APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Monday March 23, 2009 (MJD 54914) ---=== OBSERVING TEAM ===--- Viktor Malanushenko - observer Elena Malanushenko - observer ---=== OBSERVING PLAN ===--- Science! ---=== OBSERVING SUMMARY ===--- It was clear, wind up to 35 mph, variable seeing 2"-3.5". Finished cart 4 plate 3300, and obtained good signal on plates 3319 (cart 3), 3295 (cart 6), and 3310 ( cart 8). We still have problem with timeout of arrival of guider images. The most of guider commands needs to call at least twice to get the right responce. Jon thinks to reboot sdsshost2 tomorrow with hope that it may help. ---=== OBSERVING LOG ===--- Afternoon: ---------- Cart 5, plate 3308 mounted telescope is checked and all systems are in good working condition. 23:53 postCalibs goSpecFoc collimate Spectro set for ~9C and did not adjust. The results of collimation arcs did not appear good on Sos web page. Message is "Reject arc. Big wavelength gap from 6929.4670 to 9122.9674". By the time we recognized the web problem, we changed this cart to to cart 3. QA showed possible light inside enclosure but not technical problem. Night: ------ Clear, but wind > 40 mps. Dust counter does not work. Jon and I tried it to turn off/on but it did not help. 01:20Z ventilation. Delayed, as wind stronger then limit, and possible dust. 01:40Z enclosure is off as wind is going down. Cart 3, plate 3319 is mounted. Used FK5, seeing ~ 2.0-2.5", eff 40-50% 02:41Z preCalibs 02:48Z science 1800 03:21Z science 1800 03:54Z postClibs 04:00 science 1800 04:35 science 1800 05:07 postCalibs [observer@sos ~]$ ./plate 3319 ---- logfile-54913.html ---- ---- logfile-54914.html ---- --------------------------------------------------- MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum --------------------------------------------------- 54913 2.0 1.8 2.3 2.2 1801.0 8.3 54913 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.0 1801.0 7.7 54913 3.7 3.8 4.4 4.2 1801.0 16.1 54914 6.0 5.2 7.1 5.3 1800.0 23.6 54914 5.0 5.0 5.2 3.7 1801.0 18.9 54914 6.3 5.7 7.2 5.6 1800.0 24.8 54914 4.1 4.6 4.7 4.3 1800.0 17.7 --------------------------------------------------- Total: 28.8 28.0 33.0 27.3 12604.0 --> 117.1 Total when ALL b,r values > 2.0: 25.1 24.3 28.6 23.1 9002.0 --> 101.1 (limit=156.5) --------------------------------------------------- This plate is unmounted for next early night observations. Need 3 more exposures. Cart 4, plate 3300 used FK5 05:29Z precalibs 05:37Z science 1800 06:10Z science 1800 06:33Z postCalibs [observer@sos ~]$ ./plate 3300 (S/N)^2 accumulated for plate 3300 Attention: the script does not count test or bad exposures ---- logfile-54912.html ---- ---- logfile-54914.html ---- --------------------------------------------------- MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum --------------------------------------------------- 54912 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 1800.0 25.0 54912 8.0 7.0 9.0 8.0 1800.0 32.0 54912 10.0 10.0 12.0 12.0 1800.0 44.0 54912 5.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 1800.0 21.0 54914 7.9 7.6 9.0 8.6 1800.0 33.1 54914 4.1 3.7 3.9 5.3 1201.0 17.0 --------------------------------------------------- Total: 41.0 38.3 46.9 45.9 10201.0 --> 172.1 Total when ALL b,r values > 2.0: 41.0 38.3 46.9 45.9 10201.0 --> 172.1 (limit=156.5) --------------------------------------------------- This plate is DONE. Cart 6 plate 3295 used FK5 06:23 preCalib 07:33 science 1800, seeeing was around 3"-3.5", and eff ~20-30%. 3.5m observer confirmed this seeing. In addition to this, T dropped to 0C in spectrograph, and to -3C outside. Moved mechPiston on -3000, checked collimation and moved -2000 more. Both 06:23 calibration and 07:33 science marked as "bad". 08:26Z preCalibs Wind is going up to 35 mph. 08:33Z science 1800 - seeing 3-3.5", eff ~25%, low s/n 09:06Z science 1800 - good 09:39Z postCalibs 09:46Z science 1800 [observer@sos ~]$ ./plate 3295 ---- logfile-54914.html ---- --------------------------------------------------- MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum --------------------------------------------------- 54914 2.4 1.2 3.3 2.7 1800.0 9.6 54914 6.5 2.6 10.6 6.3 1800.0 26.0 54914 4.5 2.1 6.9 5.3 1800.0 18.8 --------------------------------------------------- Total: 13.4 5.9 20.8 14.3 5400.0 --> 54.4 Total when ALL b,r values > 2.0: 11.0 4.7 17.5 11.6 3600.0 --> 44.8 (limit=156.5) --------------------------------------------------- We need to continue the observations of this plate. T is continue to drop. It is dropped for 12C during this night. mechPiston -3000 for both spectro applied in addition to previous adjustments. Cart 8 plate 3310. FSonGTF 10:35 preCalibs 11:13 science 1800 11:47 postCalibs [observer@sos ~]$ ./plate 3310 ---- logfile-54910.html ---- ---- logfile-54911.html ---- ---- logfile-54912.html ---- ---- logfile-54914.html ---- --------------------------------------------------- MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum --------------------------------------------------- 54911 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 1202.0 0.9 54914 4.6 3.2 4.6 3.2 1801.0 15.6 --------------------------------------------------- Total: 4.8 3.4 4.9 3.4 3003.0 --> 16.5 Total when ALL b,r values > 2.0: 4.6 3.2 4.6 3.2 1801.0 --> 15.6 (limit=156.5) --------------------------------------------------- this plate needs to be continue endNight is finished. 12:05 enclosure is on. ---=== 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): QA Procedures Done (y/n): UT Exp Time flavor comment (S/N)^2 totals ========================================== b1 r1 b2 r2 ----- sequence 59930, plate 3308 ------- 23:55 59930 10.0 flat 23:57 59931 2.0 arc 00:05 59932 3.0 arc 00:07 59933 3.0 arc 00:15 59934 0.0 bias 02:01 59935 10.0 flat 02:04 59936 2.0 arc ----- sequence 59937, plate 3319 ------- 02:43 59937 10.0 flat 02:45 59938 2.0 arc 03:20 59939 1800.0 target 03:53 59940 1801.0 target 03:57 59941 10.0 flat 03:59 59942 2.0 arc 04:33 59943 1800.0 target 05:07 59944 1800.0 target 05:10 59945 10.0 flat 05:12 59946 2.0 arc ----- sequence 59947, plate 3300 ------- 05:31 59947 10.0 flat 05:34 59948 2.0 arc 06:09 59949 1800.0 target 06:32 59950 1201.0 target 06:35 59951 10.0 flat 06:38 59952 2.0 arc ----- sequence 59953, plate 3295 ------- 07:30 59953 10.0 flat 07:32 59954 2.0 arc 08:06 59955 1801.0 target 08:18 59956 10.0 flat 08:20 59957 2.0 arc 08:29 59958 10.0 flat 08:31 59959 2.0 arc 09:06 59960 1800.0 target 09:39 59961 1800.0 target 09:42 59962 10.0 flat 09:44 59963 2.0 arc 10:18 59964 1800.0 target ----- sequence 59965, plate 3310 ------- 10:38 59965 10.0 flat 10:40 59966 2.0 arc 11:46 59967 1801.0 target 11:50 59968 10.0 flat 11:52 59969 2.0 arc ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE I ===--- Time Instrument Az Alt Rot Scale pos offset pos offset pos offset ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 02:55Z 3 3319 47.40 0.0027 58.78 0.0038 218.91 0.0322 1.000130 05:45Z 4 3300 4.84 0.0001 72.54 0.0018 184.23 0.0394 1.000040 08:37Z 6 3295 177.90 0.0025 57.57 -0.0016 -4.24 0.0109 0.999850 10:44Z 8 3310 293.47 0.0011 61.26 -0.0006 125.64 0.0109 0.999880 ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE II ===--- ---=== FOCUS LOG ===--- setmir piston Temp Wind Time Inst scale M1 M2 Foc Az Alt (C) MPH Dir filt fwhm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 02:55Z 3 3319 1.00013 -1283 443 350 47 58.8 3.4 24 270 -- 2.7" 05:45Z 4 3300 1.00004 -394 1150 350 5 72.5 -1.2 16 355 -- 2.2" 08:38Z 6 3295 0.99985 1480 2605 220 178 57.6 -3.7 12 39 -- 3.5" 10:44Z 8 3310 0.99988 1184 2350 220 293 61.2 -4.4 9 5 -- 2.2" ---=== WEATHER LOG ===--- Wind Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust DIMM Sky 23:24Z 46 7 30 263 (W) 15 - 23:55Z 45 7 28 264 (W) 66 - 00:25Z 44 5 36 251 (WSW) 54 - 00:55Z 42 5 26 256 (WSW) 49 - 01:25Z 40 5 29 262 (W) 148 - 01:55Z 39 5 24 262 (W) 253 - 02:25Z 39 3 22 261 (W) 214 - 02:55Z 38 -1 20 266 (W) 383 - 03:26Z 36 -2 14 269 (W) 294 - 03:56Z 35 -2 11 268 (W) 404 - 04:26Z 33 -1 9 294 (WNW) 745 - 04:58Z 32 3 0 222 (SW) 1008 - 05:29Z 30 5 15 356 (NNW) 682 - 06:00Z 29 6 6 345 (NNW) 523 - 06:31Z 28 7 8 1 (N) 478 - 07:01Z 27 8 11 28 (NNE) 415 - 07:33Z 26 8 16 10 (N) 402 - 08:03Z 26 9 24 356 (NNW) 394 - 08:35Z 25 8 5 17 (NNE) 387 - 09:06Z 25 8 13 12 (NNE) 329 - 09:37Z 25 7 18 347 (NNW) 288 - 10:08Z 24 7 17 20 (NNE) 224 - 10:40Z 24 8 23 356 (NNW) 267 - 11:12Z 24 7 27 8 (N) 256 - 11:44Z 24 6 15 356 (NNW) 192 - 12:16Z 23 6 24 5 (N) 139 - ---=== TELESCOPE STATUS ===--- 01:20Z - Began ventilation. Doors and louvers opened, fans on. 01:40Z - Enclosure off. 12:05Z - Enclosure on, doors and louvers closed, fans off. No interlocks bypassed. Status at: 12:30Z Telescope stowed at: 30,121,00 mount Instrument mounted: Cartridge 8 Counterweights at: 258 lbs LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on. 180L LN2 dewar scales: Spectro 132 lbs, 18 psi Imager --- lbs, -- 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 2.10.0 2009-01-12 sdssProcedures: SoS: v5_1_8 plate-mapper: v4_3_1 ---=== MIRROR NUMBERS ===--- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A -0.0280 -0.0280 Axial B 0.0290 0.0470 Axial C -0.0330 -0.0360 Trans D -0.7610 -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.: 7.2 Alt.: 30.000487 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A 18.5880 18.5840 Axial B 15.6310 15.6220 Axial C 13.8140 13.8150 Trans D 15.1040 15.1080 GALILS Commanded: 1626666. 1528808. 1595649. -2950. -4550. Actual: 1626627. 1528808. 1595583. -2945. -4561. SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -12.00 -28.00 -39.00 94.77 SecOrient: 1257.03 -12.02 -28.01 -39.19 94.71 ---=== PROBLEMS IN DETAIL ===--- Filename 02% 05% 10% 50% 90% 95% 98% ------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ sdR-b1-00059929.fit -5.9 -4.2 -2.8 2.5 7.7 9.0 10.9 sdR-b2-00059929.fit -8.2 -5.9 -4.5 1.6 7.8 9.0 11.5 sdR-r1-00059929.fit -6.3 -5.1 -3.3 1.7 7.7 9.7 11.7 sdR-r2-00059929.fit -7.2 -5.6 -4.1 1.7 7.5 9.6 11.7 ------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ sp1> Coll_motor_A 1225 01P0000001225 Coll_motor_B 1050 02P0000001050 Coll_motor_C 1119 01P0000001119 Temp_Median 9.1 sp2> Coll_motor_A 2807 01P0000002807 Coll_motor_B 2254 02P0000002254 Coll_motor_C 2106 01P0000002106 Temp_Median 7.9 IDL 5.5a> collimate, 59932 % Compiled module: COLLIMATE. Reading /data/spectro/54914/sdR-b1-00059932.fit Reading /data/spectro/54914/sdR-b1-00059933.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.54 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.65 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.28 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.05 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b1 appears to be IN-FOCUS (|mean| < 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of -1.9 degrees for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) Log file = Collimate-54914-b1-00059932.log PostScript file = Collimate-54914-b1-00059932.ps Reading /data/spectro/54914/sdR-b2-00059932.fit Reading /data/spectro/54914/sdR-b2-00059933.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.57 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.02 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.15 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = -0.23 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b2 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of 8.3 degrees for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) Log file = Collimate-54914-b2-00059932.log PostScript file = Collimate-54914-b2-00059932.ps Reading /data/spectro/54914/sdR-r1-00059932.fit Reading /data/spectro/54914/sdR-r1-00059933.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.43 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.49 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.22 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = -0.02 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r1 appears to be IN-FOCUS (|mean| < 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of 149 steps for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: Issue SOP command: "sp1; mechPiston 149" Log file = Collimate-54914-r1-00059932.log PostScript file = Collimate-54914-r1-00059932.ps Reading /data/spectro/54914/sdR-r2-00059932.fit Reading /data/spectro/54914/sdR-r2-00059933.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.29 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.49 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.19 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.15 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r2 appears to be IN-FOCUS (|mean| < 0.15 pix) ----------------------------------------------------------------