| 1 | == P3.19 Sky background == |
| 2 | • **Phase** : 3 |
| 3 | • **Status** : Draft |
| 4 | • **Category** : Nighttime testing (functionality and operability) (C4) |
| 5 | • **Recurrence** : once at commissioning and then on request. |
| 6 | • **Duration** : 10 minutes |
| 7 | **Description** |
| 8 | • Acquire a series of sky backgrounds from science images, expected mainly when observing extended objects. A short sky background may also be useful for remaining deviant pixel removal. |
| 9 | **Prerequisites** |
| 10 | • Authorize SHARK-NIR on the SX side. |
| 11 | • Atmospheric conditions: AO working conditions??? |
| 12 | **Procedure** |
| 13 | • Observe a blank field close to the science target (separation~10-20 arcsec) |
| 14 | • The same set-up as normal science observations but AO is not running and coronagraph may be removed. A list of telescope offsets is added to reach an “empty” field and jitter. |
| 15 | **Success criteria** |
| 16 | • 10% accuracy (dependent on measurement frequency) |
| 17 | **Notes** |
| 18 | • Same as activity 7.6 in AD4 |
| 19 | **LBTO support** |
| 20 | • Support from LBTI/LBTO? |
| 21 | **Associated SHARK-NIR personnel** |
| 22 | • JF, LM, MdP |
| 23 | **Date performed and by whom** |