CHAMP/MIRC Observing Run 2011May
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UT2011May20
UT2011May21
Beams 6 (W2) - 1 (W1)
Observed HD 192985.
image on L1 (both B1, b6) was bad. 40-50% of the flux.
UT2011May22
Goals:
- Observe targets under varying SNR conditions to test cophasing and gdt.
- Test the 3 readout modes (Fast, Normal (12Hz Dither, 120Hz Fringes), Slow (6Hz Dither/60Hz fringes)
- First YSO observations for CHAMP !!!!
2:47am Aligning on HD 197950 (K=5.1), cal for MWC 361 (HD 200775)
B3 W1 B4 W2
Using Normal mode (500Hz) B3 L3: max 15 cts. Image quality ok, maybe out of focus B3 R4: max 20 cts. Image quality ok, maybe out of focus B4 L4: max 3 cts. VERY VERY FAINT. B4 R4: max 5 counts. also very faint.