= RA Projects =

== Steve ==

* [http://www.as.utexas.edu/~sco/hetwiki/lrs2g/index.html Setting up LRS2 observations.]
* [http://www.as.utexas.edu/~sco/hetwiki/Where_My_Targets/index.html Entering a temporary target list.]
* Systematic study of ACAM properties (plate scale, position angle, photometric zeropoints) using data sets gathered in HET pointing tests.
* Development of LRS2 pointing tools: real-time spatial mapping for observing (target position and PSF) as well as mapping relations between fiber number, IFU spatial position, and ACAM pixel positions for both LRS2-R and LRS2-B.
* Learn software version control system subversion (svn) and use it to archive personal software packages like gstar, lrs2g, ....

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== John ==

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(A) scope currently under discussion,
(B) underway,
(C) done as far as it can progress so far, paused,
(D) done to handing-off point, availability to revisit,
(E) done,
[excludes stuff which is too minor]
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TOPIC: control of observational phase-blocking/filling
to suit several contrasting science driven modes (D)

TOPIC: statistics of HET transparency/skybrightness/IQ
data, broken down to calendrical month level; sky brightness
modeling in conjunction with this (C)

TOPIC: (for agenda) scheduling optimization algorithm
endowed with freedom to lead or lag the naive best time
(target slot) approach out to some effciency criterion ;
used method of mock queues scheduled according to some
contrasting approaches; in short, contrasting with
HETmarkI where nonzero lead/lag was not explicit in
optimizing scheduling, a Priority-Trumps-All method
(taking in many hours as a whole) does well now (not
racking up time gapping interims), although it is good
to have a backup On-the-Fly ("what's the best target I
can do right now and onward from that choice?")
schedule re-constituting trigger ready for really disrupted
situations (C)

TOPIC: work out decs for which the elevation 55
sidereal crossings proceed at the n x 45 deg
d(alt in deg)/d(az in great circle deg) directions,
and the start time corrections needed to plug into
these tracks from start to finish, working only
with htopx ; purpose was to get precisely timed and
filled box-pointing exercises for tests instead of
hit-and-miss outcomes (E)

TOPIC: photometry from guiders, goals of intra-night70
zeropoint control reliant on catalogued stars, and estimated
magnitudes for uncatalogued stars reliant on intra-night
zeropoint control ; HET acam Bgri zeropoints, color-equations
obtained from 13 stars 20160321 (C)

TOPIC: local healthcheck versions for lrs2 and virus images
in respect of gauging twi cmp flt zro and object images quickly
in some quantitative ways twi, cmp, flt, zro ; these tools are
checked out and in place (E)

TOPIC: automated acam IQ tools ; these yield imexam-a quality fwhms (beware
of moment-based fwhms which covary hugely with object brightness) (E)

TOPIC: nightcam hardware function, software control,
software reductions (B)
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== Matt ==

=== Create a HETDEX conflict calendar for use by the PIs ===

=== Create the beginning and end Trimester reports ===

=== NOSS keywords and web pages ===

Here are a few requested updates for the NOSS keywords:

 *  Change keyword HRSemMAX to HRSemTMAX
 *  Add keyword HRSemND (Neutral density filter with either yes/no or 1/0)

=== Edit the old engineering web pages ===

== Projects that Need to be done but no assignment ==

 *  Change PI Target notes so they can be editted
 *  Rewrite https://het.as.utexas.edu/HET/hetweb/calsearch.html to add the new instruments and use the current database.


== Sergey (2018-2019) ==

* AGENDA
  * change HTOPX target submission to agenda db instead of directly to TCS - **in progress**

* HETDEX
  * change default shuffle catalog to PANSTARRS - **done**
  * daemon to watch for some tcs events - **done**
  * adjusted ldls cal lamp time - **done**
  * shuffle can not access PANSTARRS catalog. Solving this problem - **in progress**

* HTOPX
  * fix groups sort by optimal time - **in plans**
  * fix notes cut off for some targets - **in progress**

* NIGHT REPORT
  * acceptance targets in the queue on a base of night report - **in progress**
  * fix visits start time. changing software as well as pushing HPF team to add [[br]]
    TRAJID keyword to HPF fits headers - **in progress**

* NOSS
  * Change hetdex objects names patter in shuffle data - **done**
  * removed group write permission for hetdata and TACC data - **done**
  * fixed night report problem with pop up target edit window - **done**
  * new iexp script to control HPF observation from MCS - **in progress**
  * fix treatment of tabs in note field - **done**

* TSL PARSER
  * on going maintenance

* PI INTERFACE (HYDRA)
  * allow PI edit targets note - **in plans**