Palomar AO engineering run summary (2005-2006)
Semester 06B
UT Date |
Mode |
Conditions |
Seeing |
Log |
Comments |
10/14/06 |
LGS |
rain |
|
link |
never opened |
10/13/06 |
LGS |
clear/cloudy |
3.20 (10:08) |
link |
terrible seeing |
10/12/06 |
LGS |
clear |
|
link |
Laser diagnostics alignment |
09/08/06 |
LGS |
clear |
0.45 (02:44) |
link |
34% K Strehl in LGS |
09/07/06 |
LGS |
cloudy |
|
link |
|
09/06/06 |
LGS |
clear |
|
link |
Laser unstable |
Semester 06A
UT Date |
Mode |
Conditions |
Seeing |
Log |
Comments |
07/14/06 |
LGS |
clear/clouds |
0.90 (04:02) |
link |
LLT collimation |
07/13/06 |
LGS |
clear |
0.70 (08:36) |
link |
Chopper calib., S/W problems |
07/12/06 |
LGS |
clear |
0.70 (06:00) |
link |
Laser, UTT calibration |
06/15/06 |
LGS |
clear |
0.53 (04:10) - 2.0 (10:45) |
link |
Optimization, pointing tests |
06/14/06 |
LGS |
clear |
1.25 (03:31) |
link |
First light! FWHM=0.16" at K |
06/13/06 |
LGS |
clear/clouds |
1.07 (05:18) |
link |
First laser projection off-zenith |
04/16/06 |
LGS |
clear/fog |
1.00 (06:42) |
link |
First HO lock on LGS (zenith) |
04/15/06 |
LGS |
fog, rain |
|
|
never opened |
04/14/06 |
LGS |
clear/clouds |
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 |
Log |
Comments |
01/13/06 |
NGS |
clear |
|
|
MGSU tests |
01/12/06 |
NGS |
clear |
|
|
MGSU tests |
08/21/05 |
NGS |
|
|
|
|
08/20/05 |
NGS |
|
|
|
|
08/19/05 |
NGS |
|
|
|
|
08/18/05 |
NGS |
|
|
|
|
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 |
11/19/05 |
LGS |
clear |
1.28 (04:00) |
link |
LLT performance tests, BTO calibration |
11/18/05 |
LGS |
clear/clouds |
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 |
12/14/05 |
|
|
|
|
|
12/13/05 |
|
|
|
|
|
Seeing:
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, a representative value or range is shown.
--
AntoninBouchez - 07 Jul 2006