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Keck II Engineering Schedule

2013

Date
Lead
PROJECT
Instrument
Plan/Note
Status
Runtime Report
  Sep 18 Neyman E345N2L: Keck Foundation/UCLA PSF-R (5 hours) NIRC2-L      
  Ragland E331N2L: NSF PSF-R (5 hours)      
  Sep 13 Doppmann E326NS: NIRSPEC return to sky and non-sideral guiding (6 hr) NIRSPEC      
  Ragland E331N2: NSF PSF-R (4 hours) NIRC2-N      
  Chock E332N2: OBS 8-0-0 Release (1 hr piggyback)      
  Chock E334N2: NGWFC 7-1-1 Release (2 hr piggyback)      
  Sep 12 Panteleev E321P: Phasing (1.5 hr) PCS      
  Panteleev E330P: Seg 22 Measurement (1 hr)      
  Goodrich E329S: TCSU Elevation Probe (5.5hr) SSC      
  July 31b Ragland E347N2L: On-axis Point Spread Function Determination NIRC2-L      
  July 24b Ragland E348N2: Improved LBWFS: low order aberations NIRC2-N      
  June 25b Ragland E347N2L: On-axis Point Spread Function Determination NIRC2-N      
  June 22b TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
  June 17b Doppmann E341NS: NIRSPEC Sensitivity and Throughput (3hr) NIRSPEC      
  Panteleev E340NS: IQM Guider Focus Uniformity (0.5hr)      
  Panteleev E321P: Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  June 14b TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
  May 27a L. Chock E343NL: Release new epcom & /kroot (3hr) NIRC2-L      
  Neyman E345NL: AO Optimization (2hr)      
  May 24 Panteleev E321P: Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  Chin E344P: f/15 Checkout (0.5hr)      
  Neyman E345NL: AO Optimization (2hr) NIRC2-L E343NL piggyback, but will not revert during 1st 2hr block    
  L. Chock E343NL: Release new epcom & /kroot (4hr) New s/w for at least 1st 6hr of NIRC2 time    
  Neyman E345NL: AO Optimization (2hr)      
  Apr 22a Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  Ragland/Neyman On-axis PSF determination (3.5hr) NIRC2-N      
  L. Chock Release new epcom & /kroot      
  Mar 31b Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  Wirth DEIMOS engineering DEIMOS      
  Mar 26 TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
  Mar 25 TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
  Mar 24 TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
  Mar 07a TBD Give-Back Science ESI      
  Feb 24b Ragland/Neyman On-axis PSF determination (4.5hr) NIRC2-L      
  L. Chock Release new epcom & /kroot      
  Panteleev PMFM with temperature (1hr) PCS      
  Feb 02b Ragland/Neyman Low-order aberration (5.5hr) NIRC2-N      
  L. Chock Release new epcom & /kroot      
  Feb 01b Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  Panteleev PMFM with temperature (1hr)      
  Doppmann NIRSPEC sensitivity & throughput (3hr) NIRSPEC      
  Jan 25b Krasuski TCSU engineering SSC      

2012

Date
Lead
PROJECT
Instrument
Plan/Note
Status
Runtime Report
  Dec 29 TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
  Dec 28a Neyman AO Optimization (3hr) NIRC2-L      
  Ragland/Neyman On-axis PSF determination (2.5hr) NIRC2-N      
  Dec 19 Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  Ragland/Neyman On-axis PSF determination NIRC2-N    
  Ragland/Neyman LBWFS low order aberration    
  Nov 27a P. Tucker Adjustment of K2 laser focus (2hr) NIRC2-L      
  Ragland/Neyman On-axis PSF determination (3.5hr) NIRC2-N      
  Nov 27b Burgasser Give-Back Science NIRSPEC      
  Nov 26 McLean/Burgasser Give-Back Science NIRSPEC      
  Nov 01a Engineering SegEx PCS+SSC      
  Nov 01b Panteleev Segment aberration with elevation      
  Krasuski Pointing tests      
  Oct 31 Engineering SegEx PCS+SSC      
  Oct 30 Engineering SegEx PCS+SSC      
  Oct 01 Neyman/Campbell NIRC2 checkout & PSF determination NIRC2-N      
  Sep 27a Engineering SegEx PCS+SSC      
  Sep 27b S. Kwok KCWI guiding tests ACAM+SSC    
  Sep 26 Engineering SegEx PCS+SSC      
  Sep 25 Engineering SegEx PCS+SSC      
  Sep 01b Neyman AO Optimization NIRC2-L      
  Aug 31a Engineering SegEx PCS+SSC      
  Aug 31b Armandroff TK science NIRSPEC      
  Aug 30 Engineering SegEx PCS+SSC      
  Aug 29 Engineering SegEx PCS+SSC      
  Aug 02 Armandroff TK science NIRSPEC      
  Aug 01 Panteleev Shutdown recovery PCS+SSC      
  Doppmann NIRSPEC post-service checkout NIRSPEC      
  Jul 31   shutdown        
  Jul 30   shutdown        
  Jul 27 Panteleev Phasing PCS      
  Woillez, Ragland ASTRA/V2 Engineering ASTRA/V2      
  Jun 29a Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Jun 29b Campbell NIRSPAO & NIRC2 engineering NIRSPAO/NIRC2-N      
  Jun 28 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Jun 27 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Jun 26 Armandroff Team Keck Science NIRC2-L      
  Merline Give-Back Science      
  Jun 25a New Horizon Give-Back Science NIRC2-N      
  Jun 25b Campbell AOAcq improvements/N2 spectroscopy      
  Jun 24 New Horizon Give-Back Science NIRC2-N      
  Armandroff Team Keck Science      
  Jun 01a Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Jun 01b Kwok MAGIQ maintenance & release (2hr) NIRSPEC      
  Krasuski Open loop tracking SSC      
  May 31 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  May 30 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  May 29 Woillez Low order abberations in dual NGS (3hr) NIRC2-N      
  Campbell AOAcq improvements/N2 spectroscopy (2hr)      
  Wirth DEIMOS engineering (4hr) DEIMOS      
  May 10a Engineering SegEx PCS      
  May 10b Krasuski Open loop tracking SSC      
  May 09 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  May 08 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Apr 29 Panteleev Phasing PCS      
  Woillez, Ragland ASTRA/V2 Engineering ASTRA/V2      
  Mar 07 Panteleev Phasing PCS      
  Lyke Post-service verification NIRSPEC      
  Feb 09a Neyman PSF recovery NIRC2-N      
  Feb 08a Panteleev Phasing PCS      
  Panteleev Phase-stacking crosstalk (1.25hr) PCS      
  Woillez ASTRA/V2 Engineering ASTRA/V2      
  Feb 07 Lyke LBWFS 20x20 vs 5x5 NIRC2-L      
  Lyke AOAcq improvements      
  Lyke Optimize LBWFS 5x5 performance      
  Ragland IF observations in LGS mode (3hr) IF-L      
  Woillez ASTRA: dual field acquisition (3hr) IF-V2 DFPR      
  Feb 06 Lyke LBWFS 20x20 vs 5x5 NIRC2-L      
  Lyke AOAcq improvements      
  Lyke Optimize LBWFS 5x5 performance      
  Woillez Low order abberations in dual NGS (2hr) NIRC2-N      

2011

Date
Lead
PROJECT
Instrument
Plan/Note
Status
Runtime Report
  Proposals for 2011B Q2
  Jan 07a Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  Panteleev MAGIQ IQM (0.75hr) NIRSPEC      
  Krasuski Open loop tracking (3.25hr) SSC      
  Nov 05a Ragland V2 SPR Engineering V2 SPR      
  Nov 04a Panteleev Phasing PCS      
  Ragland ASTRA/V2 Engineering ASTRA/V2      
  Proposals for 2011B Q1
  Oct 12 Neyman AO PSF Recovery (4 hrs) NIRC2 - NGS contingent on successful post-sm engineering for NIRC2    
  Engineering TBD    
  Oct 09 Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  Ragland IF engineering ASTRA/V2      
  Oct 06 TBD Give-Back Science NIRSPEC      
  Oct 05 Tran Post-service mission engineering NIRC2 - NGS      
  Oct 04 TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
  Oct 03 TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
  Sep 21a Campbell LGS-AO engineering OS/N2-L      
  Sep 15 TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
  Sep 14 TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
  Sep 10 Ragland IF engineering ASTRA/V2      
  Sep 07a Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  Panteleev MAGIQ IQM for nirspec NIRSPEC      
  Sep 07b TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
  Sep 06 TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
  Sep 05 TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
  Sep 04 TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
  Aug 30a Wirth ESI engineering ESI      
  Proposals for 2011A Q2
  Jul 14b Tran Pre-service mission engineering NIRC2 - NGS      
  Jun 23a   IF Engineering IF - Nuller      
  Jun 23b TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
  Jun 22b Neyman PSF Recovery NIRC2 - NGS      
  Jun 21b Neyman PSF recovery NIRC2 - NGS      
  Jun 14 Lyke NIRSPAO engineering NIRSPAO - L      
  Krasuski Pointing test SSC      
  Panteleev Telescope throughput      
  Jun 13b TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
  Jun 12b TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
  Jun 11 Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  Ragland ASTRA engineering IF      
  IF Engineering IF - V2      
  May 19 Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  Woillez ASTRA engineering IF      
  May 11 Lyke Nirspec engineering NIRSPEC Guiding drift engineering has priority on all other tests. JL to talk with SP about Magiq IQM.    
  Panteleev MAGIQ IQM for nirspec    
  Kwok MAGIQ maintenance release    
  Proposals for 2011A Q1
  Mar 19 Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  Woillez ASTRA engineering IF      
  Feb 12a Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  IF IF engineering Nuller      
  Proposals for 2010B Q2
  Jan 21a Woillez ASTRA DFPR IF      
  Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      

2010

Date
Lead
PROJECT
Instrument
Plan/Note
Status
Runtime Report
  Dec 22a Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  Woillez ASTRA DFPR IF      
  Dec 07 Lyke NIRSPAO engineering NIRSPAO      
  Krasuski TCSU Azimuth Control Loop (3hr)      
  Panteleev K2 UFS test (1.5hr) PCS      
  Nov 23a Ragland V2-SPR IF      
  Nov 22 Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  Woillez ASTRA DFPR IF      
  Chock WYKO PC software release piggyback SW release, no sky time    
  Ulander K2 local control ethernet addition daytime only no sky time needed    
  Proposals for 2010B Q1  
  Oct 24a E. Wright Give-Back Science NIRSPEC      
  Oct 18a Woillez ASTRA DFPR IF      
  Oct 05a Wirth DEIMOS Performance Monitoring DEIMOS      
  Sep 24a Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Sep 24b Carpenter Give-Back Science NIRC2-NGS      
  Sep 23 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Sep 22 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Aug 26 Campbell K2 LGS OS/N2 - LGS      
  Neyman AO PSF Reconstruction N2 - NGS      
  Aug 25a Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Aug 24 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Proposals for 2010A Q2  
  Jul 25a Lyke OSIRIS Throughput OSIRIS-NGS      
  E. Chock AO or DCS SW release   SW release, no sky time    
  Jul 24a TBD Give-Back Science NIRSPEC      
  Jul 23a Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Jul 22 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Jul 21 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Jul 20b Woillez V2 V2      
  Jul 19 Woillez ASTRA ASTRA      
  Ulander MOSFIRE local controls Modifications K1 Daytime test only, no skytime    
  Jul 16 Woillez ASTRA K2 only (2-3hr) IF-K2 need OSIRIS ->DSM 7/14    
  TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
  Jun 27 TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
  Jun 25a Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS NIRSPEC in beam    
  Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Jun 24 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Panteleev Focus vs Elevation (2hr) DEIMOS      
  Jun 23 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Wirth DEIMOS Performance Monitoring (2hr) DEIMOS      
  Jun 22 Campbell K2 LGS OS/N2 - LGS DEIMOS in beam    
  E. Chock AO or DCS SW release   SW release, no sky time    
  May 29b Ragland L-band science mode characterization Nuller      
  May 28 TBD Give-Back Science NIRSPEC some contingency time for ACS upgrade    
  May 27 Cohen CPH-30 with ACS upgrade (4hr) PCS, SSC      
  Panteleev PCS UFS (1hr) PCS      
  Hill IPM task #24: check rotator (4hr) NIRSPEC      
  E. Chock AO or DCS SW release   SW release, no sky time    
  Proposals for 2010A Q1  
  Apr 23a Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  Wolliez ASTRA DFPR (4hr) IF      
  Apr 02a Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Apr 01 Cohen K2 ACS upgrade (5hr) PCS      
  Engineering SegEx      
  Mar 31 Cohen K2 ACS upgrade (5hr) PCS      
  Engineering SegEx      
  Mar 30 Wolliez ASTRA DFPR IF      
  Ragland ASTRA sequencer test NIRC2      
  Mar 29b Campbell K2 LGS steering and SW release (4hr) NIRC2-LGS      
  Ragland ASTRA sequencer test (1hr) NIRC2      
  Feb 24a Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  Goodrich Scintillometer impact on guider NIRSPEC T1042    
  Ragland V2 engineering IF      
  Proposals for 2009B Q2        
  Jan 22 S. Panteleev Focus vs. Elevation (2hr) ESI      
  G. Wirth IFU commissioning + MAGIQ SW      

2009

Date
Lead
PROJECT
Instrument
Plan
Status
Runtime Report
  Dec 29 S. Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
  J. Woillez ASTRA DFPR IF      
  Dec 04a Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Dec 03 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Dec 02 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Nov 07a TBD Give-Back Science NIRSPEC      
  Proposals for 2009B Q1        
  Oct 30a Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Oct 29 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  R. Cohen ACS upgrade      
  Oct 28 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  R. Cohen ACS upgrade      
  A. Conrad Mars tracking test NIRC2   done nightlog
  Moon test  
  NIRC2 exposure time  
  Oct 26b CIT Give-Back Science NIRSPEC      
  Oct 24a IF Engineering IF Engineering Nuller      
  Oct 09 Larkin Give-Back Science OSIRIS-N      
  Oct 01 S. Panteleev SegEx, phasing,PCS vs El, SUFS? PCS   done nightlog
  S. Kwok Pointing test (2hr)  
  S. Kwok MAGIQ software update (3.5hr) NIRSPEC  
  Sep 30 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Sep 29 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Sep 03a R. Campbell OSIRIS post-service checkout OSIRIS-L   done nightlog
  E. Chock SW release        
  Sep 02a S. Panteleev SegEx, phasing, PCS vs El, SUFS? PCS      
  Sep 02b Macintosh Give-Back Science OSIRIS-N      
  Sep 01 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Aug 31 Engineering SegEx PCS      
  Aug 30 Macintosh Give-Back Science NIRC2      
  Aug 28a J. Woillez ASTRA DFPR IF   lost to weather nightlog
  Aug 28b UH Give-Back Science NIRSPEC      
  Aug 27a S. Panteleev PCS UFS (2hr) PCS   done nightlog
  J. Woillez ASTRA DFPR (2.5hr) IF    
  Aug 27b A. Conrad Mars tracking test NIRC2-N /NIRSPEC    
  E. Chock SW release    
  Aug 26a Campbell IR dichroic characterization NIRC2-N      
  A. Conrad Moon test   not done due to technical problems nightlog
  Aug 26b UH Give-Back Science DEIMOS      
               
Sat Mar 07a S. Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS   night lost to weather  
R. Cohen ACS Upgrade (4hr) PCS    
Sat Feb 07 S. Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS  

entire night lost to weather

 

 
R. Cohen ACS Upgrade (4hr) PCS    
T. Krasuski Pointing tests (2hr) PCS    
S. Panteleev Magiq guider focus map (2hr) NIRSPEC    
J. Lyke MAGIQ PO NIRSPEC    
L. Chock New DCS release (no sky time)      
Sun Feb 01a R. Campbell LGS AO Engineering NIRC2/OSIRIS   done  
Tue Jan 27a R. Cohen ACS Upgrade (3hr) PCS   postponed  
G. Wirth MAGIQ flexure compensation (5hr) DEIMOS   done nightlog

2008

Date
Lead
PROJECT
Instrument
Plan
Status
Runtime Report
Wed Dec 10b S. Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS   night lost to weather  
J. Lyke MAGIQ PO (3hr) NIRSPEC    
T. Krasuski Encoder & analog board tests (1hr)   postponed  
Sun Nov 09b S. Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS   done nightlog
J. Lyke MAGIQ Guiding (2hr) NIRSPEC  
A. Conrad Differential TSS Tracking (2hr) NIRC2  
Sat Oct 11b S. Panteleev Phasing PCS      
J. Lyke MAGIQ Image Quality (4hr) NIRSPEC      
Tue Sep 16 S. Panteleev IQ and Throughput (0.25hr) SSC T1030    
Le Mignant PSF reconstruction (4hr) NIRC2-L      
Van Dam 5x5, 20x20 Lensets Verification (5hr) NIRC2-L      
E. Johansson NGWFC 4.2 AO SW test - no sky time    
E. Chock New AO SC, OBS AO SW test - no sky time    
Fri Sep 12   Post-shutdown checkout        
  MAGIQ? NIRSPEC      
Thu Aug. 21 TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
Tue Aug 19 TBD Give-Back Science TBD      
Thu Aug 14b S. Panteleev Phasing PCS      
S. Ragland L-band Science Verification IF      
Wed Aug 13 TBD Give-Back Science NIRSPEC      
Tue Aug 12 TBD Give-Back Science NIRSPEC      
Mon Aug 11 S. Panteleev IQ and Throughput (0.25hr) SSC T1030    
G. Wirth MAGIQ (3hr) DEIMOS      
Le Mignant PSF reconstruction (3hr) NIRC2-N      
A. Conrad L-band Spectroscopy (2hr) NIRC2-N      
A. Conrad VA Differential Tracking (1hr) NIRC2-N      
E. Chock New AO SC, OBS AO SW test - no sky time    
Sun Jul 20 J. Woillez ASTRA SPR IF      
Sat Jul 19 Muno Give-Back Science NIRSPEC      
Fri Jul 18 S. Panteleev Throughput (0.5hr) SSC T1030    
J. Lyke MAGIQ NIRSPEC      
Thu Jul 17 Le Mignant PSF reconstruction (3hr) NIRC2      
J. Lyke MAGIQ (6hr) NIRSPEC      
Sat Jul 12b S. Panteleev Phasing PCS Phasing to be done during configuration change    
J. Woillez ASTRA SAT (2hr) IF    
J. Woillez ASTRA SPR (2.5hr)    
Thu Jul 10 Macintosh Give-Back Science NIRC2-NGS      
Sun Jul 06 S. Panteleev Inst. Guider Calibration (1hr) DEIMOS      
S. Kwok MAGIQ (3.5hr)      
G. Wirth Performance Monitoring (4.5hr)      
Tue Jun 24 Madau Give-Back Science NIRSPEC      
Thu Jun 5 Le Mignant PSF reconstruction (2.5hr) NIRC2      
A. Conrad L-band Spectroscopy (2hr) NIRC2      
A. Conrad VA Differential Tracking (1hr) NIRC2      
J. Lyke 100mas Background (3.5hr) OSIRIS      
Fri May 23b S. Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
J. Woillez ASTRA SPR (3hr) IF      
Sat May 17 J. Lyke MAGIQ NIRSPEC      
Tue Apr 22b S. Ragland Validation of L-band mode (1hr) IF      
Le Mignant AO PSF reconstruction (4hr) NIRC2      
Sat Apr 12b S. Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS T962a    
Pott ASTRA angle tracking (1hr) IF      
J. Woillez ASTRA (2.5hr) IF      
Fri Mar 14b S. Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS T962a    
J. Lyke MAGIQ (4hr) NIRSPEC      
Thu Mar 13 J. Lyke MAGIQ commissiong (11hr) NIRSPEC      
Mon Feb 18b Pott ASTRA angle tracking (1hr) IF   done report
J. Woillez ASTRA (4.5hr) IF   done  
Thu Feb 14b

S. Panteleev

Phasing and Super UFS (3hr) PCS T962a done  
R. Campbell Differential tracking (2.5hr) NIRC2   done nightlog
Sat Jan 26 S. Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS      
Djorgovski Give-Back Science NIRSPEC      
Mon Jan 21 S. Kwok MAGIQ NIRSPEC      
Sun Jan 20 S. Ragland AO Chopping Validation (1hr) AO   done nightlog
  TK science & other AO Engineering NIRSPEC      
Sat Jan 19 S. Kwok MAGIQ commissioning (11hr) NIRSPEC      
Fri Jan 18 S. Kwok MAGIQ        
Thu Jan 17 S. Kwok MAGIQ commissioning (11hr) NIRSPEC      
Wed Jan 16b D. Le Mignant NGS-AO engineering (5.5hr) NIRC2/OSIRIS   done nightlog

2007

Date
Lead
PROJECT
Instrument
Plan
Status
Runtime Report
Fri Dec 28 S. Kwok MAGIQ NIRSPEC      
Thu Dec 20 S. Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) + whatever needs to be checked out after K2 shutdown PCS      
S. Kwok MAGIQ NIRSPEC      
Thu Nov 29 J. Lyke NIRSPAO engineering + AO (5hr) NIRSPAO   done  
S. Kwok MAGIQ (6hr)   some done; closed for 3 hrs due to weather
Mon Nov 26b S. Kwok MAGIQ (4.25hr) NIRSPEC   entire night lost to weather  
J. Woillez ASTRA (1.25hr) IF  
Sat Nov 24 S. Panteleev Phasing (1.5hr) PCS   done nightlog
S. Panteleev Super UFS (4hr) PCS  
S. Kwok MAGIQ (5.5hr) NIRSPEC  

 

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