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---+++ September 15-22, 2008 LGS observing run ---++++ Nightly Summaries *9/16/08 UT* <br> Scattered clouds, seeing 0.8" in K. Spent first half of the night on AO/PHARO/BTO setup after diagnosing major optical alignment problems in the AO relay in the afternoon. Laser power 6.5 W at start of night, LGS bright-star Strehl ~35%. Observed 3 science targets, for a total of 1.4 hr integration time. Laser power at end of night 4.5 W. *9/17/08 UT* <br> Scattered clouds, seeing 0.7" in K. Reinstalled and calibrated LLT 1/4-wave plate. Laser power 7.2 W and stable at start of night, LGS bright-star Strehl ~45%. Second half of the night cloudy. Observed several NGS and 1 LGS science target through clouds. Laser power at end of night 7.4 W. *9/19/08 UT* <br> Clear, seeing 0.7" in K. Laser power 4.5-6.5 W. Performed observations for PIs Sahai, Djorgovski, and Bernat. ~30% K Strehl on early science programs, lower later in night. *9/20/08 UT* <br> Clear, seeing 1.0" in K. Laser power 6.5-7.0 W. Performed observations for PIs Sahai, Bernat, Adams, and Lewis. AO performance generally poor (<20% K Strehl) due to seeing. High LGS return: up to 75000 DN/s in WFS. *9/21/08 UT* <br> Clear, seeing 0.5" in K. Laser power 6.0-6.3 W. Lost 1 hr to laser and AO system faults at the start of the night. Performed observations for PIs Sahai, Djorgovski, and Bernat. AO performance excellent (up to 50% K Strehl). *9/22/08 UT* <br> Clear, seeing 0.5" in K. Laser power 6.2-6.5 W. Record laser return: up to 120000 DN/s. Performed observations for PIs Adams, Bernat, Djorgovski, and Lewis. AO performance excellent (50% K Strehl). <a href="http://www.astro.caltech.edu/oir/lgs/ascam/"> *All-Sky Camera* </a> | <a href="http://www.astro.caltech.edu/oir/lgs/ascam/a20080916ut.mpg"><img src="http://www.astro.caltech.edu/oir/lgs/ascam/a20080916ut.jpg" width=100></a> | <a href="http://www.astro.caltech.edu/oir/lgs/ascam/a20080917ut.mpg"><img src="http://www.astro.caltech.edu/oir/lgs/ascam/a20080917ut.jpg" width=100> | <a href="http://www.astro.caltech.edu/oir/lgs/ascam/a20080919ut.mpg"><img src="http://www.astro.caltech.edu/oir/lgs/ascam/a20080919ut.jpg" width=100> | <a href="http://www.astro.caltech.edu/oir/lgs/ascam/a20080920ut.mpg"><img src="http://www.astro.caltech.edu/oir/lgs/ascam/a20080920ut.jpg" width=100> | <a href="http://www.astro.caltech.edu/oir/lgs/ascam/a20080921ut.mpg"><img src="http://www.astro.caltech.edu/oir/lgs/ascam/a20080921ut.jpg" width=100> | | 9/16/08 UT | 9/17/08 UT | 9/19/08 UT | 9/20/08 UT | 9/21/08 UT | ---++++ Science Operations *Observing Plan* (v1.1): [[%ATTACHURL%/lgs_0809_sciplan.doc][doc]], [[%ATTACHURL%/lgs_0809_sciplan.pdf][pdf]] *Science Program Status* (observing time to date) | UT / PI | 9/19/08 | 9/20/08 | 9/21/08 | 9/22/08 | 9/23/08 | Total | | Adams | - | 06:20-07:30 | | 03:00-05:30 | | 3.7 hrs | | Bernat | 09:10-12:30 | 07:30-12:00 | 08:00-12:30 | 05:30-08:00 | | 14.8 hrs | | Djorgovski | 05:10-09:10 | | 06:00-08:00 | 08:00-10:00 | | 8.0 hrs | | Roberts | - | 12:00-12:40 | | 10:00-12:30 | | 3.2 hrs | | Sahai | 03:30-05:10 | 04:00-06:20 | 04:05-06:00 | | | 5.9 hrs | Note: Data quality not yet fully evaluated. Unusable data will not be counted against allocation.<br> Please contact abouchez@astro.caltech.edu for data download instructions. *Finding charts* | [[%ATTACHURLPATH%/sdss0104.jpg][<img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/sdss0104.jpg" alt="sdss0104.jpg" width='100' height='100' />]] | [[%ATTACHURLPATH%/sdss2305.jpg][<img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/sdss2305.jpg" alt="sdss2305.jpg" width='100' height='100' />]] | [[%ATTACHURLPATH%/sdss0132.jpg][<img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/sdss0132.jpg" alt="sdss0132.jpg" width='100' height='100' />]] | | 300 | 301 | 302 | ---++++ Safety Documents * Laser projection schedule ([[%ATTACHURL%/faa2008-09-03-165442.pdf][FAA Letter of Non-Objection]]): * 19:48:00 9/15/08 - 05:38:00 9/16/08 PDT * 19:46:00 9/16/08 - 05:38:00 9/17/08 PDT * 19:43:00 9/18/08 - 05:40:00 9/19/08 PDT * 19:42:00 9/19/08 - 05:40:00 9/20/08 PDT * 19:41:00 9/20/08 - 05:41:00 9/21/08 PDT * 19:39:00 9/21/08 - 05:42:00 9/22/08 PDT * 19:38:00 9/22/08 - 05:43:00 9/23/08 PDT * Securitas spotters are schedule to be on site 18:45-05:45 PDT on 9/15-9/20, 18:30-05:45 on 9/21-9/22. * US-STRATCOM documents: * [[%ATTACHURL%/../Eng_080615/LCH_Reports_Handbook_Change_1_8-22-06.pdf][LCH Reports Handbook (rev 8/06)]], [[%ATTACHURL%/../Eng_080615/LCH_updated_contact_information.pdf][LCH Contact Information]] * [[%ATTACHURL%/PMR-palomar080916.txt][9/16/08 UT P/A request]]: [[%ATTACHURL%/stratcom_windows_080916.txt][8/16/08 UT open windows]] * [[%ATTACHURL%/PMR-palomar080917.txt][9/17/08 UT P/A request]]: [[%ATTACHURL%/stratcom_windows_080917.txt][8/17/08 UT open windows]] * [[%ATTACHURL%/PMR-palomar080919.txt][9/19/08 UT P/A request]]: [[%ATTACHURL%/stratcom_windows_080919.txt][8/19/08 UT open windows]] * [[%ATTACHURL%/PMR-palomar080920.txt][9/20/08 UT P/A request]]: [[%ATTACHURL%/stratcom_windows_080920.txt][8/20/08 UT open windows]] * [[%ATTACHURL%/PMR-palomar080921.txt][9/21/08 UT P/A request]]: [[%ATTACHURL%/stratcom_windows_080921.txt][8/21/08 UT open windows]] * [[%ATTACHURL%/PMR-palomar080922.txt][9/22/08 UT P/A request]]: [[%ATTACHURL%/stratcom_windows_080922.txt][8/22/08 UT open windows]] * [[%ATTACHURL%/PMR-palomar080923.txt][9/23/08 UT P/A request]]: Sent 13:52 9/20/08 PDT. ---++++ Personnel schedule | | *Mon 9/15* | *Tue 9/16* | *Thu 9/18* | *Fri 9/19* | *Sat 9/20* | *Sun 9/21* | *Mon 9/22* | | Bouchez | X | X | | X | X | X | X | | Cromer | X | X | X | X | | | | | Dekany | | | X | | | | X | | Roberts | X | X | X | X | | | | | Troy | | | | | X | X | | | Velur | X | X | | | | | | | Kajsa | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Possible JPL visitors on 9/21. ---++++ Test Plans and Procedures Please post your test plans on the [[TestPlans][Test Plan Library]] page, and add a link below. * AO setup * AO system internal focus: [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/PALAO_internal_focus_v4.doc][doc]], [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/PALAO_internal_focus_v4.pdf][pdf]] * AO bench setup and checkout: [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/AO_bench_setup_and_checkout.doc][doc]], [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/AO_bench_setup_and_checkout.pdf][pdf]] * BTO procedures * BTO setup (v2.4): [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/bto_setup_v2-4.doc][doc]], [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/bto_setup_v2-4.pdf][pdf]] * BTO alignment (v2.4): [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/bto_alignment_v2-4.doc][doc]], [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/bto_alignment_v2-4.pdf][pdf]] * BTO alignment, abbreviated version (v1.0): [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/bto_alignment_short_v1-0.doc][doc]], [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/bto_alignment_short_v1-0.pdf][pdf]] * BTO shutdown (v1.1): [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/bto_shutdown_v1-1.doc][doc]], [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/bto_shutdown_v1-1.pdf][pdf]] * Laser procedures * Laser startup (v2.0): [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/laser_setup_v2.doc][doc]], [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/laser_setup_v2.pdf][pdf]] * Laser shutdown (v1.0): [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/laser_shutdown_v1.doc][doc]], [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/laser_shutdown_v1.pdf][pdf]] * Observing procedures: * LGS science night checklist (v1.0): [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/lgs_sci_checklist.doc][doc]], [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/lgs_sci_checklist.pdf][pdf]] * NGS Checkout (v3.1): [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/ngs_checkout_v3-1.doc][doc]], [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/ngs_checkout_v3-1.pdf][pdf]] * LGS Checkout (v1.0): [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/lgs_checkout_v1-0.doc][doc]], [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/lgs_checkout_v1-0.pdf][pdf]] * LGS target acquisition (v4.0): [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/lgs_target_acq_v4-0.doc][doc]], [[%ATTACHURL%/../TestPlans/lgs_target_acq_v4-0.pdf][pdf]]
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