A2010 Observation Logs

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    Spring 2010

    BlockA2010 observing logCima log Scan listComment
    10.05.05 log100505 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on. TOGS run at end.
    10.05.04 log100504 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at end.
    10.05.03 log100503 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at end.
    10.05.02 log100502 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at end.
    10.05.01 log100501 cimalog fitsfiles Az=90.4; Rot=-69.3. Point at 18d19 to get 18d22. TOGS run at end.
    10.04.30 log100430 cimalog fitsfiles No problems. TOGS run at end.
    10.04.28 log100428 cimalog fitsfiles ALFA rotation encoders failed before start; this delayed start by 90 mins. WAPP failure at end. TOGS galfasrc attempted at end, but I don't think it worked (See log)
    10.04.27 log100427 cimalog fitsfiles No problems; FAA radar on; Beam 6B low power all night (within acceptable range after first hour). TOGS not run at end -- coordinates were completely off.
    10.04.26 log100426 cimalog fitsfiles No problems; FAA radar on; no TOGS at start (due to delay); no TOGS at end scheduled but had some extra time so edited their files and ran it.
    10.04.25 log100425 cimalog fitsfiles No problems (ZA stable all night), FAA radar on, TOGS at START and END, beam 2A fine.
    10.04.24 log100424 cimalog fitsfiles Very late start (ALFA rotation problem - motor, see notes), FAA radar on, TOGS at START and END, beam 2A fine
    10.04.23 log100423 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar ON, TOGS at END, galactic hydrogen signal very weak, beam 2A too high power
    10.04.22 log100422 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar ON, TOGS at START and END, galactic hydrogen signal very weak
    10.04.21 log100421 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar ON, TOGS at END only, beam 2A briefly very noisy, beam 4A noisy sometimes.
    10.04.20 log100420 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on, TOGS at END only.
    10.04.19 log100419 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on, TOGS at END only.
    10.04.18 log100418 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on, TOGS at start and end.
    10.04.17 log100417 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on, TOGS at END only.
    10.04.16 log100416 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on, TOGS at start and end.
    10.04.15 log100415 cimalog fitsfiles Missed first ~20min, FAA radar on, TOGS at END only.
    10.04.10 log100410 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on, TOGS at start and end.
    10.04.09 log100409 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on, TOGS at start and end.
    10.04.08 log100408 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on, TOGS at END only.
    10.04.07 log100407 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on, TOGS at END only. Some pointing issues.
    10.04.06 log100406 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on, TOGS at END only.
    10.04.05 log100405 cimalog fitsfiles Beam 2A low power, FAA radar on, TOGS at END only.
    10.04.04 log100404 cimalog fitsfiles Beam 2A low power, FAA radar on, TOGS at END only. Lost ~10min at start due to drift number mis-selected.
    10.04.03 log100403 cimalog fitsfiles Beam 2A low power, FAA radar on, TOGS at END only.
    10.04.02 log100402 cimalog fitsfiles Beam 2A low power, FAA radar on, TOGS at END only.
    10.04.01 log100401 cimalog fitsfiles Beam 2A low power, FAA radar on, TOGS at END only.
    10.03.31 log100331 cimalog fitsfiles Beam 2A low power, FAA radar on, TOGS at END only.
    10.03.29 log100329 cimalog fitsfiles All beams ok, FAA radar on, TOGS at START and END.
    10.03.28 log100328 cimalog fitsfiles All beams ok, FAA radar on, TOGS at START and END. Lost time due to pointing/ZA issues.
    10.03.27 log100327 cimalog fitsfiles All beams ok, FAA radar on, TOGS at END only.
    10.03.26 log100326 cimalog fitsfiles All beams ok, FAA radar on, TOGS at END only.
    10.03.25 log100325 cimalog fitsfiles All beams ok, FAA radar on, TOGS at END only.
    10.03.24 log100324 cimalog fitsfiles All beams ok, FAA radar on, some GPS, TOGS at END only; error: used command_galfacurpos10 instead of command_galfazen10 for TOGS.
    10.03.23 log100323 cimalog fitsfiles All beams ok, FAA radar on, some GPS, TOGS at END only.
    10.03.22 log100322 cimalog fitsfiles All beams ok, FAA radar on, 1380 harmonic, one GPS burst, GALSPECT working, TOGS at end. Uneventful.
    10.03.21 log100321 cimalog fitsfiles All beams ok, FAA radar on, 1380 harmonic, one GPS burst, GALSPECT working, TOGS at end. Uneventful.
    10.03.20 log100320 cimalog fitsfiles All beams ok, FAA radar on - VERY strong, 1380 harmonic, one GPS burst, GALSPECT working, TOGS at end. Uneventful.
    10.03.19 log100319 cimalog fitsfiles All beams ok, FAA radar on, 1380 harmonic, two GPS bursts, GALSPECT working, TOGS at end. Uneventful.
    10.03.18 log100318 cimalog fitsfiles All beams ok, FAA radar on, 1380 harmonic, two short GPS bursts, GALSPECT on after 0838 LST, TOGS at end.
    10.03.17 log100317 cimalog fitsfiles First full observing session in 2010. All beams ok; FAA on. No TOGS run. Galspec not working. Two power drops lasting 60, 15 seconds..
    10.01.13 log100113 cimalog fitsfiles Third undergraduate workshop 2010. All beams ok; FAA on. TOGS run at start and end.
    10.01.12 log100112 cimalog fitsfiles Third undergraduate workshop 2010. All beams ok; FAA off. TOGS run at start and end. Note: scan numbers are wrong (CIMA issue).
    10.01.11 log100111 cimalog fitsfiles Third undergraduate workshop 201 0. All beams ok; FAA off. TOGS run at end. Note: scan numbers are wrong (CIMA issue).
    09.12.16 log091216 cimalog fitsfiles Extra night (Xmitter failure). All beams ok; FAA on. TOGS run at start and end.
    09.12.15 log091215 cimalog fitsfiles Extra night (Xmitter failure). Beam 5b dead. Network stop/2 cal periods. P-S turned on; TO called Martinez to turn it off: there are reasons for having observant observers. TOGS run at start and end. FAA on.

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