Changes between Version 13 and Version 14 of PublicPages/MayallZbandLegacy/NotesforObservers/Copilot


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Mar 10, 2016 2:03:38 PM (8 years ago)
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Robert Blum
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    8484* (unlabelled bar) -- it has been a while since the last image has been seen.  Have images stopped being written?  See problem description [[https://desi.lbl.gov/trac/wiki/PublicPages/MayallZbandLegacy/NotesforObservers/Problems#a0.Noimagesbeingwritten here]] 
    8585
    86 
    8786The second panel shows the Sky brightness.  The "nominal" brightness
    8887is shown by the magenta horizontal line.  In this panel, the pass
     
    9594clear photometric conditions.
    9695
    97 The "exposure time" panel is complicated.  The hollow black dots show
    98 the actual exposure time of the images we took.  The magenta dots show
     96The "exposure time" panel is complicated.  The filled magenta dots show
     97the actual exposure time of the images we took.  The black circles show
    9998the exposure time we should have taken, given the measured conditions
    10099in that image; it's post-facto what we should have done.  We have
     
    102101the "post-facto" target exposure time is below or above the bounds, it
    103102is shown with a triangle, and a circle will also be plotted at the
    104 lower or upper bound line.
     103lower or upper bound line. Obviously triangles above the upper bound indicate images that might not be as deep as desired. Triangles below the lower bound are also a concern since observing time is scarce.
    105104
    106 The "depth factor" plot just shows our actual exposure time divided by
     105**[depth factor has been removed from the plot. This description is useful when looking at plots created before about February 2016]** The "depth factor" plot just shows our actual exposure time divided by
    107106the post-facto target exposure time.  1 indicates that we're doing
    108107exactly what we should be doing.  Greater than 1 indicates we're
     
    110109The vertical labels show the exposure numbers.
    111110
     111The final panel is a strip chart showing the RA and DEC offsets from tile center determined post facto. When offsets are greater than a total of 10'', the telescope zero point should be updated. Pointing and tracking are currently excellent at the Mayall.
    112112
    113113Note that zeros will not show up on the plot.  The times of focus frames will be marked with a black dot labelled "F".