TPTCSPNT_080415 - Azimuth track mapping
The Plan: slow azimuth tracks, plus steps in azimuth.
The weather was unexpectedly clear and windless.
Temperature: 10:50PM 30F, 04:45AM 21F (from operator log)
Forecasts had predicted cloudy conditions with possible snow, so the
high frequency observers gave up the time.
Setup as if for X-band.
- Position to az,el = 0, 50
- scheduling block "AzStepsCW.sb" : step by 45 degrees, wait 2 minutes, repeat.
Scans 1-8 : 2-min tracks at AZ=0, 45, 90, 135, 180, 225, 270, 315
- sched block "AzScansBoth.sb"
Scan 9 : slow scan from az = 362 to -2 at 150 arcmin/min 2008_04_15_04:38:47.fits
temperatures at start: -2.2, -3.6, -3.7 C (weather1, weather2_temp_1, weather2_temp_2)
Scan 10 : slow scan from az = -2 to +362 2008_04_15_07:04:43.fits
temperatures at end: -5.5 -6.8 -7.2 C
- sched block "AzStepsCCW.sb" first one = 2008_04_15_09:31:00.fits
Scans 11-18 : 2-min tracks at 360, 315, 270, 225, 180, 135, 90, and 45.
Attached below are post-script plots.
| plot file | description |
| weather_apr15.ps | Wind and temperature for the whole run; winds < 1.4 m/s; temp falls from -3 to -7 C |
| inclinom_apr15.ps | Inclinometer plots for the whole run. |
| antenna_apr15.ps | Antenna azimuth, elevation, and rates for the whole run |
| inczoom_apr15.ps | zoom in on the first 40 minutes of the inclinometer data |
| antzoom_apr15.ps | zoom in on the first 40 minutes of the azimuth and az rate |
| acc1.ps | accelerometer 1 for the whole run |
| acc2.ps | accelerometer 2 for the whole run |
| acc3.ps | accelerometer 3 for the whole run |
Todd's analysis page
-- FrankGhigo - 15 Apr 2008
weather_apr15.ps