night-report-page-20131101

Observers: Massimo Turatto, Susanna Spiro

Support team: S.Benetti, N.Elias-Rosa

TAT on duty: Maria Teresa Botticella, Annalisa De Cia

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Subrun 2, night 1

Instruments: EFOSC2

Note: weather forecastat Calsky usr/pwd:  lasilla/ .5arcsec

WEATHER CONDITION

bad during the day (and those before) but improving.

beginning: wind speed 2 m/s; humidity 90 % ; clouds

middle: wind speed  9 m/s; humidity 90 %;  clear, dome closed

end: wind speed  8 m/s; humidity 40%;  clear  

afternoon CALIBRATIONS

EFOSC2 bias                                           first sequence, avg~198 constant, std~10-14, few px at high counts (cosmic-like) 

EFOSC2 Spectroscopic flats and arcs       ok

EFOSC2 bias                                           2nd sequence, avg~202 constant, std~9-11, few px at high counts (cosmic-like)

alignement slit 1.0 and 1.5                    checked slit positions (989 and 990, resp) correspond to the setup parameters   

OBSERVATIONS: 

Dome opens at 02:45 Local Time:   seeing 1.5"

Target                       Type             UT         Filter/Grism      Slit            Seeing    Grade (A/B/C)     Comments

L745a                      STD            06:00       gm11,13,16    1.0,1.5          1.6             A

Ogle-2013-SN-079 follow-up     04:45       Vriz                                  1.6-2.0          B

seeing too bad, ~ 2.5" ==> classifications only

Ogle-2013-SN-109   classif      07:00          gm13              1.5             2.0               B                  visible, fast redu => SNIa

Ogle-2013-SN-090   classif      08:00          gm13              1.5             2.4               B                  close to gal. center, SNII or AGN ??                

Ogle-2013-Nova-02   classif     08:50          gm13              1.5            3.0 !!            A                 V~13, impossible to do anything else !!

morning CALIBRATIONS

EFOSC2 sky Flat  rz         (5 r, 4 z, g fails)