APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Wednesday September 2, 2009 (MJD 55077) ---=== OBSERVING TEAM ===--- Elena Malanushenko Dmitry Bizyaev Paul HArding (guider magician) ---=== OBSERVING PLAN ===--- Finish guider set up and test the guider with different types of cartridges. ---=== OBSERVING SUMMARY ===--- Second part of the night was cloudy. Paul made a progress, apparently the guider guides (under Paul's supervision) with Mrvels cartridge. We didn't find stars with BOSS cartridge 10. ---=== OBSERVING LOG ===--- Afternoon: ---------- Afternoon checkout went ok. Imager run 8020 is a test bias, and its flavor has to be "ignore", not "bias". ad1 monitor in the wall-imager rack is out of order (no power at the monitor). cart. 1 is on. 01:10Z started ventilation. Night: ------ Cloud condition is not good, but there is a window for ~ 1hour. This time is needed for Paul to test guider on Marves plate drilled for the evening. We decicded to open telescope for an hour. 01:45Z telescope opened 02:11Z telescope went to field but Paul still has troubles starting gcamera. Called Robert. Voice mail. 02:40Z we got close and approaching radar returns. Telescope closed. gcamera doesn't work still. 04:00Z telescope opened again. Paul can guide with the Marvels cartridge 1. We mounted also BOSS cartridge 10. No stars were found, although the sky sometimes was clear (mostly not). 07:32Z too many clouds around, radar returns, we closed After this we didn't have a chance to open because clouds were getting only worse. 10:25Z Ventilation stopped. endNight rejoiced. ---=== IMAGING RUN SUMMARY ===--- Run Time Stripe Lambda Last Flavor Comments Start End Begin End Frame ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8020 00:58Z 01:25Z 100 O 65.97 72.87 39 bias ---=== 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): QA Procedures Done (y/n): UT Exp Time flavor comment (S/N)^2 totals ========================================== b1 r1 b2 r2 ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE I ===--- Time Instrument Az Alt Rot Scale pos offset pos offset pos offset ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE II ===--- ---=== FOCUS LOG ===--- setmir piston Temp Wind Time Inst scale M1 M2 Foc Az Alt (C) MPH Dir filt fwhm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---=== WEATHER LOG ===--- Wind Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust DIMM Sky 01:07Z 61 42 6 187 (S) 1086 - some clouds 01:39Z 61 42 5 194 (SSW) 1129 - '' 02:11Z 59 41 9 168 (SSE) 1129 - '' 02:43Z 59 41 13 131 (SE) 1394 - '' 03:16Z 59 41 15 137 (SE) 1276 - '' 03:48Z 58 41 15 144 (SE) 1168 - '' 04:20Z 58 40 14 134 (SE) 1239 - '' 04:52Z 57 40 12 169 (S) 1226 - '' 05:24Z 57 40 10 172 (S) 1244 - '' 05:56Z 56 39 8 173 (S) 1194 - '' 06:29Z 57 39 7 182 (S) 1125 - '' 07:01Z 56 39 8 179 (S) 1198 - '' 07:33Z 57 38 2 148 (SSE) 1048 - clouds 08:05Z 56 39 1 148 (SSE) 1060 - '' 08:37Z 56 39 4 133 (SE) 1054 - '' 09:09Z 56 39 1 189 (S) 1087 - '' 09:41Z 57 38 1 186 (S) 1058 - '' 10:14Z 55 39 9 87 (E) 1182 - '' ---=== TELESCOPE STATUS ===--- 01:10Z - Began ventilation. Doors and louvers opened, fans on. 01:45Z - Enclosure off. 02:40Z - telescope closed. 04:00Z - telescope opened. 07:32Z - telescope closed. 10:30Z - doors and louvers closed, fans off. Handpapple for cartridge change is plugged to the manual side. Status at: 10:35Z Telescope stowed at: 30,121,00 mount Instrument mounted: Cartridge 10 Counterweights at: 235 lbs LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on. 180L LN2 dewar scales: Spectro 211 lbs, 17.2 psi Imager 175 lbs, 18.9 psi ---=== SOFTWARE USED ===--- IOP/SOP: v4_40_0 Watcher: v2_36_0 MCP: NOSVN TPM: tpm_v3_5_0 AstroDa: v15_13_1 TCC: TCC 2.11.0 2009-06-24 sdssProcedures: v2_44 SoS: v5_1_8 ---=== MIRROR NUMBERS ===--- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A -0.6930 -0.6940 Axial B -0.0290 -0.0410 Axial C -0.3700 -0.3710 Trans D 11.6140 11.6170 Lateral E 10.3759 10.3505 Lateral F 11.9380 11.9253 GALILS Commanded: 9900. 400. 5850. 1200. 2950. 2750. Actual: 9917. 401. 5832. 1205. 2954. 2757. SETMIR VALUES PriDesOrient: 0.00 -3.30 5.10 278.08 178.06 PriOrient: 0.00 -3.04 5.26 277.70 178.07 SECONDARY: ---------- Focus: 0.00 Air Temp.: 16.2 Alt.: 30.000004 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A 18.6200 18.6150 Axial B 15.6270 15.6120 Axial C 13.8420 13.8170 Trans D -11.7890 -11.7780 GALILS Commanded: 1597721. 1566276. 1588128. -7600. -12400. Actual: 1597721. 1566188. 1588095. -7597. -12380. SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -4.00 -9.00 10.00 234.42 SecOrient: 1257.03 -3.99 -8.97 10.21 234.68 ---=== PROBLEMS IN DETAIL ===---