===================================== june 2009 CHARA Classic YSO observing ===================================== ------------------- thu ut 19 june 2009 ------------------- PJ, Xiao, Rafael [sharing w. Vega] E2P1-W2P4 - switching later to S2P4-W1P1 due to E2 problems. HD158352 / cal HD156826 / 1 bracket / Bp=240m HD190073 / cal HD187923 / 2 brackets / Bp=220m ------------------- fri ut 20 june 2009 ------------------- PJ, Xiao, Rafael S2W1 POPs 4/1 Weather: clear Seeing: 5-9cm Ro, fast. Bad at start and end of night. wr140: 1 bracket. v1295Aql: a few fringes at Bp ~ 230m. (searched ~170-230m) ------------------- sat ut 21 june 2009 ------------------- Chris, Xiao, Rafael S2W1 POPs 4/1 fog: sunset - midnight. then high humidity (70-100%). open domes at UT 11 (3am). bad seeing, r0 1-2cm, fast. hd193556 / offset -0.5cm v1295aql / searched a bit before running end of delay & end of night / Bp~240m. ------------------- sun ut 22 june 2009 ------------------- Chris, Xiao, Rafael Plan: start at S2W1 POPs 4/1: wr140 + cals. at UT~6 (11pm) change to E2W2 POPs 1/4. v1295aql + cals: new interesting region Bp=120-160m. if no fringes after a while, switch back to S2W1 Hband mwc275 available UT 6-11 Bp=110-250m. S2W1 POPs 4/1 sync / 750hz / 1x1 ut 04:30 HD184875 - 2 packets? binary? ut 05:20 HD195194 ut 05:43 wr140 - saturates a bit looking at raw niro signals => reset transient appears all over the scan => also in norm mode data has huge spikes => looks like camera readout & data transfers out of sync... => better after re-syncing niro => sync 1000Hz: data problem => sync 750Hz: wr140 saturates => have to use norm mode norm / 500Hz / 1x1 r0~10cm ut 05:57 wr140 ut 06:20 HD195194 E2W2 POPs 1/4 sync / 500Hz / 1x1 ut 07:05 HD183936 - nice fringes ut 07:31 v1295aql - fringes! Bp~140m ut xx:xx HD183936 ut 07:55 v1295aql Bp~150m r0~3-5cm ut 08:20 HD183303 ut 08:30 v1295aql ut xx:xx HD183936 ut 08:45 v1295aql Bp~160m ut 09:00 v1295aql Bp~160m ut 09:06 HD183303 S1E1 POPs 5/1 sync / 500Hz / 1x1 ut 11:00 HD183303 E1 telescope Linux crash ... ut 11:30 v1295aql Bp~270m ut 11:40 HD183303 ------------------- mon ut 23 june 2009 ------------------- night shared with MIRC. Plan: + start S2E2 POPs 1/4 Kband ++ Kband sensitivity experiments waiting for elevation to go up... ++ wr140 a couple of brackets baselinePA~50deg + switch to S2E2 POPs 5/1 Hband ++ mwc275 ++ faint cal for Hband sensitivity experiments + if things are going great: switch back to S2E2 POPs 1/4 Kband ++ wr140 baselinePA~0deg + otherwise: stay at S2E2 POPs 5/1, H or Kband ++ mwc361 ++ v1685cyg S2E2 POPs 1/4 Kband norm 500Hz 1x1 ut 04:15 - still setting up the system ut 05:45 HD192985 ut 06:00 wr140 ut 06:13 HD192985 ut 06:18 wr140 ut 06:23 HD192985 ut 06:31 HD195194 ut 06:35 wr140 ut 06:42 HD195194 ut 06:49 wr140 ut 06:55 HD195194 r0~2-5cm S2E2 POPs 1/4 norm 500Hz 1x1 ut 07:15 HD197950 ut 07:20 mwc361 ut 07:30 HD197950 ut 07:37 mwc361 ut 07:44 HD197950 ut 07:50 mwc361 ut 07:56 HD193664 ut 08:02 mwc361 ut xx:xx HD197950 ut 08:14 mwc361 ut 08:18 HD193664 tried to observe v1685 Cyg but does not have required IDs and do not know how to add it to the star list ... ==> added to list: CHARA #320079. ==> The file to edit is: /ctrscrut/chara/etc/starlist r0~2-5cm NIRO sensitivity tests: ut 09:14 HD192575 V=6.8 K=6.6 sync 500Hz 1x1 UD=0.08mas ut 09:22 HD205372 V=7.0 K=6.9 sync 500Hz 1x1 UD=0.09mas ut 09:31 HD206821 V=7.9 K=7.6 sync 250Hz 1x1 UD=0.08mas ut 09:40 HD239544 V=9.0 K=7.9 sync 250Hz 1x1 UD=0.09mas - no fringes found ut 10:04 HD206135 V=8.3 K=7.8 sync 250Hz 1x1 UD=0.06mas pretty good!! norm 500Hz 1x1 ut 10:21 HD192985 ut 10:29 wr140 ut 10:36 HD195194 ut 10:45 E2 tel crash ut 11:15 wr140 ut 11:23 HD192985 ut 11:27 wr140 ut 11:42 HD192985 ut 11:45 wr140 ut 11:51 HD192985 ------------------- tue ut 24 june 2009 ------------------- Plan: S2E2 POPs 5/1 hd142666 ut 04-09 new yso mwc275 ut 06-12 Bp=200-120m, Hband v1295aql ut 08-12 Bp=240-210m, H and K band H band sensitivity tests S2E2 POPs 5/1 sync 500Hz 1x1 Kband ut 04:21 HD141465 ut 04:45 - some problem w. NIRO software ... windows don't come up ... ut 05:15 HD141465 ut 05:29 HD144266 BP~170m ut 05:46 HD144844 - small fringes, bad cal!? ut xx:xx HD141465 ut 06:09 HD144666 BP~160m ut xx:xx HD143766 ut xx:xx HD142666 ut 06:44 HD141465 r0~5-7cm S2E2 POPs 5/1 norm 500Hz 1x1 Hband - saturates in sync ut 07:18 HD156365 changed to 250Hz HD163296 = mwc275 3 brackets using cals HD156365, HD164031 / Bp~140-120m ut 09:21 done r0~3-5cm S2E2 POPs 5/1 sync 500Hz 1x1 Hband ut 10:02 HD183303 ut 10:19 hd190073 HD190073 = v1295aql 2 brackets w. cals HD183303, HD183936 Bp~215-210m ut 11:30 done S2E2 POPs 5/1 sync 500Hz 1x1 Kband ut 11:35 HD183303 HD190073 = v1295aql 1 brackets w. cals HD183303, HD183936 Bp~210m ut 12:05 done ------------------- wed ut 25 june 2009 ------------------- Plan: +S2E2 POPs 1/4 sunset - 11pm wr140 K-band +S2E2 POPs 5/1 11pm - 3am mwc275 H-band v1295aql K-band +S2E2 POPs 1/4 3am-5am wr140 Kband ut 04:00 - problem with TT software ... r0~3-5cm S2E2 POPs 1/4 norm 500Hz 1x1 ut 05:15 HD192985 HD193793 = wr140 3 brackets using cals HD192985, HD195794 ut 06:40 done S2E2 POPs 5/1 sync / 500Hz / 1x1 v1295aql: crap not in delay for another hour ... r0~2-4cm S2E2 POPs 5/1 sync / 250Hz / 1x1 ut 07:26 HD156365 HD163296 = mwc275 2 brackets using cals HD156365, HD164031 / Bp~140m ut 08:45 done S2E2 POPs 5/1 sync 500Hz 1x1 Kband ut 09:11 HD183303 HD190073 = v1295aql 5 brackets w. cals HD183303, HD183936 Bp~230-xxm ut 10:50 done S2E2 POPs 1/4 norm 500Hz 1x1 ut 11:40 E2 has x10 less TT light than S2 ... and no light on NIRO ... ut 12:00 give up. 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