(r6) Eng < Palomar/PalmLGS

Palomar AO engineering run summary (2005-2006)

Semester 06A

UT Date	Mode	Conditions	Seeing(1)	Log	Comments
06/15/06	LGS	7h clear	0.53 (04:10) - 2.0 (10:45)	link	Poor performance
06/14/06	LGS	7h clear	1.25 (03:31)	link	First light! FWHM=0.16" at K
06/13/06	LGS	5h clear, 2h cloudy	1.07 (05:18)	link	First laser projection off-zenith
04/14/06	LGS	5h clear, 4h fog	1.00 (06:42)	link	First HO lock on LGS (zenith)
04/13/06	LGS	fog, rain			never opened
04/12/06	LGS	5h clear, 4h cloudy	0.75 (03:48)	link	Collimated and tested LLT w/ 10" mirror
02/12/06	NGS	clear	1.50 (09:10)	link	MGSU, LOWFS performance tests
02/11/06	NGS	clear	0.35 (08:20)	link	MGSU, NGSAO performance tests
02/10/06	NGS	clear	~0.70 (11:10)	link	MGSU tests, first dual-NGS lock

Semester 05B

UT Date	Mode	Conditions	Seeing(1)	Log	Comments
01/13/06	NGS	clear			MGSU tests
01/12/06	NGS	clear			MGSU tests
12/14/05
12/13/05
11/19/05	LGS	Clear	1.28 (04:00)	link	LLT performance tests, BTO calibration
11/18/05	LGS	6h clear, 4h cloudy	1.17 (03:35)	link	First uplink tip/tilt lock on LGS
11/17/05	LGS	clear	1.05 (03:45)	link	BTO optimization, LLT collimation
11/16/05	LGS	clear	1.60 (05:27)	link	BTO optimization
11/15/05		cloudy			never opened
09/23/05	LGS	partly cloudy	0.72 (02:45)	link
09/22/05	LGS	clear	0.75 (09:50)	link
09/21/05	LGS	cloudy		link	never opened
09/20/05	LGS	cloudy		link	never opened
08/21/05	NGS
08/20/05	NGS
08/19/05	NGS
08/18/05	NGS

(1): FWHM in arcseconds of a 20s Br-gamma (2.18 mum) PHARO image of a V~8 star, with tip-tilt loop closed and an optimized static figure on the DM. UT time is shown in parentheses. If multiple observations were made, that most representative of the night is listed.

-- AntoninBouchez - 12 May 2006

Topic revision: r6 - 2006-06-19 - AntoninBouchez

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