SCIENCE OPERATION REPORT FY 2017 TAESOO PYO SUBARU

SCIENCE OPERATION REPORT FY 2017 TAE-SOO PYO SUBARU TELESCOPE

Subaru UM 2017 1/17/18 AGENDA OF REPORTS 1. New Members in Science Operation Div. 2. HSC Queue Mode Operation Report 3. Remote Operation Report 4. Announcements 2

Subaru UM 2017 1/17/18 NEW MEMBERS IN SCIENCE OPERATION DIV. • Etsuko Mieda : AO 188 + IRCS Support Astronomer • Yuhei Takagi : HSC Support Astronomer • *cf. Resign: Joanna Bulger (AO 188+IRCS), Francois Finet (HSC fellow), Jennie Berghuis (OSA) 3

Subaru UM 2017 1/17/18 HSC QUEUE OPERATION MODE NEWS 1. HSC Queue Mode was opened to UH and Gemini TE • Subaru Users can submit Gemini Filler program at any time. 2. Available for Time Critical Programs since S 17 A 3. + New HSC Queue Working Group members: • Terai (SA), Takagi (SA), Rusu (Fellow), Suh (Fellow) 4. HSC Queue Operation will be executed by SA (1) + Operator (1) as the final form. • SA Training for Queue operation • Operation policy and procedures for Filler and Grade C 4

Subaru UM 2017 1/17/18 HSC QUEUE MODE OPERATION : COMPLETION RATES FOR 2 YEARS * Success rate = (Good OB)/(Executed OB), Completion rate = (Good OB)/(Allocated OB) From: HSC status report poster by Onodera & HSC QWG (Please see the poster for more detailed information) 5

Subaru UM 2017 1/17/18 REMOTE OBSERVATION REPORT The number of nights for remote observations since S 13 A • Mitaka Observation statics • Until S 15 A: Hi. CIAO/IRCS/… 63 • Since S 15 B: 50%-70% is HSC 54 • S 17 B: 63/109 nights = 58% of total observing night 32 • Hilo Remote Observation statics • Increasing since S 17 A • CHARIS+SCEx. AO, To. O • Opening Hilo Remote Request form Since S 17 B Enhance Remote observation/operation. (https: //www. naoj. org/Observing/Hilo. Remote/) 46 40 42 40 25 11 10 33 32 20 15 16 10 6 5 5 2 1 1 0 0 S 13 AS 13 BS 14 AS 14 BS 15 AS 15 BS 16 AS 16 BS 17 AS 17 B Mitaka Remote Hilo Remote Total 6

Trouble Recovery (20122017) : Frequency of access to dome Report by Michael Letawsky (2017)

Subaru UM 2017 1/17/18 ANNOUNCEMENTS (お願い） 1. [No wind screen] Please prepare the back up target for the case of strong winds. 2. [Schedule] Please check any problem for your observational schedule just after you get the acceptance letter (schedule conflict, target visibility, …). Then let me know it as soon as possible. 3. [Open Use Report] Please let us know your feed back! 4. [Observation consulting with SA] Please contact SA for the preparation of your observation one month before. 8

Subaru UM 2017 1/17/18 DURING 2018… TOWARD FULL REMOTE. . . • We will discuss the full remote operation mode in the final day program. • We will be asking for observer’s active participation in instrument operation. • Prepare User/Operation manual for practical and easy use. • Prepare tool to check and to make observation script (OPE file) • Improvement Hilo remote room for operation Let’s talk more in the final day discussion. 9