Kueyen + FORS2 activities 13/14.08.2000 ======================================= Commissioning Leaders: J. Spyromilio, M. Kiekebusch Shift Leader: A. Kaufer Telescope Operator: J. Navarrete Day/Night Astronomers: C. Ledoux, A. Kaufer/G. Rupprecht Commiss. Astronomers: W. Hummel (VIC), L. Tresse (VIRMOS) ============================================================= Night Summary ============= Conditions ---------- gen: cloudy in the beginning, then clearing up seeing: 0.8-1.8" wind: 11-19m/s humid: <10% temperature: 8-5C loss: 1h30 Technical Problems ------------------ problem: UVES red CCD warmed up loss: none, coincided with high wind period Other Problems -------------- none General Comments ---------------- Data Summary ============ Prog-ID Observer # CD departure comment ---------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tresse/Hummel 1 each 15.08. calibrations: n/a ************************ Daytime Setup Activities ************************ Setups: Halpha+59 moved from FORS1 to FORS2 new set of masks installed Dewar refill: FORS2 start-up procedure ------------------------ started: LT finished: LT by: comments: ******************** Daytime Calibrations ******************** ------------------------------------ OB-id: -2123677695 ------------------------------------ OB name: bias-ABCD-1x1 targ_name: start: UT 10:54 ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_img_cal_bias data product: CALIB/BIAS/IMAGE ccd: 4-port,1x1,2.62e-/adu ------------------------------------ IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL226.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL226.1.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL226.2.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL226.3.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL226.4.fits ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_img_cal_bias data product: CALIB/BIAS/IMAGE ccd: 4-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu ------------------------------------ IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL226.5.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL226.6.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL226.7.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL226.8.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL226.9.fits *********************************** project: 60.A-9203(E) PI CoI: UNKNOWN user id: 52005 ************************************ ------------------------------------ OB-id: -2113849795 ------------------------------------ OB name: C945145 targ_name: start: UT 16:12 ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_cal_wave data product: CALIB/WAVE,LAMP/MXU ccd: 1-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu ------------------------------------ MXU/SR//GRIS_150I/ 75.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL226.fits MXU/SR/OG590/GRIS_150I/ 75.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL226.1.fits ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_cal_scrflat data product: CALIB/FLAT,LAMP/MXU ccd: 1-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu comment: lot of zero-order blooming ! ------------------------------------ MXU/SR//GRIS_150I/ 16.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL226.2.fits MXU/SR//GRIS_150I/ 16.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL226.3.fits MXU/SR//GRIS_150I/ 16.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL226.4.fits MXU/SR//GRIS_150I/ 16.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL226.5.fits MXU/SR/OG590/GRIS_150I/ 16.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL226.6.fits MXU/SR/OG590/GRIS_150I/ 16.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL226.7.fits MXU/SR/OG590/GRIS_150I/ 16.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL226.8.fits MXU/SR/OG590/GRIS_150I/ 16.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL226.9.fits ------------------------------------ OB-id: -2123677495 ------------------------------------ OB name: Cvirmos2h-3 targ_name: start: UT 16:43 ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_cal_wave data product: CALIB/WAVE,LAMP/MXU ccd: 1-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu ------------------------------------ MXU/SR/OG590/GRIS_150I/ 75.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL226.10.fits ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_cal_scrflat data product: CALIB/FLAT,LAMP/MXU ccd: 1-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu comment: lot of zero-order blooming ! ------------------------------------ MXU/SR/OG590/GRIS_150I/ 16.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL226.11.fits MXU/SR/OG590/GRIS_150I/ 16.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL226.12.fits MXU/SR/OG590/GRIS_150I/ 16.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL226.13.fits MXU/SR/OG590/GRIS_150I/ 16.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL226.14.fits ------------------------------------ followup on the potential problem observed last night (different positioning accuracy in different parts of the field): - insert SIEVE mask and take screen image - do FIMS on a number of the spots - produce a mask based on this FIMS - take screen image through this new mask - compare spot positions Result: inconclusive. It is however obvious that FIMS is at worst introducing errors at a level of <0.5px The distortion is characterized by: x zero point = 1.23656592994326 y zero point = -.487811949114389 x scale = .9997035228689665 y scale = .9993131328806012 non perpendicularity (degrees) = -5.329772015461581E-03 orientation (degrees) = -4.039396214338011E-02 *********************************** Preparation for the night *********************************** started: 23:00UT dome open: 23:30UT handover: 23:30UT ********************** FORS2 Calibration Plan ********************** no skyflats ********************************************** Commissioning programme for MXU/MMU operations ********************************************** ------------------------------------ OB-id: -2131726291 ------------------------------------ OB name: No-Name targ_name: No-Name moon: ph:0.47 dist:74.9 alt:51.1 start: UT 1:12 ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_img_obs_exp data product: SCIENCE/OBJECT/IMAGE ccd: 4-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu airmass: 1.32 Comments: pre-imaging for the first half of the night ------------------------------------ IMG/SR/V_BESS// 180.0s FORS2_IMG227.fits DIMM=1.08" overexposed due to clouds illuminated by the moon IMG/SR/V_BESS// 90.0s FORS2_IMG227.1.fits DIMM=0.99" ------------------------------------ OB-id: -2131726391 ------------------------------------ OB name: ngc6699 targ_name: moon: ph:0.47 dist:43.9 alt:54.3 start: UT 1:26 Comments: pre-imaging for the first half of the night pretty useless due to high background from the clouds IMG/SR/V_BESS// 90.0s FORS2_IMG227.2.fits DIMM=1.22" IMG/SR/B_BESS// 90.0s FORS2_IMG227.3.fits DIMM=1.33" IMG/SR/H_Alpha// 300.0s FORS2_IMG227.4.fits DIMM=1.40" IMG/SR/H_Alpha// 600.0s FORS2_IMG227.5.fits DIMM=1.37" stopped working because 1. conditions are too bad 2. UVES red CCD has warmed up. Close dome at 3:00UT start pumping the UVES cryostat Open dome at 4:00UT but conditions are still useless. Do some calibrations with the installed masks. ------------------------------------ OB-id: -2123678295 ------------------------------------ OB name: C_VeryNice targ_name: No-Name start: UT 3:55 ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_cal_wave data product: CALIB/WAVE,LAMP/MXU ccd: 1-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu ------------------------------------ MXU/SR/GG435/GRIS_600R/ 100.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL227.fits ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_cal_scrflat data product: CALIB/FLAT,LAMP/MXU ccd: 1-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu ------------------------------------ MXU/SR/GG435/GRIS_600R/ 140.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL227.1.fits ------------------------------------ OB-id: -2131726595 ------------------------------------ OB name: C_ngc330m2 targ_name: No-Name start: UT 4:23 ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_cal_wave data product: CALIB/WAVE,LAMP/MXU ccd: 1-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu ------------------------------------ MXU/SR/H_Alpha/GRIS_600R/ 200.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL227.2.fits ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_cal_scrflat data product: CALIB/FLAT,LAMP/MXU ccd: 1-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu ------------------------------------ MXU/SR/H_Alpha/GRIS_600R/ 280.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL227.3.fits MXU/SR/H_Alpha/GRIS_600R/ 280.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL227.4.fits MXU/SR/H_Alpha/GRIS_600R/ 280.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL227.5.fits MXU/SR/H_Alpha/GRIS_600R/ 280.0s FORS2_MXU_CAL227.6.fits ------------------------------------ OB-id: -2123676491 ------------------------------------ OB name: field3 targ_name: field3 moon: ph:0.48 dist:41.8 alt:75.2 start: UT 5: 1 ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_acq data product: TEST/SKY/IMAGE ccd: 4-port,1x1,2.62e-/adu airmass: 1.14 ------------------------------------ MXU/SR/V_BESS// 120.0s FORS2_ACQ227.fits DIMM=1.20" ALIGN failed, probably due to a too large slit size ------------------------------------ OB-id: -2131726791 ------------------------------------ OB name: ngc333m2-0 targ_name: ngc330m2 moon: ph:0.48 dist:63.5 alt:67.4 start: UT 5:37 MXU/SR/V_BESS// 5.0s FORS2_ACQ227.1.fits MXU/SR/V_BESS// 5.0s FORS2_ACQ227.2.fits acquisition failed due to circular reference slits which have no ROT keyword. We can either forbid circular refernce slits altogether or add the ROT keyword in FIMS. *********************************** project: 60.A-9203(F) PI CoI: UNKNOWN user id: 52005 ************************************ ------------------------------------ OB-id: -2115021391 ------------------------------------ OB name: hello-0 targ_name: hello moon: ph:0.41 dist:55.1 alt:50.6 start: UT 5:20 ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_img_obs_exp data product: SCIENCE/OBJECT/IMAGE ccd: 4-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu airmass: 1.09 ------------------------------------ IMG/SR/V_BESS// 10.0s FORS2_IMG225.2.fits DIMM=1.62" 5:50UT we close because the wind is constant around 18m/s now ------------------------------------ OB-id: -2131727191 ------------------------------------ OB name: filed4 targ_name: field2 start: UT 6: 3 MXU/SR/V_BESS// 32.0s FORS2_ACQ227.3.fits MXU/SR/V_BESS// 120.0s FORS2_ACQ227.5.fits ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_obs_slit data product: TEST/SLIT/IMAGE ccd: 4-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu airmass: 1.05 ------------------------------------ LSS/oin/SR/V_BESS// 120.0s FORS2_MXU227.fits 6:30UT we open again *********************************** project: 60.A-9203(E) PI CoI: UNKNOWN user id: 52005 ************************************ ------------------------------------ OB-id: -2131727191 ------------------------------------ OB name: filed4 targ_name: field2 moon: ph:0.48 dist:38.4 alt:48.3 start: UT 7: 3 ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_obs_exp data product: SCIENCE/SKY/MXU ccd: 4-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu airmass: 1.06 ------------------------------------ MXU/SR/V_BESS// 120.0s FORS2_MXU227.1.fits DIMM=1.34" ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_obs_std data product: CALIB/STD/MXU ccd: 4-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu airmass: 1.06 ------------------------------------ MXU/SR/OG590/GRIS_150I/ 3.0s FORS2_MXU_STD227.fits DIMM=1.22" ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_obs_slit data product: TEST/SLIT/IMAGE ccd: 4-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu airmass: 1.06 ------------------------------------ LSS/oin/SR/V_BESS// 120.0s FORS2_MXU227.2.fits DIMM=1.38" ^^^^^^^What is this???????? ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_acq data product: TEST/SKY/IMAGE ccd: 4-port,1x1,2.62e-/adu airmass: 1.08 ------------------------------------ MXU/SR/V_BESS// 120.0s FORS2_ACQ227.6.fits DIMM=1.13" MXU/SR/V_BESS// 120.0s FORS2_ACQ227.7.fits DIMM=1.00" ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_obs_slit data product: TEST/SLIT/IMAGE ccd: 4-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu airmass: 1.09 ------------------------------------ LSS/oin/SR/V_BESS// 120.0s FORS2_MXU227.3.fits DIMM=0.89" LSS/oin/SR/V_BESS// 120.0s FORS2_MXU227.4.fits DIMM=0.94" LSS/oin/SR/V_BESS// 120.0s FORS2_MXU227.5.fits DIMM=0.99" LSS/oin/SR/V_BESS// 120.0s FORS2_MXU227.6.fits DIMM=0.83" LSS/oin/SR/V_BESS// 120.0s FORS2_MXU227.7.fits DIMM=1.12" ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_acq data product: TEST/SKY/IMAGE ccd: 4-port,1x1,2.62e-/adu airmass: 1.14 ------------------------------------ MXU/SR/V_BESS// 120.0s FORS2_ACQ227.8.fits DIMM=0.91" MXU/SR/V_BESS// 120.0s FORS2_ACQ227.9.fits DIMM=0.90" ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_obs_slit data product: TEST/SLIT/IMAGE ccd: 4-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu airmass: 1.15 ------------------------------------ LSS/oin/SR/V_BESS// 120.0s FORS2_MXU227.8.fits DIMM=1.00" LSS/oin/SR/V_BESS// 120.0s FORS2_MXU227.9.fits DIMM=0.83" LSS/oin/SR/V_BESS// 120.0s FORS2_MXU227.10.fits DIMM=0.93" LSS/oin/SR/V_BESS// 120.0s FORS2_MXU227.11.fits DIMM=1.12" ------------------------------------ OB-id: -2131726791 ------------------------------------ OB name: ngc333m2-0 targ_name: ngc330m2 moon: ph:0.48 dist:63.7 alt:18.5 start: UT 9:18 ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_acq data product: TEST/SKY/IMAGE ccd: 4-port,1x1,2.62e-/adu airmass: 1.52 ------------------------------------ MXU/SR/V_BESS// 5.0s FORS2_ACQ227.10.fits DIMM=1.04" offset 0.82 -0.54 r=0.29 accept/repeat MXU/SR/V_BESS// 5.0s FORS2_ACQ227.11.fits DIMM=0.91" offset 0.02 0.00 r=-0.01 no offset through slit: ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_obs_slit data product: TEST/SLIT/IMAGE ccd: 4-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu airmass: 1.52 ------------------------------------ LSS/gc3/SR/V_BESS// 5.0s FORS2_MXU227.12.fits DIMM=1.07" spectra: ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_mxu_obs_exp data product: SCIENCE/SKY/MXU ccd: 1-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu airmass: 1.53 ------------------------------------ MXU/SR/H_Alpha/GRIS_600R/ 1200.0s FORS2_MXU227.13.fits DIMM=1.04" MXU/SR/H_Alpha/GRIS_600R/ <1200.0s FORS2_MXU227.14.fits DIMM=1.09" 2nd exposure ended to do astrometric exposures of a globular NGC362.fits -- NGC362.6.fits ********************** FORS2 Calibration Plan ********************** sky flatfields - morning ------------------------- ------------------------------------ OB-id: -2123677591 ------------------------------------ OB name: twil-ABCD-high-RVIB-SR-0427 targ_name: twil-0427 moon: ph:0.49 dist:95.5 alt: 4.4 start: UT 10:24 ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_img_cal_skyflat data product: TEST/FLAT,SKY/IMAGE ccd: 1-port,1x1,2.62e-/adu airmass: 1.06 ------------------------------------ IMG/SR/R_SPECIAL// 2.0s FORS2_IMG_CALSKY227.fits DIMM=0.89" IMG/SR/R_SPECIAL// 2.0s FORS2_IMG_CALSKY227.1.fits DIMM=0.95" IMG/SR/R_SPECIAL// 2.0s FORS2_IMG_CALSKY227.2.fits DIMM=0.94" ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_img_cal_skyflat data product: CALIB/FLAT,SKY/IMAGE ccd: 4-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu airmass: 1.05 ------------------------------------ IMG/SR/R_SPECIAL// 69.7s FORS2_IMG_CALSKY227.3.fits DIMM=0.89" IMG/SR/R_SPECIAL// 46.4s FORS2_IMG_CALSKY227.4.fits DIMM=0.83" IMG/SR/R_SPECIAL// 35.1s FORS2_IMG_CALSKY227.5.fits DIMM=0.83" IMG/SR/R_SPECIAL// 26.7s FORS2_IMG_CALSKY227.6.fits DIMM=0.94" ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_img_cal_skyflat data product: TEST/FLAT,SKY/IMAGE ccd: 1-port,1x1,2.62e-/adu airmass: 1.05 ------------------------------------ IMG/SR/V_BESS// 2.0s FORS2_IMG_CALSKY227.7.fits DIMM=1.07" ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_img_cal_skyflat data product: CALIB/FLAT,SKY/IMAGE ccd: 4-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu airmass: 1.05 ------------------------------------ IMG/SR/V_BESS// 26.1s FORS2_IMG_CALSKY227.8.fits DIMM=0.97" IMG/SR/V_BESS// 14.5s FORS2_IMG_CALSKY227.9.fits DIMM=0.83" IMG/SR/V_BESS// 10.9s FORS2_IMG_CALSKY227.10.fits DIMM=0.93" IMG/SR/V_BESS// 8.3s FORS2_IMG_CALSKY227.11.fits DIMM=0.91" ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_img_cal_skyflat data product: TEST/FLAT,SKY/IMAGE ccd: 1-port,1x1,2.62e-/adu airmass: 1.04 ------------------------------------ IMG/SR/B_BESS// 2.0s FORS2_IMG_CALSKY227.12.fits DIMM=0.85" ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_img_cal_skyflat data product: CALIB/FLAT,SKY/IMAGE ccd: 4-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu airmass: 1.04 ------------------------------------ IMG/SR/B_BESS// 7.0s FORS2_IMG_CALSKY227.13.fits DIMM=0.85" IMG/SR/B_BESS// 3.7s FORS2_IMG_CALSKY227.14.fits DIMM=0.85" IMG/SR/B_BESS// 2.9s FORS2_IMG_CALSKY227.15.fits DIMM=0.91" IMG/SR/B_BESS// 2.2s FORS2_IMG_CALSKY227.16.fits DIMM=0.93" Bias ---- ------------------------------------ OB-id: -2123677695 ------------------------------------ OB name: bias-ABCD-1x1 targ_name: start: UT 11:19 ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_img_cal_bias data product: CALIB/BIAS/IMAGE ccd: 4-port,1x1,2.62e-/adu ------------------------------------ IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.1.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.2.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.3.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.4.fits ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_img_cal_bias data product: CALIB/BIAS/IMAGE ccd: 4-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu ------------------------------------ IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.5.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.6.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.7.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.8.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.9.fits ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_img_cal_bias data product: CALIB/BIAS/IMAGE ccd: 1-port,1x1,2.62e-/adu ------------------------------------ IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.11.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.12.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.13.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.14.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.15.fits ------------------------------------ template: FORS2_img_cal_bias data product: CALIB/BIAS/IMAGE ccd: 1-port,1x1,1.85e-/adu ------------------------------------ IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.16.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.17.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.18.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.19.fits IMG/SR/B_BESS// 0.0s FORS2_IMG_CAL227.20.fits **************************** End of Nightsky Observations **************************** start closing at 10:45UT end closing at UT Telescope in: zenith Dome in: park FORS2 in: calibration position ************ Action Items ************ - IF filter request (keep H_a in FORS2) - production and installation of NGC362 masks (OBs will only be ready by 16LT