Observing notes - April 2005 2SLAQ run
Observers: OUTRAM, ROSS, SHARP, CARSON, EDGE, CROOM, CANNON
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- 06/05-07/05 log diary
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45m lost to technical problems, otherwise good night.
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- 07/05-08/05 log diary
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1hr lost to weather, otherwise good night.
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- 08/05-09/05 log diary
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3.5h lost to weather, full dataset for only one field.
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- 09/05-10/05 log diary
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35m lost to system failure otherwise very good night: clear, 1.5" seeing.
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- 10/05-11/05 log diary
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No time lost, very good night: clear, 1.5" seeing.
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- 11/05-12/05 log diary
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5.3h lost to weather, 2 fields observed.
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- 12/05-13/05 log diary
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30m lost to system failure, otherwise ok night. New 2dfdr software installed. Quality of d14 data not very good due to instrument problems possibly introducing scattered light and latter frames being observed through high airmass. Object frame d14 #0024 ignored from data analysis. 2df focus drifted and first 50 fibres (CCD 2) of b16, d14 and e02 are a little blended.
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- 13/05-14/05 log diary
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Good weather, seeing fairly good. No instrument problems and focus issues resolved.
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- 14/05-15/05 log diary
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3 fields observed with 3 hours lost due to cloud. Some of the spectra contaminated by cloud scattered star light.
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- 15/05-16/05 log diary
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1 hour lost due to weather. Field b00 equivalent to b01 but with a shift of 1" in their centers. Configuration of field e06, did not downgrade successfully identified objects from e05. Therefore 27 LRGs and 25 QSOs have been reobserved that should have been downgraded.
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- 16/05-17/05 log diary
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1.5 hours lost due to cloudy conditions.
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- 17/05-18/05 log diary
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A little cloud and scattered moonlight.
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Date Field Exposure Seeing Comments
050406 b12 1x1200s+4x1800s 1.8"
050406 b14 4x1800s 2.1
050406 d11 4x1800s 2.1
050406 e03 5x1800s 1.6
050407 b12 4x1800s 3.0" Some cloud
050407 b14 4x1800s 1.8
050407 d11 4x1800s+1x1220s 1.8 Cloud during 1 exp.
050407 e03 5x1800s 2.0
050408 b12 1x1800s+2short 3.0" All through cloud
050408 b15 5x1800s 2.2
050408 d12 2x1800s 2.2 Cloud
050408 e05 1x 950s 2.2 Stopped by cloud
050409 b12 2x1800s+1x717s 1.5"
050409 b15 5x1800s 1.5
050409 d12 4x1800s 1.5
050409 e05 5x1800s 1.5
050410 b13 5x1800s 1.5"
050410 b16 5x1800s 1.5
050410 d07 4x1800s 1.5
050410 e05 5x1800s 1.5 Seeing 2.5" at end
050411 e01 4x1800s 1.5" Rpt of 2003 field
050411 e03 4x1800s+1x1660s 1.9
050412 b13 5x1800s 1.4"
050412 b16 4x1800s 2.1
050412 d14 6x1800s+1x1000s 2.1 Inst probs
050412 e02 2x1200s 2.1
050413 b06 4x1800s 1.5"
050413 c03 4x1800s 1.8"
050413 d14 4x1800s 1.8"
050413 e02 5x1800s 1.8"
050414 b06 3x1800s 1.6"
050414 b03 4x1800s 1.5"
050414 d12 3x1800s+1x850s 1.5" cloud
050415 b00 1x1800s 1.5" cloud
050415 b03 4x1800s 1.5"
050415 d07 5x1800s 1.5"
050415 e06 4x1800s 1.7"
050416 b00 2x1800+1x711 1.2" cloud
050416 b02 3x1800 1.6" cloud
050416 d10 5x1800 2.4"
050416 e06 5x1800 1.5"
050417 b00 5x1800 1.7 cloud & moonlight
050417 b02 4x1800 1.6
050417 d10 4x1800 1.4
050417 ??? 5x1800 1.6
Note: increasing halation for first 3 nights, causing bump near
5577A. Esp. bad for e03, which also had poor positioning. Still
noticeable for some frames on 4th night.
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050406 b12 4,5,6,7,8
b14 12,13,14,15
d11 19,21,22,23
e03 27,28,29,30,31
050407 b12 3,4,5,6
b14 10,11,12,13
d11 17,18,19,20,21
e03 25,26,27,28,29
050408 b12 3,4,5
b15 9,10,11,12,13
d12 17,18
e05 22
050409 b12 3,4,6,7
b15 11,12,13,14,15
d12 19,20,22,23
e05 27,28,29,30,31
050410 b13 3,4,5,6,7
b16 11,12,13,14,15
d07 19,20,21,22
e05 26,27,28,29,30
050411 e01 3,4,5,6
e03 10,11,12,13,14
050412 b13 4,5,6,7,8
b16 12,13,14,15
d14 19,20,21,22,24,25,26
e02 30,31
050413 b06 4,5,6,7
c03 11,12,13,14
d14 19,20,21,22
e02 26,27,28,29,30
050414 b06 3,4,5
b03 9,10,11,12
d12 16,17,18,19
050415 b00 4,5
b03 9,10,11,12
d07 16,17,18,19,20
e06 24,25,26,27
050416 b00 4,5,6 (low exp and cloud)
b02 9,10,11,12
d10 15,16,17,18,19 (18 affected by cloud)
e06 23,24,25,26,27
050417 b00 3,4,5,6,8 (6 poor quality don't use)
b02 11,12,13,14
d10 18,19,20,21
e08 25,26,27,28,29
b00 4.5hrs over 2 nights with cloud QSO comp 79.5(200) 79.6(total) ace
LRG comp 56.0(200) S/N=1.7
b02 3.5hrs over 2 nights with cloud QSO comp 78.3(200) 77.9(total) ace
LRG comp 74.0(200) S/N=2.00
b03 4hrs over 2 nights QSO comp 82.0(200) 85.3(total) ace
LRG comp 81.0(200) 80.0(total) S/N=3.91
b06 3.5hrs over 2 nights QSO comp 88.2(200) 90.0(total) ace
LRG comp 91.0(200) 83.0(total) S/N=4.43
b12 6.5hrs over 3 nights with cloud QSO comp 80.5(200) 75.5(total) pjo
92.5(200) 88.1(total) smc
LRG comp 87.0(total) S/N=4.70
b13 5hrs over 2 nights QSO comp 78.1(200) 79.4(total) ace
87.6(200) 86.3(total) smc
LRG comp 84.0(total) S/N=5.13
b14 4hrs over 2 nights QSO comp 88.9(200) 84.3(total) smc
LRG comp 93.0(total) S/N=4.66
b15 5hrs over 2 nights QSO comp 87.0(200) 89.4(total) smc
LRG comp 84.0(total) S/N=3.79
b16 4.5hrs over 2 nights QSO comp 79.2(200) 76.3(total) ace
LRG comp 91.0(total) S/N=4.71
c03 2hrs over 1 nights QSO comp 80.1(200) only ace
LRG comp 86.0(total) S/N=4.29
d07 4.5hrs over 2 nights QSO comp 86.4(200) 89.0(total) ace
LRG comp 95.0(200) 92.0(total) S/N=5.15
d10 4.5hrs over 2 night QSO comp 92.8(200) 89.3(total) ace
LRG comp 72.7(200) S/N=2.85
d11 4.5hrs over 2 nights QSO comp 90.5(200) 85.9(total) smc
LRG comp 90.0(total) S/N=4.31
d12 5hrs over 3 nights QSO comp 91.1(200) 87.7(total) ace
LRG comp 85.0(200) 68.0(total) S/N=3.76
d14 5.5hrs over 2 nights QSO comp 89.3(200) 90.5(total) ace
LRG comp 78.0(200) 80.0(total) S/N=3.91
e01 2hrs over 1 nights QSO comp 72.2(200) only pjo
QSO comp 86.4(200) ace
LRG comp 88.0(200) S/N=3.99
e02 7.5hrs over 3 nights QSO comp 82.1(200) 81.4(total) ace
LRG comp 80.0(200) 80.0(total) S/N=3.51
e03 7.5hrs over 3 nights with cloud QSO comp 82.1(200) 81.4(total) pjo
88.3(200) 86.6(total) smc
LRG comp 89.0(total) S/N=4.12
e05 5.5hrs over 3 nights QSO comp 72.2(200) 75.7(total) pjo
79.6(200) 81.5(total) smc
LRG comp 89.0(total) S/N=4.25
e06 4hrs over 2 nights QSO comp 81.4(200) 83.8(total) ace
LRG comp 82.9(200) 81.6(total) S/N=3.72
e08 2.5hrs over 1 night QSO comp 86.3(200) only ace
LRG comp 85.0(200) only S/N=2.7
e01 and e05
coadd e05 and e06 data after 16th
plan for May 2005
8 7 6 5 4 3 1
b00 90 25 43 33 5+64 16 282+179 > 30 17 25 19 3+37 9 323 274
b01 75 19 36 22 4+53 16 227+161 > 25 14 21 14 2+29 9 259+240
b02 84 25 37 42 7+65 21 374+245 > 27 11 23 31 6+33 12 409+348
b03 35 11 24 29 8+62 20 389+319 > 25 7 22 26 8+48 16 398+347
b04 12 12 41 31 18+82 20 369+268
b05 16 13 29 43 13+91 19 375+252
b06 7 9 16 17 8+48 16 432+308
b07 11 17 29 52 10+58 23 382+267
b08 11 16 50 51 12+55 22 353+235
b09 13 5 23 48 15+31 15 354+229
b10 32 28 53 71 18+127 28 350+224
b11 16 19 59 46 15+144 18 407+297
b12 8 8 20 28 11+38 8 471+268
b13 21 7 22 41 8+42 19 402+212
b14 20 7 26 44 18+60 18 342+236
b15 38 21 25 35 19+82 19 369+240
b16 37 19 24 44 20+68 21 296+168
c01 95 0 45 40 7+49 20 203+109 ***
c02 74 0 49 34 19+44 22 341+183 ***
c03 24 0 28 24 15+28 9 363+219
c04 49 0 43 27 14+36 16 320+182 ****
c05 15 0 44 41 9+27 18 332+211
c06 20 0 43 50 4+52 18 301+217
c07 36 0 53 34 7+62 17 299+177
d03 35 30 48 111 14+116 34 270+165 ******
d04 13 11 43 55 13+50 27 350+248
d05 19 24 43 59 14+60 38 311+238
d06 16 20 34 54 14+40 23 341+245
d07 24 7 31 32 1+22 8 423+281
d08 53 25 29 49 9+59 15 364+209 > 36 18 27 46 9+35 14 370+257
d10 46 20 29 21 9+86 32 399+218 > 14 8 4 12 7+29 8 458 319
d11 29 38 38 51 12+142 41 394+279 > 22 36 28 50 11+125 28 418+305
d12 24 51 32 42 8+146 17 348+274
d13 10 22 29 40 6+60 26 374+235
d14 14 8 14 22 2+28 9 406+277
d15 13 15 42 59 10+95 22 371+294
d16 14 22 46 61 15+70 22 343+262
d17 11 10 38 57 21+24 23 299+221
e01 9 14 35 33 8+23 14 274+238
e02 17 22 55 49 12+33 29 344+315
e03 28 29 56 43 12+72 24 345+255
e04 25 26 43 68 16+70 28 298+224
e05 31 27 63 63 14+78 33 310+264
e06 74 55 55 68 9+119 61 273+155 > 24 23 35 50 9+77 33 339+279
e07 115 44 135 107 15+131 84 102+48 > 63 30 105 92 15+111 75 156+134
e08 140 41 179 146 14+149 108 19+0 > 39 18 88 120 14+131 106 138+142
e09 158 48 179 146 11+134 122 22+0 > 127 40 144 135 11+126 121 69+47
e10 131 39 163 146 9+94 108 24+0
do C01 C04 D08 E07 S10
C02 D03 E08 E09 S09
Results for EO5 LRGs not folded into reselection for E06 properly so more 8hr repeats in the E05+E06 overlap