APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Thursday March 27, 2008 (MJD 54553) ---=== OBSERVING TEAM ===--- Elena Malanushenko (observer) Victor Malanushenko (observer) Dmitry Bizyaev (redshift) ---=== OBSERVING PLAN ===--- Science! ---=== OBSERVING SUMMARY ===--- We finished three plates last night, 2788, 1670, and 2948, and one more plate 2394 declared as done based on previous observations. We also observed three other plates but need to continue its observations. We had PT communication problem which we could not fix ourself. We need to ask the help to check the problem. ---=== OBSERVING LOG ===--- Afternoon: ---------- ntp_check ok iccSoundOff ok imager bias ok spectro bias ok idl> apo_plotbias, 51312 Filename 02% 05% 10% 50% 90% 95% 98% ------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ sdR-b1-00051312.fit -5.3 -4.2 -2.9 2.3 7.6 9.0 10.7 sdR-b2-00051312.fit -7.9 -6.4 -4.1 1.0 7.2 9.6 11.0 sdR-r1-00051312.fit -7.1 -4.9 -3.9 2.1 8.1 9.2 11.4 sdR-r2-00051312.fit -7.2 -5.7 -4.1 1.7 7.5 9.0 11.7 no obsolete data on sdsshost2 to clean collimation should be good at +7 C. Unstable work of one Ne lamp (top left) is noticed, lamps power supply box power cycled. 23:55Z - started ventilation. Night: ------ 01:20 enclosure is off Cart 5 plate 2960, baotest used FK5 and guess a=-15 offset to find guider stars. Clear, photometric, no Moon, T=8.4C, seeing 1.1-1.2" foc=100 after focusLoop. 02:15Z preCalib Four fibers have been disabled as they did not have guiding stars. 02:27Z science 1200 02:50Z science 1200 --> 1500 r1=5.2, r2=4.9. We obtained good signal but we need to change this plate to segueFaint. Cart 3 plate 2874, segueFaint used FK5 to find guider stars. 03:30 preCalib 03:37 science 1200-->1500 seeing 1.4", foc=50 04:05 science 1500 -> 1800 We obtained good signal but the time window for observations is expired. Cart 8, plate 1670, old chunk to re-observe. FSonGTF requred large scale change for 0.04 04:56 preCalib 05:02 science 1200 05:25 science 1200 This plate has previous signal 3.9. We obtained 12.7 tonight and this plate is DONE. Cart 2, plate 2788, Chunk FSonGTF 5:59 preCalib 06:05 science 1200 06:28 science 1200 --> 1000 06:48 science 1000 07:07 science 1200 This plate is DONE. Cart 9, plate 2948 FSonGTF. 07:42 preCalib. 07:48 science 1200 08:11 science 1200 08:34 science 1200 08:57 science 1200 This plate is DONE. Cart 4 plate 2177, segueBright FSonGTF 09:37 preCal 09:43 science 1200 10:07 science 1200-->1500 10:49 science 1500 11:17 science 1200 11:41 postCalib This plate got very low signal 4.7 but total observational time is 5400, closed to recommended by BY for observations of segueBright plates with Moon. Need more observations. endNight is finished. 12:10 enclosure is on. ---=== IMAGING RUN SUMMARY ===--- Run Time Stripe Lambda Last Flavor Comments Start End Begin End Frame ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7400 22:54Z 23:09Z 100 O -121.54 -117.83 39 ignore ---=== 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): yes QA Procedures Done (y/n): yes UT Exp Time flavor comment (S/N)^2 totals ========================================== b1 r1 b2 r2 ----- sequence 51312, plate -9999 ------- 22:57 51312 0.0 bias ----- sequence 51313, plate 2960 ------- 23:33 51313 10.0 flat 23:35 51314 2.0 arc 23:50 51315 3.0 arc 23:53 51316 2.0 arc 00:07 51317 3.0 arc 00:10 51318 3.0 arc 00:51 51319 0.0 bias ----- sequence 51320, plate -9999 ------- 01:05 51320 0.0 bias ----- sequence 51320, plate 2960 ------- 02:18 51321 10.0 flat 02:20 51322 2.0 arc 02:50 51323 1201.0 target 03:18 51324 1502.0 target ----- sequence 51325, plate 2874 ------- 03:33 51325 10.0 flat 03:35 51326 2.0 arc 04:04 51327 1503.0 target 04:37 51328 1802.0 target 04:40 51329 10.0 flat 04:43 51330 2.0 arc ----- sequence 51331, plate 1670 ------- 04:58 51331 10.0 flat 05:01 51332 2.0 arc 05:24 51333 1201.0 target 05:47 51334 1201.0 target ----- sequence 51335, plate 2788 ------- 06:01 51335 10.0 flat 06:04 51336 2.0 arc 06:27 51337 1201.0 target 06:47 51338 1002.0 target 07:07 51339 1000.0 target 07:30 51340 1201.0 target ----- sequence 51341, plate 2948 ------- 07:44 51341 10.0 flat 07:47 51342 2.0 arc 08:10 51343 1201.0 target 08:33 51344 1200.0 target 08:56 51345 1200.0 target 09:19 51346 1200.0 target 09:22 51347 10.0 flat 09:25 51348 2.0 arc ----- sequence 51349, plate 2177 ------- 09:40 51349 10.0 flat 09:42 51350 2.0 arc 10:06 51351 1200.0 target 10:34 51352 1503.0 target 11:17 51353 1501.0 target 11:40 51354 1201.0 target 11:43 51355 10.0 flat 11:46 51356 2.0 arc ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE I ===--- Time Instrument Az Alt Rot Scale pos offset pos offset pos offset ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 03:41Z 3 2874 41.99 0.0019 34.66 0.0040 215.10 0.0439 1.000070 05:05Z 8 1670 130.07 0.0026 48.12 0.0064 -86.40 0.0088 1.000310 06:29Z 2 2788 82.61 0.0026 51.99 0.0064 243.28 0.0088 1.000120 07:49Z 9 2948 97.66 0.0016 46.15 0.0057 250.46 0.0250 1.000290 11:00Z 4 2177 -6.02 -0.0010 73.80 0.0047 174.66 0.0271 0.999980 ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE II ===--- ---=== FOCUS LOG ===--- setmir piston Temp Wind Time Inst scale M1 M2 Foc Az Alt (C) MPH Dir filt fwhm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 03:42Z 3 2874 1.00007 -691 716 50 42 34.7 7.7 16 260 -- 1.4" 05:05Z 8 1670 1.00031 -3061 -1297 50 130 48.1 6.7 11 268 -- 1.5" 06:29Z 2 2788 1.00012 -1185 269 75 83 52.0 6.2 6 267 -- 1.5" 07:50Z 9 2948 1.00029 -2864 -1052 125 98 46.2 6.1 10 297 -- 1.5" 11:01Z 4 2177 0.99998 198 1264 -25 -6 73.8 6.1 6 327 -- 1.1" ---=== WEATHER LOG ===--- Wind Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust DIMM Sky 22:49Z 54 7 18 272 (W) 1676 - 23:19Z 55 9 15 265 (W) 1793 - 23:49Z 53 8 13 277 (W) 1860 - 00:23Z 55 10 10 258 (WSW) 1847 - 00:54Z 51 8 18 244 (WSW) 1868 - 01:26Z 48 6 12 259 (W) 1962 - 01:56Z 47 8 17 228 (SW) 2343 - 02:26Z 46 10 13 261 (W) 2330 - 02:58Z 46 11 13 249 (WSW) 2089 - 03:29Z 46 12 11 261 (W) 2008 - 04:00Z 45 13 12 267 (W) 2034 - 04:31Z 45 12 20 268 (W) 1884 - 05:02Z 44 11 14 280 (W) 2129 - 05:33Z 43 11 13 293 (WNW) 2245 - 06:04Z 43 11 7 270 (W) 2223 - 06:35Z 43 11 9 270 (W) 2491 - 07:07Z 42 10 8 271 (W) 2202 - 07:38Z 42 8 6 273 (W) 1843 - 08:10Z 42 8 8 319 (NW) 1574 - 08:40Z 43 9 5 304 (NW) 1477 - 09:10Z 43 10 1 335 (NNW) -9999 - 09:43Z 41 10 2 336 (NNW) -9999 - 10:16Z 42 11 4 353 (NNW) -9999 - 10:48Z 43 11 5 323 (NW) -9999 - 11:21Z 43 11 4 269 (W) -9999 - 11:53Z 42 11 3 297 (WNW) -9999 - 12:25Z 41 10 4 263 (W) -9999 - ---=== TELESCOPE STATUS ===--- 23:55Z - Began ventilation. Doors and louvers opened, fans on. 01:20 - Enclosure off. 12:10 - Enclosure on, doors and louvers closed, fans off. No interlocks bypassed. Status at: 12:20 Telescope stowed at: 30,121,00 mount Instrument mounted: Cartridge 4 Counterweights at: 270 lbs LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on. 180L LN2 dewar scales: Spectro 99 lbs, 20 psi Imager 136 lbs, 22 psi ---=== SOFTWARE USED ===--- IOP/SOP: v4_38_0 Watcher: v2_36_0 MCP: v6_4_0 TPM: tpm_v3_5_0 AstroDa: v15_13_1 TCC: TCC 2.7.2.1 August 6 2004 sdssProcedures: v2_38 SoS: v5_1_8 plate-mapper: v4_3_1 ---=== MIRROR NUMBERS ===--- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A 0.0170 0.0200 Axial B -0.0050 0.0000 Axial C -0.0290 -0.0230 Trans D 0.0010 0.0120 Lateral E 10.0838 10.0584 Lateral F 11.6459 11.6205 GALILS Commanded: 4600. -2000. 2650. -12450. -6500. -6550. Actual: 4600. -2000. 2650. -12439. -6477. -6546. SETMIR VALUES PriDesOrient: 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 -200.00 PriOrient: 0.00 0.00 0.00 99.59 -200.69 SECONDARY: ---------- Focus: 0.00 Air Temp.: 11.7 Alt.: 30 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A -0.0360 -0.0440 Axial B -0.0500 -0.0570 Axial C -0.0600 -0.0670 Trans D -0.0180 -0.0110 GALILS Commanded: 1627548. 1653135. 1470837. -5900. -7800. Actual: 1627496. 1653168. 1470885. -5887. -7780. SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 60.00 -4.00 -20.00 118.90 SecOrient: 1256.99 60.01 -4.03 -19.93 119.27 ---=== PROBLEMS IN DETAIL ===--- Collimation: 23:50Z sp1> mechSend s spMechVersion v2_9_0 Bootup 870616738 SpectroID 1 SlitID 37 Air On Shutter_open_sensor Off Shutter_closed_sensor On Left_open_sensor Off Left_closed_sensor On Right_open_sensor Off Right_closed_sensor On Coll_motor_A 649 01P0000000649 Coll_motor_B 817 02P0000000817 Coll_motor_C 530 01P0000000530 Coll_motor_A_status 133 01S0133 Coll_motor_B_status 133 02S0133 Coll_motor_C_status 133 01S0133 Requested_exp.time 0 Exp_time_left 0 Last_exp.time 3 Last_open_transit.time 705 Last_close_transit.time 540 Humid_Hartmann 11.6 0xFE21 Humid_Cen_Optics 11.4 0xFE24 Temp_Median 10.6 Temp_Hartmann_Top 10.2 (0xFE53) Temp_Red_Cam_Bot 10.6 (0xFE45) Temp_Red_Cam_Top 10.7 (0xFE3E) Temp_Blue_Cam_Bot 11.1 (0xFE31) Temp_Blue_Cam_Top 10.7 (0xFE42) AD 28160 1294 sp1> sp2 sp2 sp2> mechSend s spMechVersion v2_9_0 Bootup 870616738 SpectroID 2 SlitID 5 Air On Shutter_open_sensor Off Shutter_closed_sensor On Left_open_sensor Off Left_closed_sensor On Right_open_sensor Off Right_closed_sensor On Coll_motor_A 4319 01P0000004319 Coll_motor_B 3838 02P0000003838 Coll_motor_C 3753 01P0000003753 Coll_motor_A_status 133 01S0133 Coll_motor_B_status 133 02S0133 Coll_motor_C_status 133 01S0133 Requested_exp.time 0 Exp_time_left 0 Last_exp.time 2 Last_open_transit.time 715 Last_close_transit.time 640 Humid_Hartmann -24.9 0x0 Humid_Cen_Optics 11.0 0xFE28 Temp_Median 8.7 Temp_Hartmann_Top 9.2 (0xFE80) Temp_Red_Cam_Bot 9.4 (0xFE78) Temp_Red_Cam_Top 8.4 (0xFEA0) Temp_Blue_Cam_Bot 8.8 (0xFE90) Temp_Blue_Cam_Top 8.7 (0xFE94) AD 5951 1094 sp1> caget tpm_TM_PMSSAvg tpm_TM_TelairAvg.VALA tpm_TM_PMSSAvg 8.21143 tpm_TM_TelairAvg.VALA 9.7175 IDL 5.5a> collimate, 51315 Reading /data/spectro/54553/sdR-b1-00051315.fit Reading /data/spectro/54553/sdR-b1-00051316.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.69 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.80 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.35 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.10 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b1 appears to be IN-FOCUS (|mean| < 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of -3.5 degrees for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) Log file = Collimate-54553-b1-00051315.log PostScript file = Collimate-54553-b1-00051315.ps Reading /data/spectro/54553/sdR-b2-00051315.fit Reading /data/spectro/54553/sdR-b2-00051316.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.52 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.09 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.15 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = -0.16 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b2 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of 5.8 degrees for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) Log file = Collimate-54553-b2-00051315.log PostScript file = Collimate-54553-b2-00051315.ps Reading /data/spectro/54553/sdR-r1-00051315.fit Reading /data/spectro/54553/sdR-r1-00051316.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.71 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.43 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.30 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = -0.19 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r1 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of 1774 steps for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: Issue SOP command: "sp1; mechPiston 1774" Log file = Collimate-54553-r1-00051315.log PostScript file = Collimate-54553-r1-00051315.ps Reading /data/spectro/54553/sdR-r2-00051315.fit Reading /data/spectro/54553/sdR-r2-00051316.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.65 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.36 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.26 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.02 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r2 appears to be IN-FOCUS (|mean| < 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of -149 steps for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: Issue SOP command: "sp2; mechPiston -149" Log file = Collimate-54553-r2-00051315.log PostScript file = Collimate-54553-r2-00051315.ps sp1 is good for +7C, sp2 ahs to be moved back by 1700 to be in-focus at +7 sp2> mechPiston -1700 Checked after this (frames 51317, 51318) Should be in focus at +7C. ---- One Ne calibration lamp (top left if seen from the 2.5 mirror side) works unstable in the evening. We power cycled the lamp power box at the ground floor of 2.5 enclosure. :amps coming up ok now.