APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Tuesday December 23, 2008 (MJD 54824) ---=== OBSERVING TEAM ===--- Elena Malanushenko Dmitry Bizyaev Kaike Pan (swing) ---=== OBSERVING PLAN ===--- Science! ---=== OBSERVING SUMMARY ===--- The night was lost due to hi winds and critical humidity. ---=== OBSERVING LOG ===--- Afternoon: ---------- Spectro focus was set for about 0 C (move -2000 on both SP1 and SP2). All systems were checked. The spectrograph dewar could not hold its pressure. No other problem to report. High humidity and high wind (60 mph) prevented from starting ventilation in the evening. Night: ------ Power failure late evening. We ran on generator's power till about 2 am. We had no chance to open due to high humidity. 11:25Z spectro dewar force filled. 11:35Z endNight finished. 11:50Z spectro dewar replaced. ---=== IMAGING RUN SUMMARY ===--- Run Time Stripe Lambda Last Flavor Comments Start End Begin End Frame ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7869 22:30Z 22:45Z 100 O 139.42 143.40 41 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): QA Procedures Done (y/n): UT Exp Time flavor comment (S/N)^2 totals ========================================== b1 r1 b2 r2 ----- sequence 57495, plate -9999 ------- 22:32 57495 0.0 bias ----- sequence 57496, plate 3105 ------- 22:40 57496 10.0 flat 22:43 57497 2.0 arc 22:46 57498 3.0 arc 22:49 57499 3.0 arc 23:14 57500 10.0 flat 23:16 57501 2.0 arc ----- sequence 57502, plate -9999 ------- 00:02 57502 0.0 bias ---=== 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 21:23Z 32 22 40 264 (W) 3696 - 21:56Z 32 23 36 264 (W) 3158 - 22:26Z 31 24 54 264 (W) 4205 - 22:58Z 31 24 32 258 (WSW) 3474 - cloudy 23:30Z 30 25 46 252 (WSW) 2599 - '' 00:09Z 30 26 49 259 (W) 3387 - '' 00:41Z 29 26 31 266 (W) 1397 - '' 01:14Z 28 27 42 264 (W) 1090 - '' 01:46Z 28 27 37 270 (W) 875 - '' 02:18Z 28 27 43 274 (W) 677 - '' 02:50Z 27 27 37 260 (W) 878 - '' 03:23Z 26 27 44 275 (W) 1105 - '' 03:55Z 26 26 34 273 (W) 13 - '' 04:27Z 26 26 26 260 (W) 15 - '' 04:59Z 26 26 31 273 (W) 14 - '' 05:31Z 26 26 17 260 (W) 36 - '' 06:04Z 26 26 22 288 (WNW) 145 - '' 06:36Z 25 26 19 271 (W) 387 - '' 07:08Z 25 26 18 259 (W) 1087 - '' 07:40Z 25 26 22 248 (WSW) 1532 - '' 08:13Z 25 25 16 267 (W) 434 - '' 08:45Z 25 25 19 279 (W) 578 - '' 09:17Z 25 25 21 267 (W) 695 - '' 09:49Z 25 25 20 261 (W) 700 - '' 10:21Z 25 26 16 267 (W) 531 - '' 10:54Z 25 25 16 249 (WSW) 703 - '' 11:26Z 25 25 10 262 (W) 812 - '' ---=== TELESCOPE STATUS ===--- Status at: 11:50Z Telescope stowed at: 30,121,00 mount Instrument mounted: Cartridge 2 Counterweights at: 251 lbs LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on. 180L LN2 dewar scales: Spectro 279 lbs, 22.2 psi Imager 156 lbs, 19.3 psi ---=== SOFTWARE USED ===--- IOP/SOP: v4_39_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: SoS: v5_1_8 plate-mapper: v4_3_1 ---=== MIRROR NUMBERS ===--- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A -0.0340 -0.0330 Axial B 0.0410 0.0430 Axial C -0.0380 -0.0370 Trans D -0.7580 -0.7600 Lateral E 10.5918 10.5791 Lateral F 12.1793 12.1666 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.: -0.7 Alt.: 52.732711 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A 18.5780 18.5760 Axial B 15.6160 15.6170 Axial C 13.8170 13.8170 Trans D 15.1060 15.1110 GALILS Commanded: 1626540. 1528821. 1595699. -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 -27.96 -39.16 94.73 ---=== PROBLEMS IN DETAIL ===--- Spectro Focus Infor: -------------------- Focus set for about 0 C. sp1> mechSend s spMechVersion v2_9_0 Bootup 870616738 SpectroID 1 SlitID 34 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 -6625 01P-0000006625 Coll_motor_B -6824 02P-0000006824 Coll_motor_C -6741 01P-0000006741 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 710 Last_close_transit.time 535 Humid_Hartmann 16.7 0xFDDC Humid_Cen_Optics 11.6 0xFE20 Temp_Median 4.6 sp2> mechSend s spMechVersion v2_9_0 Bootup 870616738 SpectroID 2 SlitID 2 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 -4737 01P-0000004737 Coll_motor_B -5215 02P-0000005215 Coll_motor_C -5441 01P-0000005441 Coll_motor_A_status 133 01S0133 Coll_motor_B_status 132 02S0132 Coll_motor_C_status 133 01S0133 Requested_exp.time 0 Exp_time_left 0 Last_exp.time 3 Last_open_transit.time 720 Last_close_transit.time 625 Humid_Hartmann -24.3 0xFFFC Humid_Cen_Optics 11.5 0xFE20 Temp_Median 2.3 IDL 5.5a> collimate, 57498 % Compiled module: COLLIMATE. Reading /data/spectro/54824/sdR-b1-00057498.fit Reading /data/spectro/54824/sdR-b1-00057499.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.57 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 1.03 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.40 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.23 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b1 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of -8.0 degrees for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) Log file = Collimate-54824-b1-00057498.log PostScript file = Collimate-54824-b1-00057498.ps Reading /data/spectro/54824/sdR-b2-00057498.fit Reading /data/spectro/54824/sdR-b2-00057499.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.33 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.05 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.09 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = -0.07 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b2 appears to be IN-FOCUS (|mean| < 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of 2.4 degrees for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) Log file = Collimate-54824-b2-00057498.log PostScript file = Collimate-54824-b2-00057498.ps Reading /data/spectro/54824/sdR-r1-00057498.fit Reading /data/spectro/54824/sdR-r1-00057499.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.43 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.42 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.23 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = -0.10 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r1 appears to be IN-FOCUS (|mean| < 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of 872 steps for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: Issue SOP command: "sp1; mechPiston 872" Log file = Collimate-54824-r1-00057498.log PostScript file = Collimate-54824-r1-00057498.ps Reading /data/spectro/54824/sdR-r2-00057498.fit Reading /data/spectro/54824/sdR-r2-00057499.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.64 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.30 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.24 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = -0.03 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r2 appears to be IN-FOCUS (|mean| < 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of 232 steps for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: Issue SOP command: "sp2; mechPiston 232" I did mechPiston -2000 on both SP1 and SP2.