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Goal: first pointing run after the azimuth track replacement.

Date: September 03, 2007 (Labor Day)

Note: Data taken from Sep 3, 2007 through noon Sep 20, 2007 have the Antenna manager bug which causes the OBSC_EL column in the Antenna FITS file to be uncorrected for refraction.

UTC         Operator: Greg Monk,  Observer: Todd & Frank (at start)
16:33 start X-band all-sky pointing, first scan = 1
      deltaAz = 30, deltaEl = 10, F_nu>0.7
      conditions mostly cloudy, T2a=24.7C, 929mBar, DP=15C, wind = 1.8 m/s
17:05 partly sunny.
18:29 partly sunny.
19:10 scan 127 azimuth2, non-Gaussian in appearance, vibrations?, src=1446+1721
19:50 scan 162 azimuth2, non-Gaussian in appearance, vibrations?, src=1436+0324
20:30 scan 198   temp2a = 27C
23:00-23:25 Dennis & Todd drove down to inspect the track (observing continued)
--- Operator changeover to Kevin ----
23:30  sunset   T=21.7C, mostly clear
23:37 scan 351, first az scan shows possible vibration  (src=1642+3948, el=85)
03:30  Returned after dinner. Kevin reported that no corrections were found on one scan
       at 2:50 UT. This appears to have been scan 528, which shows up as "n/a" in the GFM 
       display. However, clicking on it after the fact brings up a clean looking elevation 
       scan, so perhaps the recorded data are fine.
03:35 T=13C, clear skies, 929mBar, DP=12.6, wind=0.8 m/s
03:55 stopped after scan 577
Total azimuth coverage: 0 to 360 (daytime), and 360 back to 170 (evening)

Some preliminary results : PreLimPoint070903

-- ToddHunter - 04 Sep 2007

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