ultraspec observing log      EFOSC2 + NTT
file object date  utc start   utc end    num     mode     exp     cycle     grating     filter     slit     pa     size1     start1     size2     start2     bin     output     gain     speed     clear?     led     temp     version   id pi observer   file   comments
run066   Argon arc   12/06/2009   11:03:04 11:05:26 14 WINBIN 10491 10947.0 G20 None 5.0 50.0 1072 x 300 1, 651 2 x 4 Normal Slow No 160.11 80127 083.D-0749 Littlefair trm,vsd   run066   Narrow slit arc for EI Psc to make ID easier. Beware of shift between slits in dispersion direction (12 pixels)
run065   Argon arc   12/06/2009   11:00:28 11:02:11 53 WINBIN 1491 1965.5 G20 None 5.0 50.0 1072 x 300 1, 651 2 x 4 Normal Slow No 160.04 80127 083.D-0749 Littlefair trm,vsd   run065   Arc for EI Psc. Comp mirror not in beam at start, but ok after that
run064   EI Psc   12/06/2009   08:40:01 10:59:54 4210 WINBIN 1491 1994.0 G20 None 5.0 50.0 1072 x 300 1, 651 2 x 4 Normal Slow No 160.03 80127 083.D-0749 Littlefair trm,vsd   run064   Science data. Twilight coming up at the end
run063   EI Psc   12/06/2009   08:38:47 08:39:48 13 WINBIN 1491 5060.0 None None 5.0 50.0 1072 x 300 1, 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 160.00 80127 083.D-0749 Littlefair trm,vsd   run063   Checking alignment in slit - perfect
run062   EI Psc   12/06/2009   08:00:00 08:38:38 1164 WINBIN 1491 1992.9 G20 None 5.0 50.0 1072 x 300 1, 651 2 x 4 Normal Slow No 160.17 80127 083.D-0749 Littlefair trm,vsd   run062   Science data. Nice Halpha emission line. Much less variable slit losses with 5" slit
run061   EI Psc   12/06/2009   07:59:21 07:59:50 13 WINBIN 1491 2399.6 G20 None 5.0 50.0 1072 x 300 1, 651 1 x 4 Normal Slow No 160.14 80127 083.D-0749 Littlefair trm,vsd   run061   Junk - Switching to 5" slit
run060   EI Psc   12/06/2009   07:56:10 07:58:03 48 WINBIN 1491 2399.9 None None 5.0 50.0 1072 x 300 1, 3 1 x 4 Normal Slow No 160.26 80127 083.D-0749 Littlefair trm,vsd   run060   Junk - Switching to 5" slit
run059   EI Psc   12/06/2009   07:54:27 07:55:06 21 WINBIN 1491 1919.6 None None 5.0 50.0 1072 x 300 1, 651 2 x 4 Normal Slow No 160.05 80127 083.D-0749 Littlefair trm,vsd   run059   Poor guiding and no comparison star, so impossible to detect DNOs
run058   EI Psc   12/06/2009   07:41:16 07:53:49 379 WINBIN 1491 1992.2 G20 None 2.0 50.0 1072 x 300 1, 651 2 x 4 Normal Slow No 159.78 80127 083.D-0749 Littlefair trm,vsd   run058   Science data. Binned to improve SNR. Normal mode - too bright for avalanche
run057   EI Psc   12/06/2009   07:36:09 07:41:08 23 WINBIN 10000 13578.6 G20 None 2.0 50.0 1072 x 300 1, 650 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 160.07 80127 083.D-0749 Littlefair trm,vsd   run057   Take a look at Halpha instead. Feeble line present
run056   EI Psc   12/06/2009   07:33:58 07:35:23 8 WINBIN 10000 12221.1 G19 None 2.0 50.0 1072 x 300 1, 450 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 160.23 80127 083.D-0749 Littlefair trm,vsd   run056   Increase exposure time - still no emission lines
run055   EI Psc   12/06/2009   07:32:18 07:33:28 20 WINBIN 1 3650.6 G19 None 2.0 50.0 1072 x 300 1, 450 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 160.15 80127 083.D-0749 Littlefair trm,vsd   run055   No emission lines?
run054   EI Psc   12/06/2009   07:16:23 07:31:30 413 WINBIN 1 2201.5 None None None 50.0 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 1 Normal Fast No 160.47 80127 083.D-0749 Littlefair trm,vsd   run054   Acquisition
run053   4U 1822-371   12/06/2009   05:54:48 07:08:48 35223 WINBIN 1 126.0 G3 None 1.0 74.5 1072 x 72 1, 64 1072 x 72 1, 458 2 x 4 Avalanche 9 Fast No 160.32 80127 083.D-0278 Durant trm,vsd,pk   run053   Science data. Excellent quality. Vertical CTE problem seems to have vanished. Slewed telescope at end
run052   4U 1822-371   12/06/2009   05:53:07 05:54:44 772 WINBIN 1 126.0 G3 None 1.0 74.5 1072 x 72 1, 59 1072 x 72 1, 459 2 x 4 Avalanche 9 Fast No 160.34 80127 083.D-0278 Durant trm,vsd,pk   run052   Reacquisition
run051   4U 1822-371   12/06/2009   05:45:52 05:50:51 82 WINBIN 1 3684.5 None None 1.0 74.5 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 4 Avalanche 0 Slow No 160.12 80127 083.D-0278 Durant trm,vsd,pk   run051   Reacquisition
run050   4U 1822-371   12/06/2009   05:45:23 05:45:43 21 WINBIN 1 990.5 None None 1.0 74.5 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 4 Avalanche 0 Fast No 160.10 80127 083.D-0278 Durant trm,vsd,pk   run050   Reacquisition
run049   4U 1822-371   12/06/2009   05:44:51 05:45:15 32 WINBIN 1 772.7 None None 1.0 74.5 1072 x 1072 1, 1 2 x 4 Avalanche 0 Fast No 160.00 80127 083.D-0278 Durant trm,vsd,pk   run049   Reacquisition - guiding stopped during arcs
run048   HeAr arc   12/06/2009   05:42:42 05:43:38 27 WINBIN 1 2122.1 G3 None None 74.5 1072 x 1072 1, 1 2 x 4 Avalanche 0 Slow No 159.74 80127 083.D-0278 Durant trm,vsd,pk   run048   Arcs with same binning as for 4U1822-371
run047   HeAr arc   12/06/2009   05:39:00 05:41:55 13 WINBIN 1 14638.3 G3 None None 74.5 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 1 Avalanche 0 Slow No 160.19 80127 083.D-0278 Durant trm,vsd,pk   run047   Perfect arc for 4U1822-371
run046   HeAr arc   12/06/2009   05:37:38 05:38:40 5 WINBIN 1000 15419.0 G3 None None 74.5 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 1 Avalanche 0 Slow Yes 160.21 80127 083.D-0278 Durant trm,vsd,pk   run046   Adding He lamp - exposure too short
run045   Argon arc   12/06/2009   05:35:15 05:36:09 4 WINBIN 5000 18002.3 G3 None None 74.5 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 1 Avalanche 0 Slow Yes 160.34 80127 083.D-0278 Durant trm,vsd,pk   run045   Good arc
run044   Argon arc   12/06/2009   05:33:34 05:34:51 6 WINBIN 1000 15469.2 G3 None None 74.5 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 1 Avalanche 0 Slow Yes 160.28 80127 083.D-0278 Durant trm,vsd,pk   run044   Arc. Exposure too short
run043   4U 1822-371   12/06/2009   05:21:51 05:32:31 292 WINBIN 1 2201.5 None None None 74.6 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 1 Normal Fast No 160.20 80127 083.D-0278 Durant trm,vsd,pk   run043   Acquisition - focussing telescope
run042   Argon arc   12/06/2009   05:12:14 05:13:01 43 WINBIN 50 1112.7 G13 None 2.0 87.35 1072 x 200 1, 1 1072 x 200 1, 349 1 x 2 Avalanche 0 Medium Yes 160.11 80127 083.C-0653 Littlefair trm,vsd,pk   run042   Arc. Shorter exposure time to get brightest lines
run041   Argon arc   12/06/2009   05:11:37 05:12:03 22 WINBIN 200 1254.3 G13 None 2.0 87.35 1072 x 200 1, 1 1072 x 200 1, 349 1 x 2 Avalanche 0 Medium Yes 160.08 80127 083.C-0653 Littlefair trm,vsd,pk   run041   Arc. Shorter exposure time to get brightest lines
run040   Argon arc   12/06/2009   05:10:27 05:10:50 8 WINBIN 500 3189.7 G13 None 2.0 87.35 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 2 Avalanche 0 Medium Yes 160.12 80127 083.C-0653 Littlefair trm,vsd,pk   run040   Arc. Shorter exposure time to get brightest lines
run039   Argon arc   12/06/2009   05:09:05 05:10:08 24 WINBIN 1 2730.6 G13 None 2.0 87.35 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 2 Avalanche 0 Medium No 160.24 80127 083.C-0653 Littlefair trm,vsd,pk   run039   Arc. Shorter exposure time to get brightest lines
run038   Argon arc   12/06/2009   05:07:21 05:08:40 9 WINBIN 2765 9867.5 G13 None 2.0 87.35 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 2 Avalanche 0 Slow No 160.23 80127 083.C-0653 Littlefair trm,vsd,pk   run038   Arc. Good for fainter lines, but watch for saturation in brighter lines
run037   TVLM 513-46546   12/06/2009   04:52:14 05:06:01 414 WINBIN 1265 2002.2 G13 None 2.0 87.35 1072 x 200 1, 1 1072 x 200 1, 349 1 x 2 Avalanche 9 Fast No 160.04 80127 083.C-0653 Littlefair trm,vsd,pk   run037   Science data. Airmass 2.4 at end
run036   TVLM 513-46546   12/06/2009   04:50:40 04:51:49 8 WINBIN 9266 9832.5 None None 2.0 87.35 1072 x 200 1, 1 1072 x 200 1, 349 1 x 2 Avalanche 0 Fast No 160.03 80127 083.C-0653 Littlefair trm,vsd,pk   run036   Tweaking alignment on slit
run035   TVLM 513-46546   12/06/2009   04:48:32 04:50:20 55 WINBIN 1265 1993.3 None None 2.0 87.35 1072 x 200 1, 1 1072 x 200 1, 349 1 x 2 Avalanche 0 Fast No 160.00 80127 083.C-0653 Littlefair trm,vsd,pk   run035   Tweaking alignment on slit. Nudged telescope by 0.4"
run034   TVLM 513-46546   12/06/2009   03:41:28 04:48:19 2002 WINBIN 1265 2004.9 G13 None 2.0 87.35 1072 x 200 1, 1 1072 x 200 1, 349 1 x 2 Avalanche 9 Fast No 160.04 80127 083.C-0653 Littlefair trm,vsd,pk   run034   Science data. Seeing = 0.5"
run033   TVLM 513-46546   12/06/2009   03:40:45 03:41:10 14 WINBIN 1265 1908.0 None None 2.0 87.35 1072 x 200 1, 1 1072 x 200 1, 349 1 x 2 Avalanche 0 Fast No 160.00 80127 083.C-0653 Littlefair trm,vsd,pk   run033   Tweaking alignment on slit. Perfect!
run032   TVLM 513-46546   12/06/2009   02:44:22 03:40:32 1682 WINBIN 1265 2004.9 G13 None 2.0 87.35 1072 x 200 1, 1 1072 x 200 1, 349 1 x 2 Avalanche 9 Fast No 160.02 80127 083.C-0653 Littlefair trm,vsd,pk   run032   Science data. Excellent conditions. Photometric. Seeing = 0.5"
run031   TVLM 513-46546   12/06/2009   02:42:58 02:43:55 30 WINBIN 1265 1968.8 None None 2.0 87.35 1072 x 200 1, 1 1072 x 200 1, 349 1 x 2 Avalanche 0 Fast No 160.00 80127 083.C-0653 Littlefair trm,vsd,pk   run031   Tweaking alignment on slit. Nudged telescope by 0.2"
run030   TVLM 513-46546   12/06/2009   00:47:52 02:42:46 3439 WINBIN 1265 2005.2 G13 None 2.0 87.35 1072 x 200 1, 1 1072 x 200 1, 349 1 x 2 Avalanche 9 Fast No 160.01 80127 083.C-0653 Littlefair trm,vsd,pk   run030   Science data
run029   TVLM 513-46546   12/06/2009   00:44:39 00:47:20 82 WINBIN 1265 1989.7 None None 2.0 87.35 1072 x 200 1, 1 1072 x 200 1, 349 1 x 2 Avalanche 0 Fast No 160.00 80127 083.C-0653 Littlefair trm,vsd,pk   run029   Tweaking alignment on slit. Nudged telescope by 0.3"
run028   TVLM 513-46546   11/06/2009   23:59:52 00:44:32 1338 WINBIN 1265 2004.9 G13 None 2.0 87.35 1072 x 200 1, 1 1072 x 200 1, 349 1 x 2 Avalanche 9 Fast No 160.66 80127 083.C-0653 Littlefair trm,vsd,pk   run028   Science data. Now doing avalanche output for comparison - virtually no difference so stick with this
run027   TVLM 513-46546   11/06/2009   23:50:15 23:55:29 3 WINBIN 294000 156982.0 G13 None 2.0 87.35 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 2 Normal Slow No 160.26 80127 083.C-0653 Littlefair trm,vsd,pk   run027   Science data. Doing a long normal/slow exposure for comparison with avalanche output
run026   Feige 67   11/06/2009   23:39:42 23:43:59 51 WINBIN 3000 5140.6 None None None 0.0 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 1 Normal Fast No 159.49 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd   run026   Acquisition on TVLM 513-46546 - note object name error
run025   Feige 67   11/06/2009   23:34:04 23:39:30 149 WINBIN 1 2201.5 None None None 0.0 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 1 Normal Fast No 160.61 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd   run025   Focus on TVLM 513-46546 - note object name error - astigmatic image, but 0.8" FWHM
run024   Feige 67   11/06/2009   23:23:55 23:29:14 146 WINBIN 1 2201.5 None None None 0.0 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 1 Normal Fast No 159.98 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd   run024   Junk - telescope image quality poor - recalibrating active optics. Giving up on this
run023   Feige 67   11/06/2009   22:54:58 23:09:35 399 WINBIN 1 2201.5 None None None 0.0 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 1 Normal Fast No 160.05 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd   run023   Junk - telescope image quality poor - recalibrating active optics
run022   Feige 67   11/06/2009   22:30:43 22:32:42 55 WINBIN 1 2201.5 None None None 0.0 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 1 Normal Fast No 160.81 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd   run022   Acquisition - no star! Tertiary mirror in wrong position
run021   Sky flat   11/06/2009   22:16:30 22:25:32 7 WINBIN 100000 90305.0 None i' None NA 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 1 Normal Fast No 159.16 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd,pk   run021   Counts ok - use these, but something must be wrong exposure time too long
run020   Sky flat   11/06/2009   22:12:09 22:13:59 51 WINBIN 1 2201.5 None i' None NA 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 1 Normal Fast No 159.53 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd,pk   run020   Still not enough counts - started these too late?
run019   Sky flat   11/06/2009   22:11:39 22:12:02 11 WINBIN 100 2322.1 None i' None NA 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 1 Normal Fast Yes 159.52 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd,pk   run019   Sky flat for i' imaging. Hardly any counts
run018   Vertical CTE test   11/06/2009   22:04:13 22:09:49 2841 WINBIN 1 118.1 G7 None 3-pinhole NA 1072 x 48 1, 107 1072 x 48 1, 875 1 x 4 Avalanche 9 Fast No 160.43 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd,pk   run018   Good data. Chip has been cooled to 160K and vertical CTE not there. What is going on?
run017   Vertical CTE test   11/06/2009   22:02:04 22:04:07 1952 WINBIN 1 63.1 G7 None 3-pinhole NA 1072 x 48 1, 107 1 x 4 Avalanche 9 Fast No 161.43 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd,pk   run017   Junk - only read out one window
run016   Tungsten flat   11/06/2009   21:04:15 21:08:04 105 WINBIN 1 2201.5 None i' None NA 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 1 Normal Fast No 168.26 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd,pk   run016   Checking for i'-band fringing when imaging - looks clean!
run015   Vertical CTE test   11/06/2009   20:15:01 20:39:17 12325 WINBIN 1 118.1 G7 None 3-pinhole NA 1072 x 48 1, 107 1072 x 48 1, 875 1 x 4 Avalanche 9 Fast No 169.31 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd,pk   run015   Good data. Chip has been warmed to 170K and vertical CTE seems to have gone!
run014   Vertical CTE test   11/06/2009   20:13:24 20:14:57 96 WINBIN 1 987.0 G7 None 3-pinhole NA 1072 x 1068 1, 3 1 x 4 Avalanche 9 Fast No 169.68 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd,pk   run014   Junk - setting up an extremely low count rate
run013   Vertical CTE test   11/06/2009   20:12:09 20:12:51 362 WINBIN 1 115.2 G7 None 3-pinhole NA 1072 x 48 1, 283 1072 x 48 1, 675 1 x 4 Avalanche 9 Fast No 169.85 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd,pk   run013   Junk - setting up an extremely low count rate
run012   Vertical CTE test   11/06/2009   20:09:37 20:09:37 1 WINBIN 20000 G19 None 3-pinhole NA 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 2 Normal Slow No 170.05 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd,pk   run012   Junk - setting up an extremely low count rate
run011   Vertical CTE test   11/06/2009   20:06:18 20:06:18 1 WINBIN 20000 G19 None 3-pinhole NA 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 2 Normal Slow No 170.24 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd,pk   run011   Junk - setting up an extremely low count rate
run010   Vertical CTE test   11/06/2009   20:05:09 20:05:34 14 WINBIN 1 1947.6 G19 None 3-pinhole NA 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 2 Avalanche 9 Fast No 170.47 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd,pk   run010   Junk - setting up an extremely low count rate
run009   Vertical CTE test   11/06/2009   20:04:09 20:05:00 27 WINBIN 1 1947.7 G19 None 3-pinhole NA 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 2 Avalanche 0 Fast No 170.61 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd,pk   run009   Setting up for extremely low count rate. FFRed lamp on
run008   Bias   11/06/2009   19:54:14 19:59:41 51 WINBIN 1 6537.0 Hartmann U pinhole 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 2 Normal Slow Yes 171.01 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd,pk   run008   General full-frame normal/slow bias, bin 1x2
run007   Bias   11/06/2009   19:51:03 19:52:42 51 WINBIN 1 1979.2 Hartmann U pinhole 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 2 Avalanche 0 Fast Yes 170.72 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd,pk   run007   General full-frame avalanche/fast bias, bin 1x2
run006   Bias   11/06/2009   19:47:12 19:50:26 51 WINBIN 1 3893.5 Hartmann U pinhole 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 1 Avalanche 0 Fast Yes 170.24 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd,pk   run006   General full-frame avalanche/fast bias
run005   Bias   11/06/2009   19:35:47 19:46:38 51 WINBIN 1 13009.6 Hartmann U pinhole 1072 x 1072 1, 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 168.68 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd,pk   run005   General full-frame normal/slow bias
run004   Bias   11/06/2009   19:33:21 19:34:37 103 WINBIN 1 745.7 G20 U 3-pinhole NA 1072 x 200 1, 305 1072 x 200 1, 655 1 x 2 Avalanche 0 Fast No 168.88 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd   run004   Bias for TVLM 513-4654 on 2009_06_10
run003   Bias   11/06/2009   19:29:58 19:30:40 51 WINBIN 1 837.5 G20 U 3-pinhole NA 902 x 300 1, 451 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 168.97 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd,pk   run003   Bias for NN Ser on 2009_06_09
run002   Bias   11/06/2009   19:27:11 19:29:13 51 WINBIN 1 2446.4 G20 U 3-pinhole NA 1072 x 200 1, 427 1072 x 200 1, 737 1 x 2 Normal Slow No 169.81 80127 Calib Calib trm,vsd,pk   run002   Bias for EC21178-5417 on 2009_06_09. Dark in dome, cal mirror in
run001     11/06/2009   19:00:29 19:00:29 POWON   run001   Power ON