ultraspec observing log      ULTRASPEC + TNT
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run078   SDSS J154846.00+405728.8   29/03/2014   21:10:24 22:40:19 1603 data WINBIN .7 3367.4 kg5 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 160.5 130317 GTO GTO lkh,vsd,tsh   run078   Science, seeing flaring a bit. Observing into twilight as testing new usdriver...
run077   SDSS J154846.00+405728.8   29/03/2014   21:08:50 21:10:17 27 data caution WINBIN .7 3367.3 kg5 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 160.2 130317 GTO GTO lkh,vsd,tsh   run077   Acquisition
run076   GW Lib   29/03/2014   20:30:45 21:07:46 283 data WINBIN 4523.7 7874.4 kg5 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 160.2 130317 GTO GTO vsd,lkh,tsh   run076   Science, possible pulsations. Need to analyse all datasets to check properly.
run075   GW Lib   29/03/2014   20:29:40 20:30:34 8 data caution WINBIN 4523.7 7739.1 kg5 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 160.5 130317 GTO GTO vsd,lkh,tsh   run075   Acquisition
run074       POWON   run074   PON
run073   GALEX J171708.5+675712   29/03/2014   19:44:11 20:24:22 1695 data WINBIN .7 1423.0 kg5 1056 x 450 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 159.5 130317 GTO GTO vsd,tsh,lkh   run073   Science, very noisy, hard to see eclipse (low altitude, flaring seeing)
run072   GALEX J171708.5+675712   29/03/2014   19:42:51 19:42:53 2 data WINBIN .7 1422.0 kg5 1056 x 450 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 159.5 130317 GTO GTO vsd,tsh,lkh   run072   Junk - accidentally pressed stop straight after start
run071   GALEX J171708.5+675712   29/03/2014   19:41:32 19:42:47 54 data caution WINBIN .7 1423.0 kg5 1056 x 450 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 159.8 130317 GTO GTO vsd,tsh,lkh   run071   Acquisition
run070   SDSS J132518.18+233808.0   29/03/2014   18:54:17 19:39:58 815 data WINBIN .7 3367.4 kg5 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 160.1 130317 GTO GTO vsd,tsh,lkh   run070   Science, nice eclipse.
run069   SDSS J132518.18+233808.0   29/03/2014   18:52:00 18:54:11 40 data caution WINBIN .7 3367.4 kg5 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 160.3 130317 GTO GTO vsd,tsh,lkh   run069   Acquisition
run068   SDSS J095737.59+300136.5   29/03/2014   15:50:46 18:47:53 2176 data WINBIN 1520.0 4886.0 g 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 159.8 130317 GTO GTO vsd,tsh   run068   Science data, a few telescope glitches, but quickly recovered
run067   SDSS J095737.59+300136.5   29/03/2014   15:47:15 15:50:09 37 data caution WINBIN 1520.0 4844.5 g 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 160.3 130317 GTO GTO vsd,tsh   run067   Acquisition
run066       POWON   run066   Had to restart Tom's new usdriver
run065   SDSS J085713.26+331843.0   29/03/2014   15:16:50 15:39:24 403 data WINBIN .7 3367.4 kg5 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 160.4 130317 GTO GTO vsd,tsh   run065   Primary eclipse. Refocussing at start. 1.5" seeing
run064   SDSS J085713.26+331843.0   29/03/2014   15:16:42 15:16:45 2 data WINBIN .7 3367.0 kg5 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 160.4 130317 GTO GTO vsd,tsh   run064   Junk
run063   SDSS J085713.26+331843.0   29/03/2014   15:13:35 15:16:33 54 data caution WINBIN .7 3367.4 kg5 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 160.4 130317 GTO GTO vsd,tsh   run063   Acquisition
run062   SDSS J102102.25+174439.9   29/03/2014   13:10:23 15:11:32 738 data WINBIN 6500.7 9862.8 r 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 160.2 130317 GTO GTO vsd,tsh   run062   Primary eclipse and some nice post-eclipse dips (but none pre-eclipse)
run061       POWON   run061   Quick switchover to test Tom's new usdriver before primary eclipse starts
run060   SDSS J102102.25+174439.9   29/03/2014   12:54:53 13:08:59 87 data WINBIN 6500.7 9839.7 NA r NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 159.7 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd,tsh   run060   Science data Seeing 1.6" and photometric. Refocus at start
run059   SDSS J102102.25+174439.9   29/03/2014   12:51:19 12:54:39 22 data caution WINBIN 6500.7 9557.9 NA r NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow No 159.8 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd,tsh   run059   Acquisition
run058   BD-00 1703a   29/03/2014   12:42:25 12:49:02 32 data WINBIN .7 12792.4 NA u NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 160.0 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd,tsh   run058   Bit faint
run057   BD-00 1703a   29/03/2014   12:39:37 12:41:58 12 data WINBIN .7 12792.3 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 159.9 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd,tsh   run057   Use this
run056   BD-00 1703a   29/03/2014   12:36:17 12:39:04 14 data WINBIN .7 12792.4 NA r NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 159.7 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd,tsh   run056   Use this
run055   BD-00 1703a   29/03/2014   12:31:38 12:35:41 20 data WINBIN .7 12792.4 NA i NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 159.6 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd,tsh   run055   Use this
run054   BD-00 1703a   29/03/2014   12:28:42 12:31:02 12 data WINBIN .7 12792.4 NA z NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 159.7 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd,tsh   run054   Use this
run053   BD-00 1703a   29/03/2014   12:27:02 12:28:10 6 data WINBIN 1000.7 13659.8 NA z NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.8 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd,tsh   run053   Bit faint
run052   BD-00 1703a   29/03/2014   12:22:47 12:26:28 17 data WINBIN 1000.7 13797.3 NA i NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 160.3 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd,tsh   run052   SDSS standard (Ru 149D). Out of focus at start. Bit faint. I think it is photometric outside.
run051   Flat   29/03/2014   12:13:50 12:18:31 23 flat WINBIN .7 12792.4 NA i NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 160.5 130317 1100 Calib Calib vsd,tsh   run051   Back to i', this time without clear - all seems good with new app - but flats not great as stars visible
run050   Flat   29/03/2014   12:09:30 12:11:12 9 flat WINBIN .7 12792.2 NA i NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow No 160.3 130317 1100 Calib Calib vsd,tsh   run050   Strange - system says i' but this flat is definitely in u'. Box in scope says i' as well. Can't trust wheel - aargh!
run049   Flat   29/03/2014   12:07:34 12:08:56 7 flat WINBIN 1000.7 13693.2 NA KG5 NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 160.2 130317 1100 Calib Calib vsd,tsh   run049   Bit faint
run048   Flat   29/03/2014   12:06:27 12:07:07 4 flat WINBIN 1000.7 13526.3 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 160.1 130317 1100 Calib Calib vsd,tsh   run048   Bit faint
run047   Flat   29/03/2014   11:58:58 12:05:52 31 flat WINBIN 1000.7 13826.5 NA i NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.2 130317 1100 Calib Calib vsd,tsh   run047   Good i' flats for magnetar last night. Saturation problem non-existent in slow - hurrah!
run046   Flat   29/03/2014   11:57:12 11:58:20 6 flat WINBIN 1000.7 13659.8 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.2 130317 1100 Calib Calib vsd,tsh   run046   Saturated
run045   Flat   29/03/2014   11:55:51 11:56:45 4 flat WINBIN 6000.7 17910.7 NA u NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.3 130317 1100 Calib Calib vsd,tsh   run045   Blank sky in East, telescope spiralling - running in slow to test saturation-problem fix
run044   Flat   29/03/2014   11:54:18 11:55:12 5 flat WINBIN 1000.7 13609.8 NA u NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.6 130317 1100 Calib Calib vsd,tsh   run044   Blank sky in East, telescope spiralling - exposure time a bit short
run043   Flat   29/03/2014   11:53:11 11:53:51 4 flat WINBIN 1000.7 13526.3 NA u NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.9 130317 -99 Calib Calib vsd,tsh   run043   Junk
run042   Dark   29/03/2014   09:54:55 11:40:26 12 dark WINBIN 600000.7 575563.0 NA u NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 160.0 130317 -99 Calib Calib vsd   run042   Dark frames with lights off and mirrors closed. No lens cap used though. 6 cts/pix/hr
run041   Test   29/03/2014   09:32:21 09:33:00 4 technical WINBIN 256.7 13030.3 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 160.1 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run041   Double exposure time - now saturating in centre, but looks sensible
run040   Test   29/03/2014   09:30:52 09:31:57 6 technical WINBIN 128.7 12962.2 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 160.1 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run040   Double exposure time - light level increases but doesn't quite double
run039   Test   29/03/2014   09:29:49 09:30:28 4 technical WINBIN 64.7 12902.3 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 160.1 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run039   Double exposure time - light level increases but doesn't quite double
run038   Test   29/03/2014   09:27:14 09:28:19 6 technical WINBIN 32.7 12885.4 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 160.0 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run038   Double exposure time - light level increases but doesn't quite double
run037   Test   29/03/2014   09:25:33 09:26:38 6 technical WINBIN 16.7 12872.6 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 160.1 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run037   Double exposure time - light level increases but doesn't double: unsurprising as clear time ~ exptime
run036   Test   29/03/2014   09:24:18 09:25:10 5 technical WINBIN 8.7 12865.5 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 160.1 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run036   Double exposure time - light level increases but doesn't double: unsurprising as clear time > exptime
run035   Test   29/03/2014   09:23:13 09:23:52 4 technical WINBIN 4.7 12862.3 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 160.0 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run035   Double exposure time - light level increases but doesn't double: unsurprising as clear time > exptime
run034   Test   29/03/2014   09:22:03 09:22:41 4 technical WINBIN 2.7 12861.0 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 160.0 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run034   Extreme light level again - 7 kcts/pix and all looks fine
run033   Test   29/03/2014   09:19:29 09:21:25 10 technical WINBIN 2.7 12861.6 NA z NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.9 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run033   J
run032   Test   29/03/2014   09:13:37 09:18:20 23 technical WINBIN 2.7 12861.8 NA u NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.7 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run032   Junk
run031   Test   29/03/2014   09:03:41 09:12:16 41 technical WINBIN 2.7 12861.8 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 160.3 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run031   Nice dataset showing extreme light levels (dome open, mirror open, daylight, g' filter, 2 msec exp), and saturation problem kicks in around 10 kcts/pix
run030   Test   29/03/2014   08:54:13 08:54:39 3 technical WINBIN 2.7 12860.5 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.9 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run030   Still saturated - need to reduce light level a bit
run029   Test   29/03/2014   08:52:55 08:53:46 5 technical WINBIN 2.7 12861.3 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.8 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run029   Still saturated - need to reduce light level a bit
run028   Test   29/03/2014   08:51:45 08:52:23 4 technical WINBIN 10.7 12866.0 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.8 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run028   Saturated. Light increased too much. Need to reduce exposure delay even more
run027   Test   29/03/2014   08:50:47 08:51:26 4 technical WINBIN 50.7 12893.0 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.8 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run027   Saturated. Light increased too much. Need to reduce exposure delay even more
run026   Test   29/03/2014   08:49:49 08:50:15 3 technical WINBIN 250.7 12984.5 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.7 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run026   Saturated. Light increased too much. Need to reduce exposure delay
run025   Test   29/03/2014   08:48:40 08:49:32 5 technical WINBIN 250.7 13047.3 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.8 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run025   Is saturation problem evident when light increased to 20 kcts/pix - no!
run024   Test   29/03/2014   08:46:03 08:48:14 11 technical WINBIN 250.7 13084.8 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.9 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run024   Is saturation problem evident when light increased to 17 kcts/pix - no!
run023   Test   29/03/2014   08:45:08 08:45:21 2 technical WINBIN 250.7 12859.0 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.8 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run023   Junk
run022   Test   29/03/2014   08:42:09 08:43:01 5 technical WINBIN 250.7 13047.3 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.7 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run022   Is saturation problem evident when light increased from 9 kcts/pix to 15 kcts/pix - no!
run021   Test   29/03/2014   08:37:17 08:38:11 16 technical WINBIN 250.7 3616.4 NA g NA NA 1000 x 1000 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Fast Yes 159.5 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run021   Is saturation problem evident in windowed mode - no!
run020   Test   29/03/2014   08:36:24 08:37:00 10 technical WINBIN 250.7 4008.4 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Fast Yes 159.6 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run020   Is saturation problem evident with different readout speed - no!
run019   Test   29/03/2014   08:35:22 08:36:10 14 technical WINBIN 250.7 3665.5 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow Yes 159.8 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run019   Is saturation problem evident with binning - no!
run018   Test   29/03/2014   08:34:06 08:35:05 5 technical WINBIN 250.7 14707.8 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Avalanche 0 Slow Yes 160.0 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run018   Is saturation problem evident in avalanche output - no!
run017   Test   29/03/2014   08:16:17 08:17:35 7 technical WINBIN 250.7 13090.5 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.9 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run017   And back to Dave's new double-clear app again - no saturation! It definitely works. Now need to characterise CCD with app to ensure no side effects
run016       POWON   run016   Changing apps - need to do a power on to ensure new one is picked up
run015   Test   29/03/2014   08:14:00 08:15:57 10 technical WINBIN 250.7 13048.1 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.7 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run015   Reverting back to old app - saturation comes back
run014       POWON   run014   Changing apps - need to do a power on to ensure new one is picked up
run013   Test   29/03/2014   08:11:55 08:13:27 8 technical WINBIN 250.7 13074.1 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.6 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run013   Now same setup using Dave's double-clear application - no saturation!
run012       POWON   run012   Changing apps - need to do a power on to ensure new one is picked up
run011   Test   29/03/2014   08:07:13 08:11:34 21 technical WINBIN 250.7 13063.4 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.9 130317 1100 GTO GTO vsd   run011   Nice example of the saturate-in-clear-mode problem. ~9000 counts per frame in 250ms required to see it.
run010   Test   29/03/2014   08:05:45 08:06:11 3 technical WINBIN 250.7 12950.5 NA g NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 160.0 130317 -50 GTO GTO vsd   run010   Junk
run009   Bias   29/03/2014   07:11:37 07:28:03 999 bias WINBIN .7 987.6 NA u NA NA 1056 x 300 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow Yes 159.7 130317 -50 Calib Calib vsd   run009   Biases for XMM J185246.6+003317 setup on 28/03/2014
run008   Bias   29/03/2014   07:08:57 07:11:27 101 bias WINBIN .7 1499.1 NA u NA NA 856 x 560 181 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow Yes 160.1 130317 -50 Calib Calib vsd   run008   Biases for SDSS J141126.20+200911.1 setup on 28/03/2014
run007   Bias   29/03/2014   07:01:48 07:03:29 101 bias WINBIN .7 1006.4 NA u NA NA 1056 x 306 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow Yes 160.2 130317 -50 Calib Calib vsd   run007   Biases for AY Sex (PSR J1023+0038) setup on 28/03/2014
run006   Bias   29/03/2014   06:59:17 07:00:09 101 bias WINBIN .7 522.1 NA u NA NA 180 x 240 291 , 1 300 x 260 701, 451 2 x 2 Normal Slow Yes 160.2 130317 -50 Calib Calib vsd   run006   Biases for SDSS J121010.13+334722.9 setup on 28/03/2014
run005   Bias   29/03/2014   06:55:48 06:56:44 51 bias WINBIN .7 1128.2 NA u NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Fast Yes 160.0 130317 -50 Calib Calib vsd   run005  
run004   Bias   29/03/2014   06:52:34 06:55:41 51 bias WINBIN .7 3752.4 NA u NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Fast Yes 160.2 130317 -50 Calib Calib vsd   run004  
run003   Bias   29/03/2014   06:49:35 06:52:25 51 bias WINBIN .7 3400.9 NA u NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 2 x 2 Normal Slow Yes 160.4 130317 -50 Calib Calib vsd   run003  
run002   Bias   29/03/2014   06:36:04 06:46:45 51 bias WINBIN .7 12826.0 NA u NA NA 1056 x 1072 1 , 1 1 x 1 Normal Slow Yes 159.8 130317 -50 Calib Calib vsd   run002   Dome lights off, mirror covers closed, M4 turned away, slide and u' filter in beam. 4.3 cts RNO and no pickup visible
run001       POWON   run001