APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Saturday December 15, 2001 (MJD 52259) ---=== OBSERVING TEAM ===--- Mike Harvanek (APO) Jurek Krzesinski (APO) Atsuko Nitta (APO; swing) Connie Rockosi (UW; by phone) ---=== OBSERVING PLAN ===--- Science! ---=== OBSERVING SUMMARY ===--- Mamoru's MSP linearity tests; snow removal. ---=== OBSERVING LOG ===--- It was completely overcast at sunset with snow in the forecast so we decided to do Mamoru's MSP linearity tests. Jurek set up the equipment and begin the tests around 0000. After doing a bias and a dark with Mamoru's software, a linearity measurement was attempted. However, on the first exposure, the following error appeared in the iop window: im> goStareMsp 0 -init -flavor engineering -stripe "100,O" -comment "MSP bias" expTime 10 Sat Dec 15 18:59:24 MST 2001: Murmur Heartbeat to id1 id2 id3 id4 id5 id6 ad1 ad2 ad3 ad 4 in init4Data... Sat Dec 15 18:59:34 MST 2001: Choosing staring readout mode Sat Dec 15 18:59:34 MST 2001: Set frames to Rows=(2048+21) and Cols/2=(20+1024+20) Bin ning=(1,1) setupCamera {EXEC 5JAN01 $Name: v4_6 $\n\n< ID IMAGER PHASE MICRO 14OCT98 $Name: v4_0 $ ok >\n \n} t-g-sdss-2.apo.nmsu.edu 3500 im setupCamera {} t-g-sdss-2.apo.nmsu.edu 3500 Sat Dec 15 18:59:52 MST 2001: Setting im up for data taking Sat Dec 15 18:59:53 MST 2001: scheduling tapeAdjust to make sure all tapes end on same f ield Sat Dec 15 18:59:53 MST 2001: Setting group(=run) to 2783 and frame to 0 im cameraNag {} t-g-sdss-2.apo.nmsu.edu 3500 Sat Dec 15 18:59:56 MST 2001: opening camera doors Sat Dec 15 19:00:11 MST 2001: closing camera doors Sat Dec 15 19:00:11 MST 2001: issuing stop to im im cameraNag {} t-g-sdss-2.apo.nmsu.edu 3500 Sat Dec 15 19:00:13 MST 2001: Creating/Updating report files and headers leap seconds = 32 beginData has failed: {id1 {couldn't read file "/p/astrobase/fitsHeaders.tcl"}} {id2 {co uldn't read file "/p/astrobase/fitsHeaders.tcl"}} {id3 {couldn't read file "/p/astrobase /fitsHeaders.tcl"}} {id4 {couldn't read file "/p/astrobase/fitsHeaders.tcl"}} { Error im> Exposure is Paused, this is camHandler running Exposure is Paused, this is daHandler running im> An ordinary "goDrift -bias" gave the same error. After rebooting the crates twice, the problem with id3 (above) was resolved but the servers also had to be restarted and the data tapes had to be relabeled (daTapeRelabel). Again, an ordinary bias was attempted ("goDrift -bias") but this time we could not establish a connection with the camera. A grabInst was also tried but it failed as well. At this point we logged out the imager port and attempted another grabInst. It worked and we proceeded with Mamoru's MSP linearity tests. After 31 exposures, the above error occurred again. We never recovered from the VME problems this time (i.e., rebooting the crates did not fix the problem) and got 12 critical errors which could not be cut and pasted in the log. Here is one of the critical errors: vme,id5,dsc_E_trcErr fatal - frmctx not ready - ccd=4 frm_cur_ln_idx=1 sp1Da This problem needs to be resolved as soon as possible. endNight -doTpm appeared to run ok. Snow removal was also performed. ---=== IMAGING RUN SUMMARY ===--- Run Stripe Flavor Lambda Last Begin End Frame Comments ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2781 100 O ignore 135.24 142.02 59 2795 100 O ignore -47.30 -45.90 23 ---=== IMAGING RUN DETAILS ===--- ---=== SKIPPY RESULTS ===--- Run Frame nFrames stars muErr muRms nuErr nuRms rot --------------------------------------------------------------- ---=== LTMATCH RESULTS ===--- Run Field nFields nGood rowMean rowSig colMean colSig rot --------------------------------------------------------------- ---=== SPECTROSCOPY DATA SUMMARY ===--- UT Exp Time flavor comment (S/N)^2 totals ========================================== b1 r1 b2 r2 ----- sequence 12252, plate -9999 ------- 23:41 12252 0.0 bias 23:54 12253 0.0 bias ----- sequence 12254, plate -9999 ------- 03:38 12254 0.0 bias ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE I ===--- Time Instrument getclock Az Alt Rot Scale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE II ===--- ---=== DATA TAPE SUMMARY ===--- Goes: none Stays: none ---=== 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 16:14 26 10 13 262 (W) 336 - tcl 16:46 25 10 13 267 (W) 335 - tcl 17:19 25 11 15 252 (WSW) 400 - tcl 17:50 24 12 13 261 (W) 543 - tcl 18:22 24 14 17 240 (WSW) 646 - tcl 18:55 23 19 22 208 (SSW) 415 - tcl 19:27 24 17 23 220 (SW) 211 - snow 19:59 23 20 11 249 (WSW) 173 - snow 20:31 22 21 5 262 (W) 150 - snow 21:02 22 21 11 227 (SW) 756 - snow 21:32 22 21 13 222 (SW) 154 - snow 22:05 23 22 15 203 (SSW) 1025 - snow 22:35 23 23 19 218 (SW) 633 - snow 23:08 24 23 10 208 (SSW) 165 - snow 23:40 23 23 13 230 (SW) 31 - snow 00:12 24 22 13 254 (WSW) 196 - snow 00:44 24 23 5 264 (W) 443 - snow 01:16 23 22 14 258 (WSW) 191 - snow 01:49 24 22 7 264 (W) 228 - snow 02:21 23 22 3 254 (WSW) 431 - snow 02:53 23 21 0 246 (WSW) 39 - snow 03:26 23 20 1 248 (WSW) 320 - snow 03:58 23 21 4 258 (WSW) 218 - snow 04:31 23 21 8 213 (SSW) 178 - snow ---=== TELESCOPE STATUS ===--- Never opened. Telescope stowed at 30 degrees with cartridge 7 (plate 555) mounted. Counterweights at 280. Spectro auto-fill connected. Imager dewar 13:00 92 lb Spectro dewar 13:00 59 lb Building interlocks bypassed. Alt, az slip detection interlocks bypassed ---=== SOFTWARE USED ===--- IOP/SOP: v3_64_3a Watcher: v2_13_2 MCP: v5_8_5 TPM: v2_4_5 AstroDa: v14_40 TCC: v2.5.5 sdssProcedures: v1_34 TccMon: v1_7 ---=== MIRROR NUMBERS ===--- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A 0.0760 0.0750 Axial B 0.8010 0.8020 Axial C 0.0690 0.0710 Trans D -1.4890 -1.4860 Lateral E 1.8650 1.8540 Lateral F 1.4300 1.4240 GALILS Commanded: 5400. -3700. 900. -200. 31550. 30650. Actual: 5400. -3700. 900. -200. 31550. 30650. SETMIR VALUES PriDesOrient: 0.00 -11.80 23.00 1256.90 642.10 PriOrient: 0.00 -12.16 22.81 1257.41 642.19 SECONDARY: ---------- Focus: 0.00 Air Temp.: -3.6 Alt.: 30.252378 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A 1.5470 1.5500 Axial B 1.2290 1.2260 Axial C 1.2470 1.2480 Trans D 0.2210 0.2320 GALILS Commanded: 1599599. 1565255. 1586339. -10400. -9750. Actual: 1599600. 1565250. 1586350. -10400. -9750. SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -3.40 -10.00 0.00 133.82 SecOrient: 1256.99 -3.40 -9.99 -0.23 133.69 ---=== PROBLEMS IN DETAIL ===---