LBC Technical Nights

2010

02 January UT (January Tech Night 1) - Collimation and pointing data
27 January UT - LBC-Blue Active Optics Tests in second half
30 January UT - First of 3 tech nights preceding science LUCI & LBC observing - Active Optics makeup time
31 January UT - Second of 3 tech nights preceding science LUCI & LBC observing.
17 February UT - LBC-Red testing of DX in parallel to LUCIFER
7and8AprilUTplan - LUCIFER & LBC technical nights in preparation for science runs [PLAN]
7AprilUT - remeasure rotator center for LBC-Blue and Red (both changed), basic functionality of LBC. Poor, ~1.5-2", seeing. [LOG]
8AprilUT - changed BlueZ22Zero from 2.3 to 1.6, changed BlueFinalZ11Zero from -300 to +400nm. [LOG], quick focus check (no change)

5MayUT - Night 1: Tech Chip IA & Filters Focus Offsets
6MayUT - Night 2: Lost due to High Winds
7MayUT - Night 3: Tech Chip IA - 1 hr lost due to high winds
8MayUT - Night 4: Tech Chip IA verification with science and Andrew's pointing data

2009

20 January UT (January Tech Night 1) - Collimation and co-pointing data
21 January UT (January Tech Night 2) - LBCFPIA tests and filter focus measurements

20 March UT (March Tech night 1) - DOFPIA and filter focus measurements
21 March UT (March Tech night 2) - NFS issue, DOFPIA, filter focus and collimation table

24 May UT (May Tech Night 1) - LBC Tech night 1
25 May UT (May Tech Night 2) - LBC Tech night2

04 June UT (June Tech Night)
12 June UT (June Parasitic Night)
13 June UT (June Parasitic Night)
15 June UT (June Tech Night 1 preceding OSU/RC run)
16 June UT (June Tech Night 2 preceding OSU/RC run)

02 September UT (September LBC checkout)
04 September UT (September LBC checkout) - Adjusted Red L2
05 September UT (September LBC checkout)

11 September UT (September LBC Tech Night 1)
12 September UT (September LBC Tech Night 2) - Closed. Water leak in the dome. LBC Tree House affected
13 September UT (September LBC Tech Night 3) - Closed. Clouds + High Humidity
14 September UT (September LBC Tech Night 4)

13 october UT (October LBC Tech Night 1) - Closed. Wind + High Humidity
14 october UT (October LBC Tech Night 2)

23 october UT (October LBC Tech Night 1 PLAN)
23 october UT (October LBC Tech Night 1 LOG)
24 october UT (October LBC Tech Night 2 post observing)

2008

24 September UT (Actually Night 1 of INAF block, but work ongoing on red camera)
25 September UT (Actually Night 2 of INAF block, work still ongoing on red camera)

20 October UT (Tech Night 1)
21 October UT (Tech Night 2)
22 October UT (Tech Night 3)

17 December UT (December Tech Night 1)
18 December UT (December Tech Night 2)
19 December UT (December Tech Night 3)
20 December UT (December Tech Night 4) Lost to weather
21 December UT (December Tech Night 5)
22 December UT (December Tech Night 6)
23 December UT (December Tech Night 7) Lost to weather
24 December UT (December Tech Night 8) Lost to weather - bias tests