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Observation checklist
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2022 9:16 pm
by Hamish Barker
Does anyone use a checklist for spectroscopic observations? Occasionally I make mistakes or miss something, wasting the rest of an observation session.
I have seen Forrest Sims' spectroscopic observation worksheet. But I'm thinking more of a quick-action checklist to go through as the observation session proceeds.
Anyone?
Re: Observation checklist
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2022 9:22 pm
by Nacho Novalbos
Hi Hamish!!
I made mine adapting the Mt. Stony Brook DADOS Spectrograph Operations Manual...
http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/metchev/PHY ... ctions.pdf
I hope it can help you.
Re: Observation checklist
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2022 11:48 pm
by Hamish Barker
thanks Nacho.
That is a well written guide for users of your facility. I was thinking more in terms of a quick reference checklist/flow chart card to keep handy when making a set of observations. I will draw something up and post here.
Re: Observation checklist
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2022 1:48 pm
by Robin Leadbeater
There is an example check list in Chapter 15 of "Successfully Starting in Astronomical Spectroscopy by Francois Cochard"
Overall this is an excellent very practical detailed guide to recording and processing spectra suitable for absolute beginners up. Shelyak should probably include a copy with each spectrograph
Cheers
Robin