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Table 2. Dimensions
of the EEV4280 according to binning
| BIN |
X-range |
Y-range |
|---|
| 1x1 |
1-2100 | 1-4200 |
| 2x2 |
1-1050 | 1-2100 |
| 3x3 |
1-715 | 1-1400 |
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Bin & box must be expressed in the following format:
n1,n2,bn1,bn2 or n1,n2,bn, where n1 and n2
indicate the X and Y binning, respectively, while bn1 and
bn2 indicate the window (box) dimension in the X and Y axis.
The value bn needs a more detailed explanation:
- FLEX checks whether the chosen value is compatible with the selected
binning (see Table 2). If the value exceeds the dimension of the array for that
binning, an error will be caused.
- it is assumed that the center of the CCD box coincides with the center
of the CCD array. If you have chosen another center, please write it in the
comments to the block
- FLEX accepts the special value full, indicating the maximum
dimension (for the chosen binning)
- if you omit the bn2 value (Y box dimension), FLEX will assume
a full dimension; it is mandatory to indicate the X box
dimension
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Constraints: four constraints have to be declared (a fifth
constraint will be detailed later):
- lunar phase: indicate the maximum days from new moon
for your observation. When the moon is below the
horizon11
we assume it is dark time, whatever the lunar phase.
Integer numbers between 0 and 14 are accepted.
- maximum seeing: indicate the maximum seeing value accepted,
with the format d.d. A value of 2.5 indicates that no constraint has been set on
the seeing (i.e. ANY seeing is required). A value greater than 2.5 (or
negative) is tread as an error.
- Sky conditions : you can choose between
PHO and CLR. PHO indicates photometric
night, while CLR indicates any other condition (light clouds, cirrus,
dust, etc...)
- airmass: indicate the maximum air mass value, with the format
d.dd.A value greater than 3.0, or less than 1.01 is considered as an
error. The value 3.0 indicates that
no constraints have been set on the airmass (i.e.
ANY12
airmass).
Notes: indicate a filename (or URL), always with no spaces,
containing all the useful information for a correct execution of the
observations13.
This file will be upload
later14.
If you have no information to attach, write none. If you
leave this column blank, FLEX will indicate a format error
Time constraint: this is the only optional field of the setup.
An y added at the end of a line, will label the corresponding block
as time dependent. Please detail the time constraints (fixed dates, or
after a certain time from the execution of another setup) in an attached
document
(or note)15
Comments: the comments to the observing setup are visualized
by SerPICo together with the main parameters (while notes are in a different
page). FLEX accepts no more than 512 characters as comments. A comment line starts
with the character "!" and must follow the block that you want to comment.
You can write several lines, all starting with "!". Comments are not
mandatory. FLEX will give an error in case
a proper block to associate to a comment is not found
FLEX ignores all the lines starting with "#". Here is an example to
sumbit (you can download a sample):
#NAME OBJECT FILTER EXP NEX TYPE BIN_BOX MOON SEEING SKY AIRMASS NOTES TIME
#
IC01 IC9999 Halpha#22 900 2 SCI 1,1,full 14 1.0 CLR 3.00 none
NGC02_01 NGC6822 I 300 4 SCI 1,1,full 7 1.2 CLR 3.00 info.txt y
!Please dither (10") between the exposures. Make sure marked stars fall inside the field.
!read the info file to know when to observe.
NGC02_02 NGC6822 R 300 4 SCI 1,1,full 7 1.2 CLR 3.00 info.txt y
!read the info file to know when to observe.
NGC02_03 NGC6822 V 300 4 SCI 1,1,full 7 1.2 CLR 3.00 info.txt y
!read the info file to know when to observe.
NGC02_04 NGC6822 B 600 4 SCI 1,1,full 7 1.2 CLR 3.00 info.txt y
!read the info file to know when to observe.
V39 IC1613 R 600 3 SCI 2,2,350,350 3 1.0 PHO 2.0 v39.txt
In case of errors in the format
of the file, objects not present in the catalog, repeated setup names, FLEX
does NOT send any data to SerPICo! The whole file has to
be resubmitted, after error correction.
In case of no errors
(or only warnings), FLEX will send all data
to SerPICo, updating your account.
The menu on the left changes automatically, according to the status of the
procedure. After your first successful input of a observation setup
(block), in the OIG menu section, two new buttons will
appear: Add and Mod. In the Info File
section will appear the button
Add 16.
Add one or
more observation setups
Clicking the button Add in the OIG
section, you will call the interface to add new observation setups
for Dolores in imaging mode. The submission requires again an ASCII file, similar to the one
used for the first submission. You will see the status of all the
submitted blocks. The status can be:
- Active: block not yet
observed
- Observed on ...: block
observed in the date shown (note: the time is only indicative).
- Deactivated by the contact astronomer:
block temporarily made "invisible" to the observers by the staff
astronomer in charge of your program
- Sleeping: block
temporarily made "invisible" to the observers by
yourself17
Modify the observation setups
Clicking the button Mod in the OIG
section, you will call the interface to modify OIG blocks. This page is shown
every time you have successfully inserted a file for
OIG18.
The table lists the OIG observation setups still active or
sleeping17,
while it does not show the blocks already observed or deactivated from the TNG
astronomer.
With this interface you can modify the inserted data in the archive of
SerPICo. Please be careful, and do not modify anything during the TNG nighttime
(at least in queuing nights), since you could damage the SerPICo
archive19.
It is possible to modify a block at a time, changing all the parameters you need,
following conventions and numerical ranges detailed above in this page. Please pay particular
attention to these three fields:
- Block name:
In case the name of the setup is changed, FLEX performs a series of
controls20.
As explained above, the block name is used
also to link together several observation setups. In this case, it is sufficient to
change the name of a block to unlink it and then link it to other setups,
according to the syntax detailed above.
If the unlinked setup is the first one of a series (i.e. setupname_01),
FLEX will rename the second block
setupname_02 to setupname_01 and will
update21
the SerPICo archive.
- Object name: also in this case FLEX performs a series of
controls22
in the case the object has been changed. A change of object name corresponds
to a change of target. As a safety check, in the table are always shown the
coordinates of the target.
- Status: You may set the status of your observation setup.
You can switch between active or
sleeping. Setting a block as
sleeping make it invisible to SerPICo,
i.e. to the staff observers. You can switch status as many times as you want,
before the block is observed.
FLEX checks all the new input. If an error
is found, nothing will be updated. On the contrary, or in presence of
warnings only, the SerPICo archive
and the ASCII files you uploaded will be updated.
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