1/ESM and L2/SL - UT Jan 02 - 1st half - 3hrs
  • requires DIMM 1" or better, clear skies or thin stable clouds
  • Scripts: /home/lbto/Service_Observing/D_E_Time_UT_Dec28_Jan_02/UDS_z10_ESM_Science
• HD 33632 observations (first-half night target)
  • 1.5 hours with LUCI-1 AO (Steve E's suggestion: (DIMM ~1.2" or better, thin clouds at most)
  • 3 hours with LBTI for an ALES L band spectrum (DIMM ~1.2" or better, clear, dry)
  • 2 hours with LBTI for M band photometry (DIMM ~1.2" or better, thin clouds at most)
  • best done in three separate nights to observe each around transit, LUCI + LBTI M band might just be done during one night, but we'll lose data quality from reduced field rotation.
  • First night could be done UT Dec 29

Poor Weather/Poor Seeing E/D Programs

• ESM data collection M34 (3 filters) , M52 (3 filters and bright and faint AO Ref star), M67 (3 filters and bright and faint AO Ref star) - if you can close the loop take the data
  • this is different than ESM tests above - this is sytematic data colleciton - above is checking on paramters for optimal use
  • Scripts: /home/lbto/Service_Observing/D_E_Time_UT_Dec28_Jan_02/ESM_Testing
• ICRF3 Spectroscopy (Rothberg)
  • Scripts:/home/lbto/Service_Observing/D_E_Time_UT_Dec28_Jan_02/Poor_Weather/ICRF3_Rothberg_2020B
  • Observe telluric first
  • Double Check high Dec objects to make sure tellurc/science are close spatially
• LUCI Photometric Standards
  • Scripts: /home/lbto/Service_Observing/D_E_Time_UT_Dec28_Jan_02/LUCI_Phot_ZP
  • Can be done in ANY SEEING - but it must be clear
  • Select stars to use based on visibility - OT file is in directory, export the scripts as needed
    • Please observe the same star at least two times at different airmasses

Closed Dome Tasks

• INAF Darks
  • /home/inaf//ScienceRuns/2019/LUCI/
    • Nardini_4/cal/darks_nov2020_bino.xml
    • Davanzo_DDT-2019B-9/calib/darks_luci1_savecube.xml
• AZ Darks
  • /Service_Observing/WASP12_transit/L1_25darks.xml
• Calibration Frames
  • ESM Imaging N375 J,H,K,Ks - bino
  • G210 z,J,H,K for ICR5 target - poor weather
  • G200 zJ, HK G220 for ICRF3 - poor weather
  • AO imaging - J,H,K,Ks N30 - LUCI-1
• ESM Closed Dome tests
  • Update TTM table
  • Test TTM table w/WFS
  • Obtain LUCI images w/ARGOS cal unit with new TTM table
    • could sample more Bins/mags

Night to Night

• UT Dec 28 - Night Plan - opened short time for LBTI only, closed dome Eng 2nd half
• UT Dec 29 Prelim
  • Rolled over UT Dec 28 plan - never opened, closed dome Eng
• UT Dec 30 Prelim
  • Rolled Over UT Dec 28 plan - never opened - ice and snow
• UT Dec 31 Prelim
  • Rolled over UT Dec 28 plan