APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Monday May 18, 2009 (MJD 54970) ---=== OBSERVING TEAM ===--- Elena Malanushenko Howard Brewington ---=== OBSERVING PLAN ===--- SEGUE-2 Science! ---=== OBSERVING SUMMARY ===--- Integrated dust count for the night was about 30K; please check mirrors. A FF-lamp failed at the start of the night. Added signal to: Cart 08, plate 3307 DONE Cart 04, plate 3329 DONE Cart 01, plate 3314 DONE Cart 06, plate 3407 Cart 05, plate 3406 DONE The Watcher software is mostly red boxes and no longer very helpful. ---=== OBSERVING LOG ===--- 21:30Z Started the afternoon checkout. 21:45Z [hjbrew@sdsshost2]$ df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sda3 142G 118G 18G 88% / /dev/sda1 99M 30M 64M 33% /boot /dev/sdb1 917G 750G 121G 87% /data sdssfiles1p:/data1/data 1.5T 609G 784G 44% /files 22:50 Spectro focus was checked and adjusted; sp1 by +2000 and sp2 by +1000. It's set for about 12-degree C, and the collimate numbers are posted in the Problem Section. 23:38Z Completed the apo_plotbias; results posted in Prob Section 00:50Z Started telescope checkout; doors/louvers opened, fans turned on. Night: ------ 01:55Z Enclosure off, topped-off spectro secondary dewars, checked top/bottom balance, did a test slew, checked fiducial crossings for each axis, and started the DIMM. 02:14Z Cart 08, plate 3307, Guide stars on goToField. 02:22Z The FF-lamp above the CB-weight #2 failed. This was the lower-left lamp with facing the scope when at its stow position. 02:39Z Cart 08 Plate 3307 (Feb09a_SEGUE2). Guide stars found again with goToField. Seeing was about 1.0" as reported by the guider. PlugMap plPlugMapM-3307-54964-01.par was used on this plate. One exposure was completed and plate declared DONE. 03:10 61233 10.0 flat 03:12 61234 2.0 arc 03:32 twilight end 03:49 61235 1800.0 target ----------------------------------------------------- MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum ----------------------------------------------------- 54965 8.7 6.2 9.0 6.8 1800.0 30.7 54965 4.2 3.5 5.3 4.1 1800.0 17.1 54965 10.3 6.6 11.8 7.8 1801.0 36.5 54965 11.4 6.8 12.0 8.4 1800.0 38.6 54965 5.7 3.6 5.7 4.0 1204.0 19.0 54970 11.2 6.8 11.6 5.8 1800.0 35.4 --------------------------------------------------- Total: 51.5 33.5 55.4 36.9 10205.0 --> 177.3 03:53Z Cart 04, plate 3329 (Feb09a_SEGUE2). Guide stars on goToField. Seeing was about 1.2" as reported by the guider. Four exposures were completed, and plate declared DONE. 04:00 61236 10.0 flat 04:02 61237 2.0 arc 04:36 61238 1800.0 target 05:00Z Guider stopped working with "error writing file6: broken pipe." So, the second 30-minute exposure on cart 04 was ended ten minutes early. Then the TCC connection was closed and restarted in the SOP session, which fixed the problem. 05:06 61239 1606.0 target 05:12 61240 10.0 flat 05:14 61241 2.0 arc 05:49 61242 1800.0 target 06:17 61243 1502.0 target 06:21 61244 10.0 flat 06:23 61245 2.0 arc --------------------------------------------------- MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum --------------------------------------------------- 54970 15.0 9.8 16.0 12.3 1800.0 53.1 54970 11.1 7.8 10.0 6.1 1606.0 35.0 54970 11.7 9.2 12.2 10.2 1800.0 43.3 54970 7.5 7.2 7.8 7.6 1502.0 30.1 --------------------------------------------------- Total: 45.3 34.0 46.0 36.2 6708.0 --> 161.5 06:28Z Cart 01, plate 3314 (Feb09a_SEGUE2). Guide stars on goToField. Seeing was ~1.8" as reported by the guider. One exposure was done and plate declared DONE; see below: 06:35 61246 10.0 flat 06:37 61247 2.0 arc 07:01 61248 1202.0 target --------------------------------------------------- MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum --------------------------------------------------- 54969 9.2 5.0 9.2 7.6 1501.0 31.0 54969 10.8 6.8 11.8 9.8 1801.0 39.2 54969 11.2 6.8 12.4 10.6 1800.0 41.0 54969 10.7 6.7 12.6 9.6 1800.0 39.6 54970 4.6 3.7 5.3 5.2 1202.0 18.8 --------------------------------------------------- Total: 46.5 29.0 51.3 42.8 8104.0 --> 169.6 07:08Z Cart 06, plate 3407 (Mar09a_SEGUE2). Guide stars on goToField. The seeing was variable during this plate, i.e., 1.2 to 1.6" as reported by the guider. Four exposures were completed; see below: 07:20 61249 10.0 flat 07:22 61250 2.0 arc 07:56 61251 1800.0 target 08:29 61252 1800.0 target 08:32 61253 10.0 flat 08:35 61254 2.0 arc 09:09 61255 1800.0 target 09:42 61256 1800.0 target 09:45 61257 10.0 flat 09:47 61258 2.0 arc --------------------------------------------------- MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum --------------------------------------------------- 54970 9.7 6.7 11.7 6.6 1800.0 34.7 54970 7.8 6.0 9.8 5.2 1800.0 28.8 54970 6.8 5.3 8.9 4.1 1800.0 25.1 54970 5.8 5.4 8.6 4.4 1800.0 24.2 --------------------------------------------------- Total: 30.1 23.4 39.0 20.3 7200.0 --> 112.8 09:53Z Cart 05, plate 3406 (Mar09a_SEGUE2). Guide stars on goToField. Plate was finished with on exposure; see below: 10:02 61259 10.0 flat 10:04 61260 2.0 arc 10:29 Morning twilight 10:39 61261 1800.0 target --------------------------------------------------- MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum --------------------------------------------------- 54969 11.5 10.2 14.3 11.3 1800.0 47.3 54969 8.8 9.0 10.7 9.6 1800.0 38.1 54969 7.2 8.7 8.5 8.5 1800.0 32.9 54969 4.9 6.3 5.8 5.9 1501.0 22.9 54970 4.4 4.9 5.1 4.1 1800.0 18.5 --------------------------------------------------- Total: 36.8 39.1 44.4 39.4 8701.0 --> 159.7 10:40Z Mounted cart 09 10:45Z Enclosure on, louvers/doors closed, fan off. 11:03Z endNight was done manually and was happy 12:06Z Sunrise ---=== IMAGING RUN SUMMARY ===--- Run Time Stripe Lambda Last Flavor Comments Start End Begin End Frame ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---=== IMAGING RUN DETAILS ===--- ---=== SKIPPY RESULTS ===--- Run Frame nFrames stars muErr muRms nuErr nuRms rot az el --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---=== LTMATCH RESULTS ===--- Run Field nFields alt az nGood rowMean rowSig colMean colSig rot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --=== SPECTROSCOPY DATA SUMMARY ===--- Summary Checked (y/n): y QA Procedures Done (y/n): y UT Exp Time flavor comment (S/N)^2 totals ========================================== b1 r1 b2 r2 ----- sequence 61227, plate -9999 ------- 21:36 61227 0.0 bias ----- sequence 61228, plate 3307 ------- 22:01 61228 10.0 flat 22:03 61229 2.0 arc 23:16 61230 3.0 arc 23:18 61231 3.0 arc ----- sequence 61232, plate -9999 ------- 01:16 61232 0.0 bias ----- sequence 61233, plate 3307 ------- 03:10 61233 10.0 flat 03:12 61234 2.0 arc 03:49 61235 1800.0 target ----- sequence 61236, plate 3329 ------- 04:00 61236 10.0 flat 04:02 61237 2.0 arc 04:36 61238 1800.0 target 05:06 61239 1606.0 target 05:12 61240 10.0 flat 05:14 61241 2.0 arc 05:49 61242 1800.0 target 06:17 61243 1502.0 target 06:21 61244 10.0 flat 06:23 61245 2.0 arc ----- sequence 61246, plate 3314 ------- 06:35 61246 10.0 flat 06:37 61247 2.0 arc 07:01 61248 1202.0 target ----- sequence 61249, plate 3407 ------- 07:20 61249 10.0 flat 07:22 61250 2.0 arc 07:56 61251 1800.0 target 08:29 61252 1800.0 target 08:32 61253 10.0 flat 08:35 61254 2.0 arc 09:09 61255 1800.0 target 09:42 61256 1800.0 target 09:45 61257 10.0 flat 09:47 61258 2.0 arc ----- sequence 61259, plate 3406 ------- 10:02 61259 10.0 flat 10:04 61260 2.0 arc 10:39 61261 1800.0 target ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE I ===--- Time Instrument Az Alt Rot Scale pos offset pos offset pos offset ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 02:53Z 8 3307 41.85 -0.0007 49.12 0.0018 214.08 0.0182 1.000140 04:01Z 4 3329 217.50 -0.0004 70.21 0.0002 49.05 0.0227 1.000120 06:52Z 1 3314 -17.76 -0.0004 55.93 0.0021 165.08 0.0134 1.000140 08:28Z 6 3407 -79.21 -0.0027 56.31 0.0019 117.52 0.0114 1.000060 ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE II ===--- ---=== FOCUS LOG ===--- setmir piston Temp Wind Time Inst scale M1 M2 Foc Az Alt (C) MPH Dir filt fwhm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 02:53Z 8 3307 1.00014 -1381 40 0 42 49.1 12.9 15 129 gdr 1.0 04:01Z 4 3329 1.00012 -1184 150 0 217 70.2 12.3 11 113 gdr 1.2 06:51Z 1 3314 1.00014 -1381 119 100 -18 55.9 10.9 7 101 gdr 1.8 08:29Z 6 3407 1.00006 -591 672 0 -79 56.3 11.5 6 90 gdr 1.3 ---=== WEATHER LOG ===--- Wind Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust DIMM Sky 21:33Z 62 27 16 192 (SSW) 2778 - 22:04Z 70 29 14 188 (S) 2806 - 22:37Z 66 26 18 209 (SSW) 2751 - 23:09Z 63 26 0 197 (SSW) 2938 - 23:40Z 62 26 0 210 (SSW) 2816 - 00:13Z 61 27 12 127 (SE) 2835 - 00:44Z 61 28 11 158 (SSE) 2828 - 01:17Z 59 29 17 138 (SE) 2735 - 01:47Z 57 30 10 144 (SE) 2657 - 02:18Z 56 31 15 138 (SE) 2723 - 02:50Z 55 31 16 130 (SE) 2594 - 03:22Z 54 29 17 128 (SE) 2762 - 03:52Z 54 27 13 127 (SE) 2951 - 04:23Z 53 26 16 122 (ESE) 2949 - 04:55Z 52 25 15 116 (ESE) 3075 - 05:26Z 51 25 15 109 (ESE) 3065 - 05:59Z 51 26 10 106 (ESE) 2959 - 06:31Z 51 26 8 92 (E) 3058 - 07:01Z 51 27 6 95 (E) 3086 - 07:32Z 53 27 1 179 (S) 2913 - 08:04Z 52 27 10 71 (ENE) 2874 - 08:36Z 52 28 6 89 (E) 2948 - 09:08Z 50 28 6 93 (E) 2978 - 09:39Z 50 27 10 114 (ESE) 3008 - 10:12Z 50 28 8 89 (E) 2916 - 10:43Z 49 30 16 131 (SE) 2843 - ---=== TELESCOPE STATUS ===--- 00:50Z Doors and louvers open, fans on. 01:55Z Enclosure off. 10:45Z Enclosure on, doors and louvers closed, fans off. No interlocks bypassed. Status at: 11:15Z Telescope stowed at: 30,121,00 mount Instrument mounted: Cartridge 09 Counterweights at: 255 lbs LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on. 180L LN2 dewar scales: Spectro 149lbs, 23 psi Imager lbs, psi (warm) ---=== SOFTWARE USED ===--- IOP/SOP: v4_39_0 Watcher: v2_36_0 MCP: v6_6_0 TPM: tpm_v3_5_0 AstroDa: v15_13_1 TCC: TCC 2.10.0 2009-01-12 sdssProcedures: V2_43 SoS: v5_1_8 plate-mapper: v4_3_1 ---=== MIRROR NUMBERS ===--- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A -0.0250 -0.0280 Axial B 0.0300 0.0470 Axial C -0.0310 -0.0360 Trans D -0.7590 -0.7600 Lateral E 10.5791 10.5791 Lateral F 12.1793 12.1793 GALILS Commanded: 10450. -100. 5750. 8600. 10350. 10000. Actual: 10450. -100. 5750. 8600. 10350. 10000. SETMIR VALUES PriDesOrient: 0.00 -11.72 8.60 496.70 640.50 PriOrient: 1.06 -11.65 8.77 495.77 639.59 SECONDARY: ---------- Focus: 0.00 Air Temp.: 18.4 Alt.: 29.999915 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A 18.5860 18.5840 Axial B 15.6310 15.6220 Axial C 13.8100 13.8150 Trans D 15.1020 15.1080 GALILS Commanded: 1626496. 1528991. 1595491. -2950. -4550. Actual: 1626650. 1528800. 1595600. -2950. -4550. SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -12.00 -28.00 -39.00 94.77 SecOrient: 1256.99 -11.94 -27.91 -39.13 94.66 PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A -0.0250 -0.0280 Axial B 0.0330 0.0470 Axial C -0.0300 -0.0360 Trans D -0.7590 -0.7600 Lateral E 10.5918 10.5791 Lateral F 12.1793 12.1793 GALILS Commanded: 10450. -100. 5750. 8600. 10350. 10000. Actual: 10471. -76. 5755. 8616. 10374. 10023. SETMIR VALUES PriDesOrient: 0.00 -11.72 8.60 496.70 640.50 PriOrient: 1.06 -11.65 8.77 495.77 639.59 SECONDARY: ---------- Focus: 0.00 Air Temp.: 16.0 Alt.: 29.999997 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A 18.5850 18.5840 Axial B 15.6310 15.6220 Axial C 13.8090 13.8150 Trans D 15.1010 15.1080 GALILS Commanded: 1626666. 1528714. 1595674. -2950. -4550. Actual: 1626627. 1528808. 1595583. -2945. -4561. SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -12.00 -28.00 -39.00 94.77 SecOrient: 1257.01 -12.05 -28.03 -39.21 94.73 ---=== PROBLEMS IN DETAIL ===--- IDL 5.5a> apo_plotbias, 61227 Filename 02% 05% 10% 50% 90% 95% 98% ------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ sdR-b1-00061227.fit -5.8 -4.1 -2.6 2.5 7.9 9.1 11.0 sdR-b2-00061227.fit -8.0 -6.6 -4.2 0.8 7.1 9.4 10.9 sdR-r1-00061227.fit -6.5 -5.2 -3.3 1.8 7.6 9.8 11.8 sdR-r2-00061227.fit -7.3 -5.2 -4.2 2.1 7.4 9.5 11.6 Done for 77.321131 sec. % Program caused arithmetic error: Floating underflow % Program caused arithmetic error: Floating illegal operand --== Spectro Collimate Numbers ==-- IDL 5.5a> collimate, 61230 % Compiled module: COLLIMATE. Reading /data/spectro/54970/sdR-b1-00061230.fit Reading /data/spectro/54970/sdR-b1-00061231.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.32 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.77 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.27 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.21 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b1 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of -7.6 degrees for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) Log file = Collimate-54970-b1-00061230.log PostScript file = Collimate-54970-b1-00061230.ps Reading /data/spectro/54970/sdR-b2-00061230.fit Reading /data/spectro/54970/sdR-b2-00061231.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.20 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.46 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.17 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.18 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b2 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of -6.3 degrees for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) Log file = Collimate-54970-b2-00061230.log PostScript file = Collimate-54970-b2-00061230.ps Reading /data/spectro/54970/sdR-r1-00061230.fit Reading /data/spectro/54970/sdR-r1-00061231.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.87 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.25 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.34 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = -0.37 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r1 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of 3350 steps for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: Issue SOP command: "sp1; mechPiston 3350" Log file = Collimate-54970-r1-00061230.log PostScript file = Collimate-54970-r1-00061230.ps Reading /data/spectro/54970/sdR-r2-00061230.fit Reading /data/spectro/54970/sdR-r2-00061231.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -1.02 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.09 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.31 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = -0.25 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r2 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of 2298 steps for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: Issue SOP command: "sp2; mechPiston 2298" Log file = Collimate-54970-r2-00061230.log PostScript file = Collimate-54970-r2-00061230.ps % Program caused arithmetic error: Floating illegal operand IDL 5.5a>