ultraspec observing log      EFOSC2 + NTT
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run041   Bias   26/06/2009   10:07:59 10:08:08 51 WINBIN 1 179.8 G20 U Holes_Mask 0.0 224 x 224 501 475 4 x 4 Avalanche 0 Fast Yes 170.2 80127 Calib Calib rdgh,sl,rc,cdjs   run041   Bias for tonight's 4U1636-536 data (run031)
run040   Bias   26/06/2009   10:05:24 10:05:44 51 WINBIN 1 395.2 G20 U Holes_Mask 0.0 1056 x 120 1 3 1056 x 120 1, 911 2 x 2 Avalanche 0 Fast Yes 170.0 80127 Calib Calib rdgh,sl,rc,cdjs   run040   Bias for Sco X-1 data tonight
run039   Bias   26/06/2009   10:01:39 10:04:29 51 WINBIN 1 3400.0 G20 U Holes_Mask 0.0 1056 x 1072 1 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow Yes 170.0 80127 Calib Calib rdgh,sl,rc,cdjs   run039   Full frame, 2x2 bias for tonights runs 20, 35, 37
run038   Helium Arc   26/06/2009   09:52:51 09:59:20 4 WINBIN 117000 129793.0 G19 None 1.0 0.0 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 170.3 80127 Calib Calib rdgh,sl,rc,cdjs   run038   Arc for Sco X-1 observations tonight
run037   CTCV 2354-4700   26/06/2009   08:57:17 09:45:29 860 WINBIN 0 3367.3 None g' None 0.0 1056 x 1072 1 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 170.0 80127 083.D-0749 Littlefair rdgh,sl,rc,cdjs   run037   another CTCV eclipse. Looks decent conditions. Closed at end, due to wind
run036   4U 1812-12   26/06/2009   08:18:46 08:53:57 72 WINBIN 26500 29734.0 None i' None 0.0 1056 x 1072 1 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 169.7 80127 083.D-0352 O'Brien rdgh,sl,rc,cdjs   run036   not so good this run - some cloud and high airmass.
run035   4U 1812-12   26/06/2009   07:03:42 08:03:41 122 WINBIN 26500 29742.3 None i' None 0.0 1056 x 1072 1 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 170.0 80127 083.D-0352 O'Brien rdgh,sl,rc,cdjs   run035   back to i', lost guiding due to cloud at the end
run034   4U 1812-12   26/06/2009   07:02:29 07:03:04 3 WINBIN 26500 17715.0 None r' None 0.0 1056 x 1072 1 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 170.0 80127 083.D-0352 O'Brien rdgh,sl,rc,cdjs   run034   somewhere in between for r', unsurprisingly
run033   4U 1812-12   26/06/2009   06:59:42 07:01:40 5 WINBIN 26500 29588.2 None i' None 0.0 1056 x 1072 1 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 170.0 80127 083.D-0352 O'Brien rdgh,sl,rc,cdjs   run033   Much brighter in i - clearly visible in a 30s image
run032   4U 1812-12   26/06/2009   06:36:55 06:58:52 46 WINBIN 26500 29281.5 None g' None 0.0 1056 x 1072 1 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 170.3 80127 083.D-0352 O'Brien rdgh,sl,rc,cdjs   run032   Acquisition, followed by science data - only just visible in around 10 minutes of data
run031   4U1636-536   26/06/2009   04:56:30 06:30:51 38411 WINBIN 0 147.3 None g' None 0.0 224 x 224 501 475 4 x 4 Avalanche 9 Fast No 170.0 80127 083.D-0352 O'Brien rdgh,sl,rc,cdjs   run031   Science data
run030   4U1636-536   26/06/2009   04:53:39 04:54:05 178 WINBIN 0 148.4 None g' None 0.0 224 x 224 501 551 4 x 4 Avalanche 9 Fast No 169.8 80127 083.D-0352 O'Brien rdgh,sl,rc,cdjs   run030   acquisition
run029   4U1636-536   26/06/2009   04:49:59 04:53:32 211 WINBIN 49 1015.8 None g' None 0.0 1056 x 1068 1 3 4 x 4 Normal Slow Yes 170.1 80127 083.D-0352 O'Brien rdgh,sl,rc,cdjs   run029   acquisition
run028   4U1636-536   26/06/2009   04:48:01 04:49:28 94 WINBIN 0 935.4 None g' None 0.0 1056 x 1068 1 3 4 x 4 Normal Slow No 170.2 80127 083.D-0352 O'Brien rdgh,sl,rc,cdjs   run028   acquisition
run027   Sco X-1   26/06/2009   03:27:17 04:45:16 12898 WINBIN 0 362.7 G19 None 1.0 38.55 1056 x 120 1 3 1056 x 120 1, 911 2 x 2 Avalanche 9 Fast No 170.1 80127 083.D-0352 O'Brien rdgh,sl,rc,cdjs   run027   Science data. Good quality. Lost guiding for a short while, but recovered
run026   Sco X-1   26/06/2009   03:20:49 03:26:44 164 WINBIN 1 2177.5 None g' None 39.05 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Normal Fast No 170.1 80127 083.D-0352 O'Brien sl,rdgh,cdjs,rc   run026   Re-acquisition, new PA is 0.5 degrees less...
run025   Sco X-1   26/06/2009   03:12:34 03:20:15 1271 WINBIN 0 362.7 G19 None 1.5 39.05 1056 x 120 1 3 1056 x 120 1, 911 2 x 2 Avalanche 9 Fast No 169.7 80127 083.D-0352 O'Brien rdgh,sl,rc,cdjs   run025   Science data, but looks like the PA we've been using on previous nights no longer aligns Sco X-1 and comparison on slit
run024   Sco X-1   26/06/2009   03:10:08 03:12:01 53 WINBIN 1 2177.5 None g' None 39.05 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Normal Fast No 170.0 80127 083.D-0352 O'Brien sl,rdgh,cdjs,rc   run024   Acquisition
run023   Sco X-1   26/06/2009   02:47:33 02:48:39 31 WINBIN 1 2177.5 None g' None 39.05 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Normal Fast No 169.9 80127 083.D-0352 O'Brien sl,rdgh,cdjs,rc   run023   Aborted acquisition as cloud came in and guiding lost again
run022   Sco X-1   26/06/2009   02:21:57 02:35:52 2303 WINBIN 0 362.7 G19 None 1.0 39.05 1056 x 120 1 3 1056 x 120 1, 911 2 x 2 Avalanche 9 Fast No 170.0 80127 083.D-0352 O'Brien rdgh,sl,rc,cdjs   run022   Science data.Cloudy at start... Guiding lost at end...
run021   Sco X-1   26/06/2009   02:18:30 02:21:05 72 WINBIN 1 2177.5 None g' None 39.05 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Normal Fast No 170.0 80127 083.D-0352 O'Brien sl,rdgh,cdjs,rc   run021   Acquisition.
run020   4U 1246-588   26/06/2009   00:07:59 02:14:37 771 WINBIN 6500 9867.1 None g' None 90.0 1056 x 1072 1 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 169.5 80127 083.D-0352 O'Brien sl,cdjs,rc,rdgh   run020   Better. Seeing improving to 1.3" WARNING: start of run has approx 12 minute periodicity in seeing - careful about finding a similar period in data!! Cloud after 1 hour.
run019   4U 1246-588   26/06/2009   00:01:49 00:07:09 34 WINBIN 6500 9670.4 None g' None 3.0 1056 x 1072 1 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 170.3 80127 083.D-0352 O'Brien sl,cdjs,rc,rdgh   run019   Acquisition. Not sure we're in the right place here at all
run018   2S 0918-549   25/06/2009   23:22:14 23:55:29 136 WINBIN 2000 14777.5 None g' None 90.0 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 169.6 80127 083.D-0352 O'Brien sl,cdjs,rc,rdgh   run018   Science data. Focussing at start. UCXRB visible, but only just as smudge next to bright star in sum of 100 frames
run017   Tungsten Flat   25/06/2009   22:53:25 23:04:17 5 WINBIN 150001 162794.0 G19 None 5.0 N/A 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 170.1 80127 Calib Calib sl,cdjs,rc   run017   Much better, use this one. We should now be up-to-date, having flats and arcs for every Grism/Slit combination used
run016   Tungsten Flat   25/06/2009   22:43:51 22:48:02 5 WINBIN 50000 62792.7 G19 None 5.0 N/A 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 170.4 80127 Calib Calib sl,cdjs,rc   run016   Needs more counts. Use if necessary
run015   Tungsten Flat   25/06/2009   22:32:21 22:40:18 5 WINBIN 106650 119443.0 G13 None 1.5 N/A 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 169.9 80127 Calib Calib sl,cdjs,rc   run015   Very nice flat, lots of counts, shows 'red dip'
run014   Tungsten Flat   25/06/2009   21:33:01 21:40:58 5 WINBIN 106650 119443.0 G3 None 1.5 N/A 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 170.0 80127 Calib Calib sl,cdjs,rc   run014   Good Flat
run013   Tungsten Flat   25/06/2009   21:25:32 21:29:31 5 WINBIN 46800 59592.8 G3 None 5.0 N/A 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 170.0 80127 Calib Calib sl,cdjs,rc   run013   Good Flat.
run012   Tungsten Flat   25/06/2009   21:20:08 21:22:14 5 WINBIN 18700 31492.2 G20 None 1.5 N/A 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 170.2 80127 Calib Calib sl,cdjs,rc   run012   OKish. Peak counts 2000
run011   Tungsten Flat   25/06/2009   21:12:58 21:15:04 5 WINBIN 18700 31492.2 G20 None 5.0 N/A 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 169.8 80127 Calib Calib sl,cdjs,rc   run011   Good flat
run010   Tungsten Flat   25/06/2009   21:11:40 21:12:07 2 WINBIN 18700 26398.0 G20 None 5.0 N/A 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 170.0 80127 Calib Calib sl,cdjs,rc   run010   DAMN! Lights off, don't use
run009   Bias   25/06/2009   20:35:04 20:35:24 51 WINBIN 0 394.2 G20 U Holes_Mask N/A 1056 x 120 1 3 1056 x 120 1, 911 2 x 2 Avalanche 0 Fast Yes 170.1 80127 Calib Calib sl,cdjs,rc   run009   Bias for run030 last night. Fine.
run008   Bias   25/06/2009   20:31:04 20:31:32 51 WINBIN 0 553.9 G20 U Holes_Mask N/A 1056 x 140 1 59 1056 x 140 1, 379 1 x 2 Avalanche 0 Fast Yes 169.9 80127 Calib Calib sl,cdjs,rc   run008   Bias for run025 last night. Fine.
run007   Bias   25/06/2009   20:26:59 20:28:49 51 WINBIN 0 2208.0 G20 U Holes_Mask N/A 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Normal Fast Yes 170.0 80127 Calib Calib sl,cdjs,rc   run007   Looks OK, Median 655, sigma 3.9 For runs 16-17 last night
run006   Tungsten flat   25/06/2009   18:07:28 18:37:26 10 WINBIN 187000 199794.0 G19 None 1.5 N/A 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 169.9 80127 Calib Calib cmc,rdgh   run006  
run005   Tungsten flat   25/06/2009   17:11:14 17:41:12 10 WINBIN 187000 199794.0 G19 None 1.0 N/A 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 169.9 80127 Calib Calib cmc,rdgh   run005  
run004   Tungsten flat   25/06/2009   16:37:33 17:07:31 10 WINBIN 187000 199794.0 G19 None 0.5 N/A 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 170.2 80127 Calib Calib cmc,rdgh   run004  
run003   Bias   25/06/2009   16:28:51 16:32:05 51 WINBIN 1 3869.5 G20 U 3-pinhole N/A 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Avalanche 0 Fast Yes 169.9 80127 Calib Calib cmc,rdgh   run003  
run002   Bias   25/06/2009   16:17:45 16:28:26 51 WINBIN 1 12825.0 G20 U 3-pinhole N/A 1056 x 1072 1 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 170.0 80127 Calib Calib cmc,rdgh   run002   This bias is fine, but as always don't use first 15 frames or so.
run001     25/06/2009   16:17:06 16:17:06 POWON   run001   Power ON.