ULTRACAM OBSERVING LOG V1.0

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TELESCOPE: WHT (@Cass) DATE: 17/05/2002 OBSERVERS: V. Dhillon et al TAPE NO:


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HUMIDITY

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DUST

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CLOUD

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SEEING

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SUNRISE:

SUNSET:

TWILIGHT (MORNING):

TWILIGHT (EVENING):

TELESCOPE FOCUS: 98.25mm

ROT CEN POS:

WATER CHILLER TEMP: 10C

CCD TEMP SETTING: -40C

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Run

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EQ

ROTPA

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82 – 100

Sky flat

13 04 33

29 50 49

J2000





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System tests & saturated sky flats


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1 - 3

Sky flat

13 04 33

29 50 49

J2000





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1s

u‘ g’ r’

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1

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1

Comments

Run 1 has a speckle pattern present. Run 3 UT start 20:13, UT stop 20:33


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4 – 7









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Junk. Run 7 is thought to be junk, but perhaps should be checked

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8

Bias








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u‘ g’ r’

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1

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1

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Run

Object

RA

DEC

EQ

ROTPA

Air Mass

Guiding

X

Y

9 – 10

Ross 453

12 10 55.77

00 23 54.3

J2000


1.145



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u‘ g’ r’


Fast

1

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1

Comments

Run 9 locating target. Run 10 focussing. Run, 10 move star to corners of chip to test vignetting. System crash. Aux port ccd images taken to use for throughput reference.


Run

Object

RA

DEC

EQ

ROTPA

Air Mass

Guiding

X

Y

11 - 13

NN Ser

15 52 56

12 54.7

2000





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22:07

22:32

2s Cycle

u‘ g’ r’

N

Fast

4

120 x 120

1

Comments

Runs 11 & 12 used to position target. Run 13 science imaging – first few frames maybe junk because of target aligning. Run stopped for unknown reason.


Run

Object

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EQ

ROTPA

Air Mass

Guiding

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14

NN Ser

15 52 56

12 54.7

2000





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22:34


2s Cycle

u‘ g’ r’

N

Fast

4

120 x 120

1

Comments







Run

Object

RA

DEC

EQ

ROTPA

Air Mass

Guiding

X

Y

15

NN Ser

15 52 56

12 54.7

2000





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2s Cycle

u’ g’ r’

N

Fast

4

120 x 120

1

Comments



Run

Object

RA

DEC

EQ

SKYPA

Air Mass

Guiding

X

Y

16

RXJ2130.3+4709




0 - 90




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u’ g’ r’

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Fast

1

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1

Comments

Flexure test. De-rotator was rotated from 0 to 90 degrees.


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