A2010 Observation Logs

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    Fall 2010

    BlockA2010 observing logCima log Scan listComment
    10.11.26 log101126 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at end. FAA on. Beam 6B dead.
    10.11.25 log101125 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at end. FAA on. Beam 6B dead.
    10.11.24 log101124 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start and end. FAA on. Beam 6B dead. Low power in beam 4B.
    10.11.23 log101123 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start and end. FAA on. Beam 6B dead. Low power in beam 4B. Back to meridian observing.
    10.10.12 log101012 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start. FAA on. Beam 6B dead. Low power in beam 4B. Az=236.7, RotAng=-35.6
    10.10.11 log101011 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start. FAA on. Beam 6B dead. Low power in beam 4B. Az=234.7, RotAng=-33.6
    10.10.10 log101010 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start. FAA on. Beam 6B dead. Low power in beam 4B for most of the night.
    10.10.09 log101009 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start. FAA on. Beams 5A, 6B dead. Low power in beam 4B.
    10.09.28 log100928 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start. FAA on. Az=78.5deg. WAPP gap 0126-0132.
    10.09.27 log100927 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start. FAA on. Az=89.6deg. All ok
    10.09.26 log100926 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start. FAA on. Beam 6b hovers low. Az=87deg. All ok
    10.09.25 log100925 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start. FAA on. Beam 6b hovers low. Az=87deg. All ok
    10.09.24 log100924 cimalog fitsfiles Stopped taking data on two occasions due to electrical power problems (on first occasion had to abort and restart). Everything else ok.
    10.09.23 log100923 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start. FAA radar on; saw 1340 rfi.
    10.09.21 log100921 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start. FAA radar on; sent message about polarized rfi at 1340.
    10.09.20 log100920 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start. FAA radar on.
    10.09.19 log100919 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start. FAA radar on.
    10.09.18 log100918 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start. FAA radar on.
    10.09.17 log100917 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start. FAA radar on. A bit of GPS. All good
    10.09.16 log100916 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start. FAA radar on. Abort and restart at files 38 and 40 to try to fix ZA (unsuccessfully)
    10.09.15 log100915 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start. FAA radar on.
    10.09.14 log100914 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start. FAA radar on.
    10.09.13 log100913 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start (no timeout issues). FAA radar on.
    10.09.12 log100912 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start (no timeout issues). FAA radar on.
    10.09.11 log100911 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start (timeout; see log). FAA radar on. CIMA WAPP warnings. Beam 5.1 noisy.
    10.09.10 log100910 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start (timeout; see log). FAA radar on. CIMA WAPP warnings. All beams fine.
    10.09.09 log100909 cimalog fitsfiles Not able to do TOGS. Occasional cima warning messages. All beams fine.
    10.09.06 log100906 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar ON. TOGS at START only. All beams fine. 1 restart due to WAPP confusion.
    10.09.05 log100905 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar ON. TOGS at START only. All beams fine. Started late.
    10.09.04 log100904 No cimalog NO file! No data; AO power/network/WAPP/GALSPECT issues; see obslog.
    10.09.03p log100903p cimalog NO file! No data; AO power/network/WAPP/GALSPECT issues; see obslog.
    10.09.03a log100903a cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar ON. TOGS at START only. All beams fine. Started late.
    10.08.29 log100829 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar ON. TOGS at START only. All beams fine.
    10.08.28 log100828 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on. TOGS run at start. Beam 2B weak most of night.
    10.08.27 log100827 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on. TOGS run at start.
    10.08.26 log100826 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on. TOGS run at start.
    10.08.23 log100823 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on. TOGS run at start.
    10.08.22 log100822 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on. TOGS run at start. GPS in four drifts.
    10.08.21 log100821 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on. TOGS run at start. 1381MHz RFI in first four drifts.
    10.08.20 log100820 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on and variable in strength. TOGS run at start.
    10.08.19 log100819 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on. TOGS run at start.
    10.08.17 log100817 cimalog fitsfiles FAA radar on. TOGS run at start.

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