Glenn Schneider's update on HST Prop 10527 program results...

Hi Michael,

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Last month I gave Dean a briefing via phone on a summary
of all the 10527 observations.  With the exception of the repeat
of the failed observation of HD 31392 (originally visit 38,
failed due to a guide star acquisition problem) not schedule
until this summer, the last of the 10527 observations completed
in mid-November. All of the visit-level data have been fully processed
into analysis quality images and are linked through the 10527 web page:
http://nicmosis.as.arizona.edu:8000/EONSWEB/10527/10527_TOP.html
And I have done preliminary PSF matching and subtractions for all targets.
The last I had worked on that was Jan 3, just before the AAS meeting
and HST proposals.

In the http://nicmosis.as.arizona.edu:8000/EONSWEB/10527/CORONCAL/
directory is an "IDP3 parameter file" called: ALL10527_J=5NORM.par wherein
all the stellar targets were flux renormalized to a 2MASS J=5.0 and may
be used (through) IDP3 to load and align all the images based upon
occulted target image centroids based upon the acquisition images
(from info written into the fits headers to which IDP3 responds).
The file "1st Pass PSF Matching" is a MS Word document and was my
running notes - target by target - of which PSF subtractions (by visit
number) showed evidence of a scattered light excess.  HD61005 and
PDS 66 you know about.  We now have more data and higher
fidelity images can be made than in the initial detection images.
HD191089 looks like another - but I say that with a caveat that it
needs to be looked at with care.  HD6963 has no excess, but does have
a close companion (candidate) I notified Dean about.

As to Stans program... much yet to be done ... and to be observed!

Please feel free to forward this to you other team members.


-GS-