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Extracted Observing Reports for 171.B-0588(A): Night information

Telescope: Kueyen (UT2)
Instrument: FLAMES

Created on 2004-04-07 15:48:14
This is a summary of night log information extracted for all those nights which got observations for your run and which are contained in this data delivery.

This information has been extracted from a database which contains information ingested during the nights. The database is also maintained to reflect e.g. a posteriori updates of the OB grading.

This report is structured into two parts:
- breakdown by nights (this page)
- breakdown by OBs.

This page is an extraction of general night information for all nights with OBs in this data delivery. Usually an OB will produce files but there are exceptions, e.g. when an OB is aborted due to degrading conditions. Therefore there might be entries in this nightlog summary which do not correspond to any of the files contained in your data package.

On the other hand there is a small chance of having OBs or files delivered without nightlog entries. The most likely cause could be operational problems during the night.
General information about 171.B-0588(A)
1a | Night summary
Date Comments OBs | grade
(this run only)
2003-12-19 Last of four 0.7*visitor nights for programme 072.B-0123(D).
The UVES RED FIERA was shutdown and started up at the start of the night, leading to an increase in dark current for the UVES exposures.
149585 | B
149589 | A
2003-12-21 Second part (0.5-n) of 1.5-n for UVES visitor mode programme 072.B-0218(A).
149586 | B
149587 | A
2003-12-31 None 149588 | A
2004-01-13 None 150530 | A
2004-01-14 None 150529 | A
2004-01-17 None 150528 | C
2004-01-18 None 150523 | B
150524 | X
150524 | B
2004-01-19 Focus from Nasmyth B to Nasmyth A changed at 01:50
Changed from A to B at 08:25
150517 | A
2004-01-20 None 150527 | B
150528 | B
2004-01-21 None 150525 | B
150526 | A
2004-01-22 None 150516 | B
150522 | B
2004-01-23 Flames: 30 min of preparation down time due to starting the first FLAMES OB of the night while the telescope was still changing focus (from UVES). This triggered the adapter hardware interlock (A known behaviour of the system).
 150518 | A
2004-01-25 None 150521 | A
151355 | C
2004-01-26 None 151355 | B
151359 | B
2004-02-15 UVES standalone red and blue X-disperser stability check looked fine, but there IS a UVES red X-disperser problem.
Feb 15 17:40:30 wflames syslog: wuves 17:40:30> INS GRAT21 YAVGDIF = 0.2 / [wuves]
Feb 15 17:46:04 wflames syslog: wuves 17:46:04> INS GRAT22 YAVGDIF = 0.2 / [wuves]
Feb 15 19:11:21 wflames syslog: wuves 19:11:21> INS GRAT11 YAVGDIF = 0.2 / [wuves]
Feb 15 19:15:10 wflames syslog: wuves 19:15:10> INS GRAT12 YAVGDIF = 0.1 / [wuves]
Feb 15 19:20:39 wflames syslog: wuves 19:20:39> INS GRAT21 YAVGDIF = 0.1 / [wuves]
Feb 15 19:26:07 wflames syslog: wuves 19:26:07> INS GRAT22 YAVGDIF = 0.1 / [wuves]
Feb 15 21:27:05 wflames syslog: wuves 21:27:05> INS GRAT21 YAVGDIF = 0.1 / [wuves]
Feb 15 21:32:36 wflames syslog: wuves 21:32:36> INS GRAT22 YAVGDIF = 0.0 / [wuves]
Feb 15 21:42:45 wflames syslog: wuves 21:42:45> INS GRAT21 YAVGDIF = 0.2 / [wuves]
Feb 15 21:48:10 wflames syslog: wuves 21:48:10> INS GRAT22 YAVGDIF = 0.0 / [wuves]
Extra FLAMES-UVES calibrations were taken as the FLAMES-UVES science frames were shifted with respect to the calibration images by 3 pixels for the 580-nm FLAMES-UVES plate 2 setting. The pending calibration from yesterday (1.5 pixel shift for plate-1 580-nm setting) was also done.
Tests were made in the afternoon, taking FLAMES-UVES 580-nm wavelength calibrations, then moving to FLAMES-UVES 860-nm, then back to 580-nm etc. It was found that the change in the cross disperser produced non-repeatability in X-dispersion direction of upto 10 pixels (not seen when running the UVES_red_tec_cdtest template that does not switch the crossdisperser). The test was then done with UVES (format check with CD#3, then CD#4, CD#3, CD#4 etc). The shifts also appear in standalone UVES. PPRS-11899 updated.
Following tests were run during the day; LampLevTest, MotorCurTest, SlitLinTest
UVES 580-nm cross disperser was put in simulation during the night-time observations.
151357 | B
151358 | B
2004-02-17 GIRAFFE workstation was shutdown and started up in the morning in order to replace a disc.
151356 | A
2004-03-13 UVES cd_align test X-disperser YAVGDIF values OK;
15:40:53> INS GRAT11 YAVGDIF = 0.0 / [wuves]
15:44:51> INS GRAT12 YAVGDIF = 0.0999999999999
15:50:03> INS GRAT21 YAVGDIF = 0.0999999999999
15:55:30> INS GRAT22 YAVGDIF = 0.0999999999999
Some FLAMES-UVES calibrations were taken during the afternoon for the coming night's observations for visitor-mode programme ID=072.C-0191(A).
First of 8 times 0.4 nights for FLAMES visitor mode programme 072.C-0191(A)
161910 | C
161910 | B
161910 | C
2004-03-14 UVES_cdtest results look OK;
Mar 14 15:56:11 wflames syslog: wuves 15:56:11> INS GRAT11 YAVGDIF = 0.2 / [wuves]
Mar 14 16:00:03 wflames syslog: wuves 16:00:03> INS GRAT12 YAVGDIF = 0.0 / [wuves]
Mar 14 16:05:33 wflames syslog: wuves 16:05:33> INS GRAT21 YAVGDIF = 0.1 / [wuves]
Mar 14 16:11:01 wflames syslog: wuves 16:11:01> INS GRAT22 YAVGDIF = 0.2 / [wuves]
UVES and FLAMES QC pages not being updated; QC informed. Lines selected Nsel look OK for all the four UVES X-dispersers.
Second of eight times 0.4 FLAMES visitor nights for programme 072.C-0191(A)
161911 | A
2004-03-15 UVES cd_test results look OK;
Mar 15 15:56:06 wflames syslog: wuves 15:56:06> INS GRAT11 YAVGDIF = 0.0 / [wuves]
Mar 15 15:59:49 wflames syslog: wuves 15:59:49> INS GRAT12 YAVGDIF = 0.0 / [wuves]
Mar 15 16:05:00 wflames syslog: wuves 16:05:00> INS GRAT21 YAVGDIF = 0.0999999999999 / [wuves]
Mar 15 16:10:28 wflames syslog: wuves 16:10:28> INS GRAT22 YAVGDIF = 0.5 / [wuves]
Tests were made using the FLAMES_uves_tec_sflat with wavelength 520-nm to see what the maximum shift allowed for OCS3.INS.SLIT3.OFFSETX was. The maximum allowed value was +/-4.36 arcseconds compared to the normal value of +/-4.0 arcseconds.
Third of eight times 0.4 FLAMES visitor nights for programme 072.C-0191(A).
161912 | B
162191 | B
2004-03-16 UT2 night report of 2004-03-15 ammended so that the attached flats and exposure for Argus Specphot standard OBid=200131246 were logged.
Fourth of eight times 0.4 FLAMES visitor nights for programme 072.C-0191(A).
162231 | B
162235 | B
2004-03-17 Fifth of eight visitor times 0.4 FLAMES visitor nights for programme 072.C-0191(A).
GIRAFFE HR grating may show shift of 1.0-1.5 pixels in X-dispersion direction. PPRS-12239 submitted.
Due to the very bad seeing in the beginnning of the night (1.2-2.0") we had to move to UVES C queue.
162234 | B
2004-03-18 Again, we have configured the first FLAMES field for the beginning of the night, preset to the field and waited to have a seeing estimate. It turns out that the seeing was very bad (from 1.5 to >2.0" for 0.8" required). We had no choice other than abort and switch to UVES. The switch started at 00:10 and the first UVES OB started at 00:16, so I blame the seeing for the 06:00 min lost.
162233 | A
2004-03-19 None 162230 | C
162232 | B
2004-03-20 None 162229 | B
162230 | B
2004-03-21 Hi!
I (C. Melo) overlooked the README for Tolstoy 171.B-0588(A) and started the HR14 OBs before the HR13 ones which have a higher priority. Tomorrow I'll do the HR13 OBs. Sorry!
Claudio
157527 | B
157528 | B
157536 | B
157537 | A
2004-03-22 None 157533 | B
157534 | B
157538 | C
157538 | B
157538 | C
2004-03-23 From 2:07-2:13 we switched from UVES to FLAMES to execute the A program of Tolstoy.
I started the 2nd FLAMES configuration of the night (OB: Sext-HR13-5) too late and lost 10 minutes. I increased the exptime of the running exposure from 4500 to 5100 to not let the telescope be idle. Execution loss: 0:10 from 3:40-3:50
From 5:16-5:24 we switched back from UVES to FLAMES as no more FLAMES programs observable.
157531 | B
157532 | A
2004-03-24 From the start of the night until 1:30 there were problems with both the FLAMES and UVES guide probe CCD, which made observations impossible. This was solved around 1:20. See PPRS 12280.
From 1:43-1:50 I started to observe an argus photometric standard following the science argus OB, assuming that in fast acquisition mode the plate would not have to be configured and it would immediately observe the standard with the central argus fibres. But this was not the case; it needed to configure the sky fibres as well. I aborted this OB, and swapped to a Tolstoy OB, whose configuration on plate 1 was waiting to be executed. Execution loss: 0:05.
I forgot to change the central wavelength of the argus standard star (3:17-4:00) to the central wavelength of the science exposure, so OB is useless. Execution loss of 0:43.
From 5:46-5:57 we switched from FLAMES to UVES.
157526 | A
157530 | A
2004-03-25 The first OB of the night had 4500s of GIRAFFE and 450s of UVES. Since the other OBs of this program have 4500s for both, the users must have mistyped the UVES exptime. I noticed this after half an hour when the UVES configuration of the other plate proceeded without problems. With Chris we decided to end the exposure, and start over. Preparation loss from the start of the night, 0:02 to 0:24, i.e. 0:22.
Around 2:30, due to the varying seeing, it was not clear which OB to configure next. Because of this I started a configuration 10min. too late. These 10min were added to the running exposure. Execution loss of 0:10.
At 05:31 a problem occurred during UVES set-up of first exposure after switching from FLAMES. Resolved after restarting the instrument. Time lost: 0:16. See PPRS 12287.
From 5:14-5:24 we switched from FLAMES to UVES, and the minutes after that were spent on presetting and acquiring the new OB, when the error of PPRS 12287 occurred.
157535 | A
157535 | C
160815 | B
160816 | C
2004-03-26 From 3:42 to 3:48 we swiftly switched from FLAMES to UVES.
160816 | B

1b | Night details
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2003-12-19
Night statistics
Night start : 00:57
Night end : 08:21
Night length: 07:24
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.4-1.7"
Wind : 0-5 m/s E-N-W-N
Humidity : 3-11%
Temperature: 15-17 C
Comments :
Weather report
00:00 TN : few TN passing, TK coming from W.
01:30 TN : few TK very low in the S-W
03:45 CL :

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
Last of four 0.7*visitor nights for programme 072.B-0123(D).
The UVES RED FIERA was shutdown and started up at the start of the night, leading to an increase in dark current for the UVES exposures.
Executed OBs
149585 (UT start 07:22)
149589 (UT start 06:26)

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2003-12-21
Night statistics
Night start : 00:58
Night end : 08:22
Night length: 07:24
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.5-1.2"
Wind : 0-9 m/s E-NE-N
Humidity : 4-12%
Temperature: 14-15 C
Comments :
Weather report
00:15 TN : few TN passing
02:45 CL :

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
Second part (0.5-n) of 1.5-n for UVES visitor mode programme 072.B-0218(A).
Executed OBs
149586 (UT start 05:58)
149587 (UT start 07:15)

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2003-12-31
Night statistics
Night start : 01:01
Night end : 08:29
Night length: 07:27
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.56-1.56"
Wind : 2.5-9 m/s (S-E-N)
Humidity : 4-26%
Temperature: 12-15 C deg.
Comments :
Weather report
23:50 CL : Few clouds to W-S lower than ~ 10 deg.
01:00 PH : According to ISAAC & FORS2 Zp

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
None
Executed OBs
149588 (UT start 06:57)

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2004-01-13
Night statistics
Night start : 01:01
Night end : 08:40
Night length: 07:38
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.55-1.55"
Wind : 0-9m/s S-E-N
Humidity : 3-23%
Temperature: 12-15C
Comments :
Weather report
00:00 CL :
01:00 PH : Isaac Zp

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
None
Executed OBs
150530 (UT start 01:56)

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2004-01-14
Night statistics
Night start : 01:01
Night end : 08:40
Night length: 07:39
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.47-0.9"
Wind : 0-12m/s N-E-NE
Humidity : 3-21%
Temperature: 11-15 deg. C
Comments : Seeing values intermitently and only during 4 hours of the night
Weather report
23:30 CL :
07:53 EQ :

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
None
Executed OBs
150529 (UT start 02:13)

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2004-01-17
Night statistics
Night start : 01:00
Night end : 08:43
Night length: 07:42
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.65-1.3"
Wind : 0-9m/s S-E-N-NE
Humidity : 9-20%
Temperature: 9-13 deg C.
Comments :
Weather report
23:30 PH : According to FORS1 Zp

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
None
Executed OBs
150528 (UT start 00:13)

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2004-01-18
Night statistics
Night start : 01:00
Night end : 08:44
Night length: 07:44
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.48-1.0"
Wind : 1-9m/s NW-N-E-N
Humidity : 10-28%
Temperature: 11.5-13 deg. C
Comments :
Weather report
23:40 PH : According to FORS1 Zp

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
None
Executed OBs
150523 (UT start 02:07)
150524 (UT start 00:42)
150524 (UT start 01:06)

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2004-01-19
Night statistics
Night start : 00:59
Night end : 08:45
Night length: 07:45
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.55-1.6"
Wind : 1-8m/s S-E-N-NE
Humidity : 13-26%
Temperature: 12-14 deg. C
Comments :
Weather report
23:35 PH : According to FORS1 Zp

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
Focus from Nasmyth B to Nasmyth A changed at 01:50
Changed from A to B at 08:25
Executed OBs
150517 (UT start 01:56)

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2004-01-20
Night statistics
Night start : 00:59
Night end : 08:46
Night length: 07:47
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.55-2.0"
Wind : 0-8m/s (SE-NW-NNE)
Humidity : 13-28%
Temperature: 11-14deg.C
Comments :
Weather report
00:00 CL :
01:00 CL : According to ZP on FORS1/2

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
None
Executed OBs
150527 (UT start 01:47)
150528 (UT start 00:13)

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2004-01-21
Night statistics
Night start : 00:58
Night end : 08:47
Night length: 07:48
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.38-1.35"
Wind : 0-8m/s (SE-N)
Humidity : 31-51%
Temperature: 10-12deg.C
Comments :
Weather report
00:00 CL :
01:00 CL : Acoording to ZP on FORS2
08:00 CL HU : RH=50%

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
None
Executed OBs
150525 (UT start 01:48)
150526 (UT start 00:31)

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2004-01-22
Night statistics
Night start : 00:58
Night end : 08:48
Night length: 07:50
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.6-2.7"
Wind : 0-10m/s (SE-N-ENE)
Humidity : 10-40%
Temperature: 8-12deg.C
Comments :
Weather report
00:00 CL :
01:00 CL : According to ZP on FORS1
05:00 CL EQ : A short low intensity earthquake occur.

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
None
Executed OBs
150516 (UT start 00:33)
150522 (UT start 01:48)

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2004-01-23
Night statistics
Night start : 00:57
Night end : 08:49
Night length: 07:51
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.5-1.87"
Wind : 1-9m/s (SE-NE-N-NNE)
Humidity : 13-45%
Temperature: 10.5-12 deg.C
Comments :
Weather report
00:00 CL :
02:00 PH : Accordimg to ZP on FORS1

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
Flames: 30 min of preparation down time due to starting the first FLAMES OB of the night while the telescope was still changing focus (from UVES). This triggered the adapter hardware interlock (A known behaviour of the system).
Executed OBs
150518 (UT start 01:29)

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2004-01-25
Night statistics
Night start : 00:56
Night end : 08:51
Night length: 07:54
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.5-1.45"
Wind : 5-10m/s (SE-N)
Humidity : 8-20%
Temperature: 13-15 deg.C
Comments :
Weather report
00:00 CL :
02:00 CL : According to ZP on FORS1/2

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
None
Executed OBs
150521 (UT start 00:28)
151355 (UT start 01:47)

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2004-01-26
Night statistics
Night start : 00:56
Night end : 08:52
Night length: 07:56
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.5-2.4"
Wind : 1-8m/s (SE-N)
Humidity : 12-24%
Temperature: 13-17 deg.C
Comments :
Weather report
00:00 CL :
01:00 PH : According to ZP on NACO

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
None
Executed OBs
151355 (UT start 00:28)
151359 (UT start 01:39)

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2004-02-15
Night statistics
Night start : 00:43
Night end : 09:07
Night length: 08:23
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.5-2.5"
Wind : 0-6m/s S-E-N
Humidity : 18-36%
Temperature: 13-15C
Comments :
Weather report
00:30 PH : Isaac Zp

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
UVES standalone red and blue X-disperser stability check looked fine, but there IS a UVES red X-disperser problem.
Feb 15 17:40:30 wflames syslog: wuves 17:40:30> INS GRAT21 YAVGDIF = 0.2 / [wuves]
Feb 15 17:46:04 wflames syslog: wuves 17:46:04> INS GRAT22 YAVGDIF = 0.2 / [wuves]
Feb 15 19:11:21 wflames syslog: wuves 19:11:21> INS GRAT11 YAVGDIF = 0.2 / [wuves]
Feb 15 19:15:10 wflames syslog: wuves 19:15:10> INS GRAT12 YAVGDIF = 0.1 / [wuves]
Feb 15 19:20:39 wflames syslog: wuves 19:20:39> INS GRAT21 YAVGDIF = 0.1 / [wuves]
Feb 15 19:26:07 wflames syslog: wuves 19:26:07> INS GRAT22 YAVGDIF = 0.1 / [wuves]
Feb 15 21:27:05 wflames syslog: wuves 21:27:05> INS GRAT21 YAVGDIF = 0.1 / [wuves]
Feb 15 21:32:36 wflames syslog: wuves 21:32:36> INS GRAT22 YAVGDIF = 0.0 / [wuves]
Feb 15 21:42:45 wflames syslog: wuves 21:42:45> INS GRAT21 YAVGDIF = 0.2 / [wuves]
Feb 15 21:48:10 wflames syslog: wuves 21:48:10> INS GRAT22 YAVGDIF = 0.0 / [wuves]
Extra FLAMES-UVES calibrations were taken as the FLAMES-UVES science frames were shifted with respect to the calibration images by 3 pixels for the 580-nm FLAMES-UVES plate 2 setting. The pending calibration from yesterday (1.5 pixel shift for plate-1 580-nm setting) was also done.
Tests were made in the afternoon, taking FLAMES-UVES 580-nm wavelength calibrations, then moving to FLAMES-UVES 860-nm, then back to 580-nm etc. It was found that the change in the cross disperser produced non-repeatability in X-dispersion direction of upto 10 pixels (not seen when running the UVES_red_tec_cdtest template that does not switch the crossdisperser). The test was then done with UVES (format check with CD#3, then CD#4, CD#3, CD#4 etc). The shifts also appear in standalone UVES. PPRS-11899 updated.
Following tests were run during the day; LampLevTest, MotorCurTest, SlitLinTest
UVES 580-nm cross disperser was put in simulation during the night-time observations.
Executed OBs
151357 (UT start 01:15)
151358 (UT start 00:04)

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2004-02-17
Night statistics
Night start : 00:42
Night end : 09:09
Night length: 08:26
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.38-1.47"
Wind : 0-8m/s (SSW-SE-S)
Humidity : 3-29%
Temperature: 13-16deg.C
Comments :
Weather report
00:00 CL : some thin cirrus to SE-S at ~ 20deg.

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PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
GIRAFFE workstation was shutdown and started up in the morning in order to replace a disc.
Executed OBs
151356 (UT start 00:14)

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2004-03-13
Night statistics
Night start : 00:15
Night end : 09:26
Night length: 09:11
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.38-1.4"
Wind : 0-9 m/s N-E-N-NW-NE
Humidity : 6-31%
Temperature: 14-17 deg. C
Comments :
Weather report
23:00 CL : some thin low west

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PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
UVES cd_align test X-disperser YAVGDIF values OK;
15:40:53> INS GRAT11 YAVGDIF = 0.0 / [wuves]
15:44:51> INS GRAT12 YAVGDIF = 0.0999999999999
15:50:03> INS GRAT21 YAVGDIF = 0.0999999999999
15:55:30> INS GRAT22 YAVGDIF = 0.0999999999999
Some FLAMES-UVES calibrations were taken during the afternoon for the coming night's observations for visitor-mode programme ID=072.C-0191(A).
First of 8 times 0.4 nights for FLAMES visitor mode programme 072.C-0191(A)
Executed OBs
161910 (UT start 00:26)
161910 (UT start 05:27)
161910 (UT start 23:58)

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2004-03-14
Night statistics
Night start : 00:14
Night end : 09:27
Night length: 09:12
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.4-1.0"
Wind : 1-6m/s S-E-N-NW-NE-N
Humidity : 6-18%
Temperature: 15-17 deg. C
Comments :
Weather report
23:00 TK : telescopes closed due to clouds
23:15 TK TN : Opening, it's getting better, thick on the west and south
00:30 TN TK : thick only low west and south up to 30, some thin in the rest
02:30 TN : improving,, some thin left
04:00 CL : some thick low north
06:30 TN : thin passing from west to east
07:20 TK TN : thick and thin passing from west to east
00:00 CL :

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PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
UVES_cdtest results look OK;
Mar 14 15:56:11 wflames syslog: wuves 15:56:11> INS GRAT11 YAVGDIF = 0.2 / [wuves]
Mar 14 16:00:03 wflames syslog: wuves 16:00:03> INS GRAT12 YAVGDIF = 0.0 / [wuves]
Mar 14 16:05:33 wflames syslog: wuves 16:05:33> INS GRAT21 YAVGDIF = 0.1 / [wuves]
Mar 14 16:11:01 wflames syslog: wuves 16:11:01> INS GRAT22 YAVGDIF = 0.2 / [wuves]
UVES and FLAMES QC pages not being updated; QC informed. Lines selected Nsel look OK for all the four UVES X-dispersers.
Second of eight times 0.4 FLAMES visitor nights for programme 072.C-0191(A)
Executed OBs
161911 (UT start 05:08)

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2004-03-15
Night statistics
Night start : 00:13
Night end : 09:28
Night length: 09:14
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.49-1.2"
Wind : 0-8m/s S-SE-E-N-NW-N
Humidity : 5-21%
Temperature: 15.5-18 deg. C
Comments :
Weather report
23:00 TN : some thin, thick low north and east up to 20 degrees
00:30 CL : some thick low norh and northeast
03:40 TN : some thin passing from north to south
07:00 CL :

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
UVES cd_test results look OK;
Mar 15 15:56:06 wflames syslog: wuves 15:56:06> INS GRAT11 YAVGDIF = 0.0 / [wuves]
Mar 15 15:59:49 wflames syslog: wuves 15:59:49> INS GRAT12 YAVGDIF = 0.0 / [wuves]
Mar 15 16:05:00 wflames syslog: wuves 16:05:00> INS GRAT21 YAVGDIF = 0.0999999999999 / [wuves]
Mar 15 16:10:28 wflames syslog: wuves 16:10:28> INS GRAT22 YAVGDIF = 0.5 / [wuves]
Tests were made using the FLAMES_uves_tec_sflat with wavelength 520-nm to see what the maximum shift allowed for OCS3.INS.SLIT3.OFFSETX was. The maximum allowed value was +/-4.36 arcseconds compared to the normal value of +/-4.0 arcseconds.
Third of eight times 0.4 FLAMES visitor nights for programme 072.C-0191(A).
Executed OBs
161912 (UT start 23:36)
162191 (UT start 04:59)

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2004-03-16
Night statistics
Night start : 00:12
Night end : 09:28
Night length: 09:16
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.5-1.9"
Wind : 0-8m/s (S-NE)
Humidity : 9-23%
Temperature: 15-17 deg.C
Comments :
Weather report
23:15 CL :
23:55 PH : According to ZP on ISAAC
02:15 PH : ZP on NACO
03:23 EQ : 2 consecutive and very short duration. I felt them as II-III intensity. Telescopes didn't stop.

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
UT2 night report of 2004-03-15 ammended so that the attached flats and exposure for Argus Specphot standard OBid=200131246 were logged.
Fourth of eight times 0.4 FLAMES visitor nights for programme 072.C-0191(A).
Executed OBs
162231 (UT start 00:30)
162235 (UT start 05:47)

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2004-03-17
Night statistics
Night start : 00:11
Night end : 09:28
Night length: 09:17
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.5-2.0"
Wind : 5-13m/s (SE-S)
Humidity : 8-25%
Temperature: 14-17 deg.C
Comments :
Weather report
23:20 CL : scattered clouds lower than 20deg.
00:30 PH : According to ZP on ISAAC and FORS2

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
Fifth of eight visitor times 0.4 FLAMES visitor nights for programme 072.C-0191(A).
GIRAFFE HR grating may show shift of 1.0-1.5 pixels in X-dispersion direction. PPRS-12239 submitted.
Due to the very bad seeing in the beginnning of the night (1.2-2.0") we had to move to UVES C queue.
Executed OBs
162234 (UT start 05:23)

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2004-03-18
Night statistics
Night start : 00:10
Night end : 09:29
Night length: 09:19
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.43-3.0"
Wind : 2-10m/s (S-N-NE)
Humidity : 8-19%
Temperature: 13-15deg.C
Comments :
Weather report
23:40 PH : According to ZP on ISAAC
00:00 PH :

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
Again, we have configured the first FLAMES field for the beginning of the night, preset to the field and waited to have a seeing estimate. It turns out that the seeing was very bad (from 1.5 to >2.0" for 0.8" required). We had no choice other than abort and switch to UVES. The switch started at 00:10 and the first UVES OB started at 00:16, so I blame the seeing for the 06:00 min lost.
Executed OBs
162233 (UT start 05:05)

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2004-03-19
Night statistics
Night start : 00:08
Night end : 09:29
Night length: 09:20
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.4-1.6"
Wind : 2-10m/s (N-E-NNE)
Humidity : 7-20%
Temperature: 12-15deg.C
Comments :
Weather report
23:00 CL : some clouds to W-NW lower than 20deg.
00:00 PH : ZP results on ISAAC

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
None
Executed OBs
162230 (UT start 05:10)
162232 (UT start 23:31)

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2004-03-20
Night statistics
Night start : 00:07
Night end : 09:30
Night length: 09:22
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.5-2.2"
Wind : 4-12m/s (E-NE)
Humidity : 9-47%
Temperature: 11-15deg.C
Comments :
Weather report
23:00 CL : some clouds to N-NW below 20deg.

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
None
Executed OBs
162229 (UT start 04:34)
162230 (UT start 23:32)

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2004-03-21
Night statistics
Night start : 00:06
Night end : 09:30
Night length: 09:24
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.55-1.57"
Wind : 3-8m/s (SE-N-E)
Humidity : 40-60%
Temperature: 10.5-13deg.C
Comments :
Weather report
23:00 CL HU : rh ~ 54%

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PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
Hi!
I (C. Melo) overlooked the README for Tolstoy 171.B-0588(A) and started the HR14 OBs before the HR13 ones which have a higher priority. Tomorrow I'll do the HR13 OBs. Sorry!
Claudio
Executed OBs
157527 (UT start 04:14)
157528 (UT start 02:49)
157536 (UT start 01:23)
157537 (UT start 23:33)

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2004-03-22
Night statistics
Night start : 00:05
Night end : 09:31
Night length: 09:25
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.45-2.70"
Wind : 0-8m/s (S-N-W)
Humidity : 16-53%
Temperature: 11-15deg.C
Comments :
Weather report
23:00 CL HU : rh ~50%
06:00 CL : humidity drops to 20%

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
None
Executed OBs
157533 (UT start 04:37)
157534 (UT start 03:11)
157538 (UT start 01:24)
157538 (UT start 01:52)
157538 (UT start 23:43)

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2004-03-23
Night statistics
Night start : 00:04
Night end : 09:31
Night length: 09:27
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.44-1.7
Wind : 0-9m/s S-E-N
Humidity : 17-28 %
Temperature: ~15 C
Comments :
Weather report
23:30 TN : TN passing from NW to E
00:55 CL :

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
From 2:07-2:13 we switched from UVES to FLAMES to execute the A program of Tolstoy.
I started the 2nd FLAMES configuration of the night (OB: Sext-HR13-5) too late and lost 10 minutes. I increased the exptime of the running exposure from 4500 to 5100 to not let the telescope be idle. Execution loss: 0:10 from 3:40-3:50
From 5:16-5:24 we switched back from UVES to FLAMES as no more FLAMES programs observable.
Executed OBs
157531 (UT start 03:52)
157532 (UT start 02:13)

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2004-03-24
Night statistics
Night start : 00:03
Night end : 09:32
Night length: 09:28
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.46-2"
Wind : 0-9m/s S-E-N-NE
Humidity : 9-25%
Temperature: 13-17 C
Comments :
Weather report
00:00 CL :

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
From the start of the night until 1:30 there were problems with both the FLAMES and UVES guide probe CCD, which made observations impossible. This was solved around 1:20. See PPRS 12280.
From 1:43-1:50 I started to observe an argus photometric standard following the science argus OB, assuming that in fast acquisition mode the plate would not have to be configured and it would immediately observe the standard with the central argus fibres. But this was not the case; it needed to configure the sky fibres as well. I aborted this OB, and swapped to a Tolstoy OB, whose configuration on plate 1 was waiting to be executed. Execution loss: 0:05.
I forgot to change the central wavelength of the argus standard star (3:17-4:00) to the central wavelength of the science exposure, so OB is useless. Execution loss of 0:43.
From 5:46-5:57 we switched from FLAMES to UVES.
Executed OBs
157526 (UT start 01:50)
157530 (UT start 04:02)

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2004-03-25
Night statistics
Night start : 00:02
Night end : 09:32
Night length: 09:30
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.53-2.5
Wind : 4-15m/s N-NE
Humidity : 19-47%
Temperature: 12-14C
Comments :
Weather report
00:00 CL :

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
The first OB of the night had 4500s of GIRAFFE and 450s of UVES. Since the other OBs of this program have 4500s for both, the users must have mistyped the UVES exptime. I noticed this after half an hour when the UVES configuration of the other plate proceeded without problems. With Chris we decided to end the exposure, and start over. Preparation loss from the start of the night, 0:02 to 0:24, i.e. 0:22.
Around 2:30, due to the varying seeing, it was not clear which OB to configure next. Because of this I started a configuration 10min. too late. These 10min were added to the running exposure. Execution loss of 0:10.
At 05:31 a problem occurred during UVES set-up of first exposure after switching from FLAMES. Resolved after restarting the instrument. Time lost: 0:16. See PPRS 12287.
From 5:14-5:24 we switched from FLAMES to UVES, and the minutes after that were spent on presetting and acquiring the new OB, when the error of PPRS 12287 occurred.
Executed OBs
157535 (UT start 00:24)
157535 (UT start 23:34)
160815 (UT start 03:03)
160816 (UT start 01:41)

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2004-03-26
Night statistics
Night start : 00:00
Night end : 09:32
Night length: 09:32
Night conditions
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Seeing : 0.4-1.86
Wind : 0-7m/s S-E-NE
Humidity : 5-23%
Temperature: ~15C
Comments :
Weather report
00:00 PH :
08:30 TN : TN passing from N to E

(Legend:
PH-Photometric, CL-CLEAR, TN-Thin cirrus, TK-Thick cirrus,
CY-Cloudy, WI-Windy, HU-Humid, RN-Rain, SN-Snow,
EQ-Earthquake, OT-other; ZP = zeropoints)

General comments
From 3:42 to 3:48 we swiftly switched from FLAMES to UVES.
Executed OBs
160816 (UT start 02:33)