4: Standards Example

Example 4: Setting up Standard Observations

Highlight the Template for the most suitable Standard and then click COPY in the Main Toolbar.

Back in the Science Program PASTE the observations by hitting PASTE in the Main Toolbar

Tailor the Template with you Observation details following the tree of the Observation in the Template:

1. Observation Element: For both the Acquisition and Observation, change the Observation Name from the generic template name to something descriptive. Make sure to distinguish between the Acquisition and Observation portions of the observations. This can help observers easily identify observations in the OT Science Program if multiple observations are provided.
2. Observing Condition Element: Complete the information in the Observation Conditions Element by selecting the nodes that roughly align with what was requested in your TAC proposal. These conditions are not guaranteed conditions and are not passed to the script in any way.
   Pro Tip 2: Since Observing conditions information is not passed along in the Observing Scripts, it is important to not only pass along your complete scripts but this complete OT Program as well to LBTO and the Partner Coordinator.
   These conditions can be copied and and pasted from the main science target if conditions are the same. To do this, with the Observing Conditions Element selected in the Science Observation select COPY in the Main Toolbar. Select the Observation Element of the complimentary Standard Acquisition and Standard Science MODS observation and select PASTE from the Main Toolbar.
3. Target Element: In the Target Element for the Standard Acquisition, enter the desired Position Angle. There are a list of Guider Stars in the Upper Target panel. This list should cover all desired PA’s, so there should be a suitable guide star in this list. You can cycle through the MODSGS listed for the target until the message at the bottom of the Target element reads “Guide Star is Usable”. Double click on this MODSGS to ensure it is selected.If you would like to visually like to verify your selections, click on the Image button in the Main Toolbar to bring up the Position Editor.
   

   Enter the same parameters (PA and MODSGS) for the Standard Science Script or Copy and paste the Target Element from the Standard Acquisition to the Standard Science Observation. This is for good housekeeping. The Guide Star and PA are only adjusted in an acquisition script when run, but best to keep thing consistent!

There should be no need to adjust anything further in these observations as the Masks, exposure times, etc, have been predetermined and set.

Generate both the acquisition and science observation scripts. Script generation is discussed here.