What is the status of my OB after the observation and what it means

 

 

 

After the execution of an OB, the status of the OB will change in the database depending on the success of the observations. You can check the status of your observed OB either by checking the run status progress in your User Portal account, or by registering through the nightlog tool, by following the instructions indicated in the e-mail confirming the approval of your Phase 2 material.

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A successfully executed OB will have a status C, which stands for Completed. If an OB is started but the atmospheric conditions worsened during the first 1h of execution, the OB will show the status M (Must be repeated) and it will stay in the queue to be re-observed.

An OB aborted during the night for problems of various nature (e.g. the night astronomer does not identify correctly the target by comparing acquisition image and finding chart) will have a status A. In this case the support astronomer assigned to your run will be contacted by the Chilean science operation team to sort out the problem. If this can be solved with your help, the OB will be rescheduled and its status will change into M.

If an OB turn out to be incorrect and not executable or if the time-interval indicated by the user is expired, the OB will have the status F as Failed. In this case the OB will not be repeated.