Canada France Hawaii Telescope
Queued Service Observations 2010B
2010B
schedule, programs, and run summariesList of 2010B programs for:
MegaCam,
WIRCam,
ESPaDOnS.
| QrunID | Instrument | HST Dates | Number of Nights | Status | Run Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10BQ01 | ESPaDOnS | Aug 1 - Aug 5 | 5 | Done | ESPaDOnS continued into August, and the weather was once again excellent. |
| 10BQ02 | WIRCam | Aug 6 - Aug 30 | 25 | Done | During that run, we successfully tested Remote Observing from Waimea with WIRCam for a few hours. There were a few hours of fog, thin cirrus, or high IQ, but given the unusual length of the run, a lot of programs were observed. There was also an issue with high sky background of unknown origin on a few nights. |
| 10BQ03 | MegaCam | Aug 31 - Sep 13 | 14 | Done | During that run, we successfully tested Remote Observing from Waimea with MegaCam for s few hours. The weather was almost perfect, with sub arcsec Image Quality every night. |
| 10BQ04 | WIRCam | Sep 14 - Sep 29 | 16 | Done | A very good run, with a few hours with thin cirrus, but otherwise clear skies. About one hour was lost to technical issues. |
| 10BQ05 | MegaCam | Sep 30 - Oct 14 | 15 | Done | A good run, with only the equivalent of a bit less than one night lost to clouds or high humidity. About 90 minutes were lost to technical issues. |
| 10BQ06 | ESPaDOnS | Oct 15 - Oct 20 | 6 | Done | The run was affected by bad weather (clouds and fog), and issues with the f8 mirror support, which slightly affected image quality. On the good side, the last night, which was clear, was devoted to on-sky tests of the new chip for ESPaDOnS, olapa. Preliminary results are very encouraging! |
| 10BQ07 | WIRCam | Oct 21 - Oct 26 | 6 | Done | |
| 10BQ08 | MegaCam | Oct 27 - Nov 13 | 18 | Done | Due to a vacuum leak, the run was cut short by 1 night and the last 2 nights were not used. Highly ranked and time constrained programs were obtained before the technical failure, therefore the impact on science is minimal. |
| 10BQ09 | ESPaDOnS | Nov 14 - Nov 29 | 16 | Done | |
| 10BQ10 | MegaCam | Nov 30 - Dec 12 | 13 | Done | The vacuum held up, and a leak was found and fixed later in December |
| 10BQ11 | ESPaDOnS | Dec 13 - Dec 29 | 17 | Done | The run started with good weather but was quickly affected by fog, ice, snow, and clouds. Overall, it was not a very productive run. |
| 10BQ12 | MegaCam | Dec 30 - Jan 12 | 14 | Done | The January MegaCam run was also affected by winter weather, with storms bringing fog, ice, snow, and clouds. |
| 10BQ13 | WIRCam | Jan 13 - Jan 25 | 13 | Done | |
| 10BQ14 | MegaCam | Jan 26 - Jan 31 | 6 | Done |