2019-06-08

Observers: Elizabeth Swann, Christopher Frohmaier

Support Team: Edinburgh 

All times in UT

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Notes

We were unable to use SOFI and lost a couple of hours due to the technical problems in the first half of night.

TO doesn't think they will be able to repair SOFI in time for this sub-run.

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Weather

Beginning of Night: Clear

Middle of night: Clear

End of night: Clear

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Calibrations

Evening: SOFI calibrations: SOFI specflat and SpecArc

Morning: PESSTO_calib_gr18+gr20

Note left for Day TO to run: PESSTO_calib and PESSTO_bias

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Science

22:49 - Standard L745-46a in g13,18,20

23:11 - SN2019esa followup, g13,18,20, seeing 0.8"

00:50 Switch to SOFI

01:12 Telluric standard HIP43845

Three faulty quadrants. TO attempting to fix with jitter

Could not fix problem.

01:46 Problem with the instrument, interlock tripped. 

TO and engineer at telescope for reset.

We have been told we can't use SOFI tonight

Switch back to EFOSC complete

02:20 - SN2019dke followup, g13 1x1500s, seeing ~0.75"

02:52 - Standard EG274, g11,13,16,18,20, seeing 0.85"

03:11 - SN2018evt followup, g13, 1x1800s, seeing 1"

03:47 - SN2019asz followup, g13, 1x2700s, seeing 0.9"

04:39 - AT2019hat classification, not SN

04:48 - AT2019gwa classification, SNIa 91T @ -7days

05:09 - AT2019gyy classification, Not SN? Star?

05:26 - AT2019gvp classification, SN Ib (wow!) seeing 1.1"

05:48 - EG131 standard g11,13,16, seeing 0.9"

06:04 - AT2019gis classification, Ia-norm, seeing 1.0"

06:14 - AT2019gvn classification, not SN (star?) seeing 1.0"

06:24 - AT2019gth classification, Ia-norm, seeing 1.1"

06:48 - AT2019fyt classification, not SN (star?) seeing 1.2"

07:20 - AT2019gsg classification, Ia-norm post peak, seeing 1.4"

07:40 - AT2019hcc classification

08:02 - AT2019gqm classification, Type II, seeing 1.2"

08:21 - AT2019gyx classification, Type Ib, seeing 1.2"

08:41 - SN2019dts followup, g13 1x1500s, seeing 1.2"

09:12 - SN2019fmr followup, g13 1x1500s, seeing 1.1"

09:44 - Standard Feige110, g11,13,16 1" slit only, seeing 1.1"

09:56 - AT2019gsp classification, seeing 0.9"

10:17 - AT2019hbb classification,  seeing 0.9"

Our sad fifth attempt at a SOFI acquistion.