To do list of the instrumentation group Last modified 20150708 ****************************************** *****G1/G2/SP/Aluminizing instruments***** ****************************************** 8) setup Lhires III [TP] 9) Catalogue and make order of all telescope accessories, put the components in some case/box in G1 or G2 (eyepieces, filters, cameras, spectrograph slits, gratings...) 20) [20130325] Collimate both Zeiss telescopes (see e.g. http://www.oldham-optical.co.uk/Cassegrain%20Setup.htm) 23) [20130610] slower step motors for 60cm telescopes off-axis autoguiding: http://www.agi.sk/katalog/krokovy-motor-nema23-76mm-s-prevodovkou-1-13 26) [20130801] Distilled water for aluminizing of mirrors 28) [20140529] Moravian instruments off-axis autoguiding head {8100 Kc + VAT} 29) [20140529] SDSS filter set ? 30) [20140529] Aluminize mirrors in G2 [VK,..] 32) [20140529] Clean slit opening gears and chains in G1 [Klein, VK ?] 33) [20140529] Afterglow of the MIG4 CCD camera 34) [20140529] Autoguiding using crossmatching of CCD frames [VK,RK,TP] 35) [20140529] Better attach slit-viewing Watec camera G1 on the secondary mirror holder [VK] 37) [20140529] Microfon to hear focus/fine motion in G1/G2 domes Done: 3) set-up all-sky camera on G1/G2/Institute roof using Tokina lens + Ziznovsky's video camera [RK, VK, EK, TP, 20130730] 7) test eShel without telescope [TP 20130205] ThAr lamp not functional [exchanged by producent 20130221] 14) electric surge protection G1, G2 [LH 20130218, VK 20130219] 16) Install dimension 4 in G2 on the data acquisition PC [EK], not working properly [RK 20130211] 15) Move the main unit of the weather station to the dome in G2 [EK 20130226], requires additional TP cable between the dome and observing room [VK 20130219] 4) Larger monitor for the G2 PC [EK], or additional graphic card to enable two monitors [VK], fixed by JA and TP [20130228], still requires DVI cable [TP] 6) 0.5x focal reducer from f/12.5 to f/6 for eShel, new coupling to the telescope [20130227 Klein] 16) "chimney" cover for G2, instead of a plastic bag [20130227 Klein] 14) Test eShel in G1 [20130320 VK,TP] 17) [20130312] measure backfocus distance of 60cm telescopes [20130312 TP,EK] 18) [20130320] Define orientation of CCD cameras, e.g. East of pier, up would point to the North, down to the South on the CCD frames [TP 20130324] 21) [20130325] Adjust declination setting circle on both Zeiss telescopes [not necessary, very good pointing after precession included] 5) Buy and mount MI filter wheel and 50mm UBVRIN square filters to avoid vignetting when observing with MI G4-9000 CCD {BVRI filter set 1203 Eur + 233 Eur Clear + 20% VAT, Filter wheel 407 Euro + 20% VAT} [TP 20130619] 16) [20130312] primary mirror of Zeiss in G2 should be aluminized 25) [20130801, ZG, TP] Mount 180/1800 Meniskas on the main telescope in G1 27) [20130801] Set-up eShel permamently to G1 2) mount WATEC 120N on the M2 holder to image the dome slit, G1 and G2 {2x additional Tokina fish-eye lens needed, ordered on 20130801} 36) [20140529] extra camera for Lhires III ? 24) [20130619] fire extinguisher or other high-pressure device to blow away dust from the CCD chips 27) [20131010] Heating of the all-sky camera dome 31) [20140529] Test illumination of CCD in center and corner and compare with flats (does not deviate from flat-fields prediction) 15) [20130312] variable coma in the optics of G1, possibly accompanied by flexures of the mirrors (secondary) [TP,EK,VK], mirrors in G1 collimated on [20150630] Dropped: 10) Water cooling of SBIG ST10 if detector for eShel [SBIG not used for eShel] 13) Gefen extender USB 2.0-TP- USB 2.0 for G1 [TP 20130801, ] 19) [20130325] Set-up Meniskas 180/1800 - requires additional counterweights and eyepiece/CCD adapter(s) [TP 20130801, Meniskas will be attached to the main telescope in G1] 21) [20130610] possibly North-pole-viewing camera in complete security-camera enclosure [TP, all-sky camera is enough] 11) Setup 10" telescope at SP to work as robotic/remote [EK] Requires agreement with observers in service at SP. 1) set up the autoguiding using G0 2000 as off-axis guider in G1 with FLI 22) [20130610] laser collimator to collimate secondary mirrors of 60cm telescopes (can be borrowed from Svoren) ************************************************* *****Software, archiving & computer hardware***** ************************************************* 9) Dome, focus, and DEC,HA position control software [VK], consider how to produce positional model to take into account deformations of the tube, deformations of M1 support system 10) on-line form to replace paper journals of observations and e-mails "Tato noc" [RK?, promised in July 2012] 12) long-slit reduction packages under IRAF 19) [20130312] dates of optomechamical setup changes should be listed in a file, then master frames can be selected just within the time interval 21) [20130312] Measure gain and read-out noise of all instruments, gain also for different binning 22) [20130312] Measure throughput of G1/G2 telescope/camera systems and produce a simple on-line S/N calculator 24) Improve noc.f software - biases, spectroscopic observations, different chip temperatures, incorrect number of flats sometimes 26) [20140529] Try TDI - winscan225 27) [20140529] Improvement of reduction routines: DONE - Enable reduction of subframe CCD phometry DONE - Write nightly averages for filter and object DONE - spectrophotometric calibration to arrive at absolute fluxes in stellar spectra DONE - accept long file names [50 chars ?] DONE - archiving n1D echelle spectra - plot photometry for filter with largest number of frames first - ensamble photometry automated seclection of comparisons [colour, proximity] DONE - no plot when no good points - determination of seeing and writing it to the output - JD in UTC --> BJD TDB small offsets of 0.2 sec from the Ohio Univ. results - find best parts of the CCDs without hot pixels - differential extinction ??? 28) [20140529] Thorough invetarisations: G1 - Kundra, G2 - Pribulla ? 29) [20140529] Lhires rotating stage to the paralactic angle Done 14) VNC is very slow in G2 [RK 20130201] 15) Create logins for for IRAF users on deneb.ta3.sk [RK 20130201] 8) Create a document containing setup of all instruments and full history of the changes (e.g. orientation of the CCD, filter wheel, desiccant exchange, new drivers...) [TP 20130208] 2) decide upon naming of the CCD frames [TP & EK 20130213] 1) install the IRAF photometry reduction package of TP on DENEB, requires software changes to enable multi-user regime [TP 20130220] 7) Install pozor in G1 on Windows XP [TP 20130222] 17) [20130305] Binning 1x1, 2x2, 3x3 and 4x4 should be enabled in reduction scripts on deneb [TP 20130313] 18) [20130314] www page of STO requires update - instruments in the domes are obsolete [RK & TP 20130315] 23) [20130322] Instal UPS monitor on deneb [RK 20130322] 20) [20130312] BJD in TDB should be enabled in the IRAF scripts [TP 20130515] 6) Install DEC,HA viewer in G12 [EK,VK,TP, 20130505] 4) Transformation of instrumental to international system, find other cluster(s) + debug the existing soft [TP 20130610] 3) [20130801 EK, all G1 and G2 data are on deneb.ta3.sk:/data3/] archive all data on the DENEB machine [EK] 11) Automatic creation of journal of CCD frames, decide upon the format and contents [TP, parf of the IRAF package] 13) Should data reduction be done on the renamed data ? Maybe observer should rename the data after observations and upload them to deneb [EK, TP]? -> data are not longer renamed 24) Measure instrumental system using M67 at G1 and G2 at least two or three times a year [TP 20130801] 25) [20130805] Internet to the domes 26) [20130805] Telephones to domes 27) [20130805] Monitor to show RA,DEC coordinates to G1 dome - weatherproof 28) [20130711] echelle reduction package [TP] 23) faster Internet to G1 and G2 [RK] ??? 25) [20140529] extend extracted echelle orders to violet by two orders [TP] 30) [20140529] TP controler extension cord G2 Dropped 16) Data acquisition software (RTS2) to work under Linux and to make observers to use objects from a list/catalog only [20130515] JAstroCam by S. Zola and M. Budyn can do the task 5) "on-line" reduction of CCD frames using Sextractor and g77 [TP] [Maybe not needed if JAstroCam provided] *********************************** *****General tasks/maintenance***** *********************************** 3) Painting of walls G1/G2 4) carpet G2 6) windows/door repair in G1/G2 10) Regularly cut trees around G1/G2 [HR,TP] 11) Take photos of the 60cm telescopes and CCD camera, post them on the web [TP] 12) Try to take nice photos of clusters/galaxies/nebulae with our 60cm telescopes [TP] 13) curtain to G1 to prevent moisture entering the dome [TP] 14) a simple wall to separate eShel room from the rest of the building [requested from the institute in 2013] Done: 2) Bright halogen lamp for day work in the domes [TP 20130531] 8) cleaning of the G1/G2 pavillions: the public excursions should be restricted to one dome and one day in week or to the institute hall only 5) Raise the hydraulic platform in G1 by 40-50cm [20130515, first attemp ==> platform can easily be raised 7) Put the 50cm Drbohlav telescope (using the Zeiss mount) to the entrance hall of the institute 9) moving the warmroom in G1 to the large room in the eastern corner of the building [STO] 15) Lend optics of the 50cm/250cm telescope to the Roztoky observatory [TP] 1) Tap water should be provided from the well drilled close to G2 Dropped: *************************** ******1.3m telescope******* *************************** 1) coupling to attach 4k x 4k CCD camera to vaccuum pump [ask KWSCZ ?] 2) Filter wheel for 4x4 CCD camera from Moravian instrument 3) coupling of 4k x 4k CCD to filter wheel to the derotator 4) Infrared camera K filter 5) echelle spectrograph components - gratings [O.K.] - fibers and injection head [O.K., ThAr will have to be replaced] - camera optics [O.K] - optical bench [O.K.] - crossdispersing prism [O.K.] - on-axis collimator [SUH] - Andor CCD camera [O.K.]