I-GALFA Scheduled Observations

This is a summary of what has been observed to date and what is scheduled for the near future. Various other AO telescope schedule information is linked off the links page.

The field page describes the survey fields. Daily position and raw spectrum plots are also available.

Observing modes, observer names, and status colors are explained at bottom.

Start DateAST RangeLST RangedTFieldDayModeObsNotes
2008 Oct 10 Fri17:30 21:1518:24 22:053:45D28dirjhk[04_03, 23_04]; no problems?
2008 Oct 09 Thu17:45 21:1518:34 22:013:30D27dirjhk[19_07]; partial coverage
ALFA rotation problem
2008 Oct 08 Wed17:45 21:1518:31 21:573:30D26dirjhk[14_03]; no problems?
2008 Oct 07 Tue17:45 21:1518:27 21:543:30D25dirjhk[13_03]; 6b BACK?
no WAPP data
2008 Oct 06 Mon17:45 21:3018:23 22:043:45D24dirjhk[12_02]; 6b bad
2008 Oct 05 Sun18:00 21:3018:34 22:013:30D23dirjhk[10_03]; 6b bad
2008 Oct 03 Fri18:00 21:3018:26 21:523:30D22dirjhk[08_03]; no problems?
2008 Oct 02 Thu18:15 21:4518:37 22:043:30D21dirjhk[11_03]; 6b partially BACK?
WAPP 1+2 overflows
2008 Sep 24 Wed18:30 22:0018:21 21:473:30D20operic,jhk[06_03]; 6b bad
2008 Sep 23 Tue18:30 22:0018:16 21:433:30D19operec,jhk[03_03]; 6b bad
2008 Sep 22 Mon18:30 22:0018:13 21:393:30D18operec,jhk[00_03]; 6b bad
2008 Sep 11 Thu19:15 22:4518:15 21:413:30D17operic,sjg[02_02]; no problems?
2008 Sep 10 Wed19:15 22:4518:10 21:373:30D16operic,sjg[22_02]; 6b bad
2008 Sep 07 Sun19:30 23:0018:14 21:403:30D15operjm,sjg[21_02]; 6b bad; 3a?
GSR MH position glitch
2008 Sep 06 Sat19:30 23:1518:10 21:513:45D14opereg,sjg[01_03]; 6b bad
GSR MH position glitch
2008 Sep 04 Thu19:45 23:1518:17 21:433:30D13operic,sjg[18_02]; 6b bad
2008 Sep 03 Wed19:45 23:1518:13 21:403:30D12operic,sjg[17_02]; 6b bad
2008 Sep 02 Tue19:45 23:3018:09 21:513:45D11operec,sjg[07_02]; 6b bad
GSR MH position glitch
2008 Aug 27 Wed20:15 23:4518:12 21:423:30D10operic,bck,
gsp
[20_02]; 6b bad
2008 Aug 26 Tue20:15 23:4518:07 21:383:30D09operec,bck,
gsp
[16_02]; 6b bad
2008 Aug 25 Mon20:30 24:0018:19 21:493:30D08operec,bck[25_02]; 6b bad
2008 Aug 24 Sun20:30 24:0018:15 21:453:30D07operjm,sjg[24_02]; 6b bad
2008 Aug 23 Sat20:30 24:0018:11 21:423:30D06opereg,sjg[15_02]; 6b bad
WAPP3+4 disk space errs
2008 Aug 21 Thu20:45 24:0018:18 21:343:15D05operic,nd,
sjg
[23_02]; 0a,6b bad
2008 Aug 20 Wed20:45 00:1518:14 21:453:15D04operic,nd,
rr,sjg
[04_04]; 6b bad; 0b?
started 6m inside field;
couldn't see script disk
earlier; redo?
2008 Aug 19 Tue20:45 00:1518:10 21:403:15D03operec,jhk,
gsp,tg,
rr
[19_02]; 0b,6b bad; 3a?
2008 Aug 18 Mon21:00 00:1518:21 21:373:00D02operec,sjg[05_04]; bad beam 6b
started 6m inside field;
delay from reboot to fix
GALSPECT errs; redo?
2008 Jul 29 Tue22:30 01:4518:33 21:523:15ZW14operec,jhk[07_05]; no problems
FIELD ZW COMPLETE
2008 Jul 28 Mon22:30 01:4518:28 21:483:15ZW13operec,jhk[06_04]; no problems
2008 Jul 27 Sun22:30 01:4518:25 21:443:15D01operjm,jhk[09_03]; no problems
START FIELD D
2008 Jul 26 Sat22:45 01:4518:36 21:403:00ZW12opereg,jhk[03_05]; no problems
2008 Jul 25 Fri22:45 02:0018:32 21:513:15ZW11opereg,jhkfiber optics prob; no obs
2008 Jul 17 Thu23:00 02:0018:15 21:203:00ZW10opernd,jhk[09_01]; no problems
2008 Jul 16 Wed23:00 02:0018:12 21:163:00ZW09operwp,jhk[01_03,01_09]; break in
the middle of observing
WAPP1+2 errors
2008 Jul 06 Sun00:15 02:4518:47 21:182:30ZW08opernd,jhk[08_05]; no problems
2008 Jul 05 Sat00:15 02:4518:43 21:132:30ZW07operec,jhk[05_05];
LST coverage 2m short
WAPP disk space error
2008 Jul 04 Fri00:15 02:4518:39 21:102:30ZW06operec,jhk[09_15]; 0b+6b bad?
partial coverage
ALFA rotation problem
2008 Jun 20 Fri01:00 04:0018:29 21:303:00ZW05operec,sjg[11_03]; 0b bad
2008 Jun 19 Thu01:00 04:0018:25 21:263:00ZW04operec,sjg[00_04]; 0b bad?
2008 Jun 18 Wed01:15 04:1518:36 21:373:00ZW03operjm,sjg[10_04]; no problems
2008 Jun 17 Tue01:15 04:1518:33 21:333:00ZW02operjm,sjg[04_04]; no problems
2008 Jun 16 Mon01:30 04:1518:44 21:292:45ZW01dirsjg[02_05]; no problems
START FIELD ZW
(revised schedule)
2008 Jun 15 Sun00:00 03:0017:09 20:103:00A 29operwp,sjg[04_03]; no problems
FIELD A COMPLETE
2008 Jun 11 Wed00:00 03:1516:53 20:093:15A 28operjm,sjg[02_03]; no problems
2008 Jun 10 Tue00:15 03:3017:04 20:203:15A 27operjm,sjg[01_03]; no problems
2008 Jun 09 Mon00:15 03:3017:01 20:163:15A 26opereg,sjglightning storm; no obs
2008 Jun 08 Sun00:15 03:3016:57 20:123:15A 25opernd,sjg[00_03]; WAPP2 disk error
2008 Jun 05 Thu00:30 03:4517:00 20:152:45A 24opereg,sjg[11_02]; no problems
(revised schedule)
2008 Jun 02 Mon01:15 04:0017:33 20:192:45A 23opereg,sjg[09_04]; no WAPP2 data
2008 Jun 01 Sun01:15 04:0017:30 20:152:45A 22operwp,sjg[08_03]; no WAPP2 data
2008 May 31 Sat01:15 04:0017:25 20:112:45A 21operwp,sjg[18_02]; no problems
2008 May 30 Fri01:30 04:1517:37 20:222:45A 20operec,sjg[07_02]; no problems
2008 May 29 Thu01:30 04:1517:33 20:182:45A 19dirnd,sjg[25_01]; no problems
2008 May 27 Tue01:30 04:1517:25 20:102:45A 18dirjm,sjg[10_02]; no problems
2008 May 26 Mon01:45 04:3017:36 20:212:45A 17remjhk,bck[24_01]; no WAPP4 data
2008 May 25 Sun01:45 04:3017:32 20:182:45A 16remjhk,bck[17_01]; no problems
2008 May 24 Sat01:45 04:3017:28 20:132:45A 15remjhk,bck[13_01]; no problems
2008 May 23 Fri01:45 04:3017:24 20:092:45A 14remjhk,bck[06_02]; no problems
2008 May 22 Thu02:00 04:4517:35 20:212:45A 13remjhk,bck[19_02]; no problems
2008 May 21 Wed02:00 04:4517:31 20:162:45A 12remjhk,bck[12_03]; no problems
2008 May 20 Tue01:30 04:4516:57 20:133:15A 11remjhk,bck,
sjg
[23_02 by mistake]
several other problems
2008 May 16 Fri01:45 05:0016:57 20:123:15A 10remcjs,tg,
sjg
[23_01]; 6b,2a int (mid-scan
power cycle no help)
2008 May 15 Thu01:45 05:0016:52 20:083:15A 09dirsjg[16_01]; 6b intermittent
2008 May 14 Wed02:00 05:1517:04 20:193:15A 08dirsjg[14_01]; no problems
2008 May 13 Tue02:00 05:1517:00 20:153:15A 07dirsjg[20_01]; no problems
2008 May 12 Mon02:00 05:1516:55 20:113:15A 06dirsjg[15_01]; 6b intermittent
2008 May 11 Sun02:15 05:1517:07 20:073:00A 05dirsjg[05_02]; 6b intermittent
2008 May 10 Sat02:15 05:3017:03 20:183:15A 04dirsjg[03_02]; revised LSFS freq
beam 6b intermittent
2008 May 05 Mon02:30 05:4516:58 20:133:15A 03dirsjg,bck[21_01]; funny LSFS freq
beam 0b intermittent
2008 May 04 Sun02:30 05:4516:54 20:103:15A 02dirsjg,bck[partial 23_01,25_02,01_05]
incomplete WAPP data
funny LSFS freq
beam 0b intermittent
2008 May 03 Sat02:45 06:0017:05 20:213:15A 01dirsjg,bck,
cjs
[22_01]; START SURVEY
WITH FIELD A
(whole-lambda mode)
funny LSFS freq
beam 0b intermittent
incomplete WAPP data
no freddie log
2008 May 02 Fri17:00 18:1507:19 08:341:15test11dirml,sjgRA stability, CAL timing,
doppler check
2008 May 01 Thu02:45 04:1516:57 18:281:30test10dirsjg,mlfull IGALFA + ZOA +
GALFACTS commensal
2008 Apr 25 Fri18:00 18:4507:51 08:370:45test09dirml,sjgfollow-up filter and
data rate measurements
2008 Apr 24 Thu17:00 18:4506:47 08:331:45test08dirml,sjgpulsar filter response,
WAPPs max. data rate
2008 Apr 24 Thu03:15 05:1517:00 19:002:00test07dirsjg,cjs,
ml
try real Strips A & Z,
basic commensal
2008 Apr 23 Wed18:00 18:4507:43 08:280:45test06dirsjg,mlGALFACTS WAPP conf,
smart LSFS start pos
2008 Apr 21 Mon18:15 19:0007:51 08:360:45test05dirsjg,mltry WAPPs pulsar mode
2008 Apr 19 Sat12:30 13:1501:57 02:420:45test04dirsjg,mlget AZ wagging working
2008 Apr 17 Thu18:30 19:1507:50 08:350:45test03dirsjg,mlbasic GALSPECT +
WAPPs commensal
2008 Apr 16 Wed18:30 19:1507:46 08:310:45test02dirsjg,mlbasic basketweave;
GALSPECT only
2008 Apr 13 Sun12:30 15:0001:33 04:032:30test01dirsjg,mlbasic basketweave;
GALSPECT only

Table Keys

Status Colors
no obvious problems
commensal problems only
minor I-GALFA problems
serious I-GALFA problems
not yet observed
test observation
 
ModeDescription
dirScience team member
observes directly
from control room
remScience team member
observes remotely
using VNC session
operTelescope operator
observes following
written instructions*
Observers
ObsNameAffiliation
ic Israel Cabrera Operator
ec Edgardo Cruz Operator
nd Norberto Despiau Operator
tg Tapasi Ghosh GALFACTS
sjgSteven Gibson I-GALFA
eg Elliot Gonzalez Operator
jhkJi-hyun Kang I-GALFA
bckBon-Chul Koo I-GALFA
ml Mikael Lerner CIMA
jm Juan Marrero Operator
gspGeumsook Park I-GALFA
wp Wilfredo PortalatinOperator
rr Roberto Ricci GALFACTS
cjsChristopher Salter GALFACTS
*The science team members listed in ``oper'' mode contact the operator prior to the session and are on call during the session.


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