APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Wednesday December 19, 2007 (MJD 54454) ---=== OBSERVING TEAM ===--- Elena Malanushenko (day) Dan Oravetz (observer) Shannon Watters (observer) ---=== OBSERVING PLAN ===--- Science! ---=== OBSERVING SUMMARY ===--- The skies were photometric all night but the seeing was marginal to bad so it was spectroscopy all night. We acquired signal on 4 plates and finished plate 2869. We did send B. Yanny an email to ask him to look at the signal on plate 2849 because the SOS results weren't trustworthy. ---=== OBSERVING LOG ===--- Afternoon: --------- All equipment are checked and work properly. Spectro collimation is set for 0.5C andit has not been changed. Ad3 display does not work for several night already. The cart manipulator interlock is "on" to avoid last week problem. Ventilation is started at 23:20Z. Cart 1 is mounted. Night: ------ 00:30Z Cart 1, plate 2849, segue169. NGSOGF (but still bright), FK5 used. T=-0.06, seeing=~1.7" 01:06Z Precals 01:13Z Science (1200) 01:36Z Science (1200) 01:59Z Science (1200) 02:22Z Science (1200) 02:45Z Midcals 02:58Z Science (1200) 03:21Z Science (1200) 03:45Z Postcals 03:56Z Cart 9, plate 2851, segue169. Prev Sig: 2.4 4.1 4.8 7.0 GSOGTF, T=-2.8C, seeing=~2.0" 04:01Z Precals 04:09Z Science (1200) 04:32Z Science (1200) 04:55Z Postcals 05:04Z Cart 7, plate 2639, baotest157. GSOGTF, T=-2.3C, seeing~2.0" 05:13Z Precals 05:20Z Science (1200) 05:43Z Science (1200) 06:06Z Science (1200) 06:30Z Postcals 06:39Z Cart 3, plate 1876, chunk93. GSOGTF, T=-3.1C, seeing~2.1" 06:46Z Precals 06:53Z Science (1500) 07:20Z Science (1500) 07:49Z Science (1500) 08:17Z Science (1500) 08:45Z Science (1500) 09:13Z Science (1500) 09:41Z Postcals 09:50Z Cart 8, plate 2869, seguefaint170. Prev Sig: 86.1 36.3 90.4 52.5 GSOGTF, T=-1.8C, seeing~2.0" 10:01Z Precals 10:16Z Science (1500) 10:44Z Science (1500) 11:14Z Science (1500) 11:42Z Midcals 11:53Z Science (1500) 12:21Z Science (1500) 12:50Z Postcals PLATE DONE endNight finished ---=== IMAGING RUN SUMMARY ===--- Run Time Stripe Lambda Last Flavor Comments Start End Begin End Frame ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7245 22:12Z 22:36Z 100 O 130.36 136.25 50 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): y QA Procedures Done (y/n):y UT Exp Time flavor comment (S/N)^2 totals ========================================== b1 r1 b2 r2 ----- sequence 48120, plate -9999 ------- 22:15 48120 0.0 bias ----- sequence 48121, plate 2849 ------- 22:24 48121 10.0 flat 22:27 48122 2.0 arc 22:34 48123 3.0 arc 22:37 48124 3.0 arc ----- sequence 48125, plate -9999 ------- 23:25 48125 0.0 bias 23:45 48126 0.0 bias ----- sequence 48127, plate 2849 ------- 00:57 48127 3.0 arc 01:00 48128 3.0 arc 01:08 48129 10.0 flat 01:11 48130 2.0 arc 01:35 48131 1201.0 target 01:58 48132 1200.0 target 02:21 48133 1200.0 target 02:44 48134 1201.0 target 02:47 48135 10.0 flat 02:50 48136 2.0 arc 03:19 48137 1200.0 target 03:42 48138 1200.0 target 03:47 48139 10.0 flat 03:49 48140 2.0 arc ----- sequence 48141, plate 2851 ------- 04:03 48141 10.0 flat 04:06 48142 2.0 arc 04:30 48143 1200.0 target 04:53 48144 1201.0 target 04:57 48145 10.0 flat 04:59 48146 2.0 arc ----- sequence 48147, plate 2639 ------- 05:15 48147 10.0 flat 05:18 48148 2.0 arc 05:42 48149 1201.0 target 06:05 48150 1200.0 target 06:28 48151 1200.0 target 06:32 48152 10.0 flat 06:34 48153 2.0 arc ----- sequence 48154, plate 1876 ------- 06:48 48154 10.0 flat 06:50 48155 2.0 arc 07:19 48156 1500.0 target 07:47 48157 1501.0 target 08:16 48158 1501.0 target 08:44 48159 1500.0 target 09:12 48160 1501.0 target 09:40 48161 1500.0 target 09:43 48162 10.0 flat 09:45 48163 2.0 arc ----- sequence 48164, plate 2869 ------- 10:03 48164 10.0 flat 10:06 48165 2.0 arc 10:43 48166 1500.0 target 11:11 48167 1500.0 target 11:41 48168 1500.0 target 11:44 48169 10.0 flat 11:46 48170 2.0 arc 12:20 48171 1500.0 target 12:48 48172 1501.0 target 12:52 48173 10.0 flat 12:54 48174 2.0 arc ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE I ===--- Time Instrument Az Alt Rot Scale pos offset pos offset pos offset ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01:13Z 1 2849 25.07 0.0019 44.22 0.0012 201.17 0.0207 1.000140 04:23Z 9 2851 -31.49 -0.0001 52.99 0.0001 153.96 0.0283 1.000030 06:53Z 3 1876 151.01 0.0009 46.67 -0.0001 -68.04 0.0111 1.000090 10:16Z 8 2869 41.72 -0.0005 59.80 -0.0009 214.49 0.0289 0.999870 ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE II ===--- ---=== FOCUS LOG ===--- setmir piston Temp Wind Time Inst scale M1 M2 Foc Az Alt (C) MPH Dir filt fwhm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01:13Z 1 2849 1.00014 -1381 407 350 25 44.2 -0.6 15 270 04:23Z 9 2851 1.00003 -295 1176 250 -32 53.0 -1.9 4 321 06:53Z 3 1876 1.00009 -888 582 125 151 46.7 -3.0 20 23 10:16Z 8 2869 0.99987 1284 2241 25 42 59.8 -1.6 17 29 ---=== WEATHER LOG ===--- Wind Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust DIMM Sky 20:36Z 36 10 24 255 (WSW) 431 - clear 21:08Z 35 12 16 261 (W) 493 - 21:40Z 34 11 11 272 (W) 454 - 22:12Z 35 10 17 265 (W) 483 - 22:42Z 35 10 18 270 (W) 454 - 23:13Z 34 9 14 269 (W) 539 - 23:45Z 33 10 11 268 (W) 490 - 00:46Z 31 4 15 269 (W) 471 - 01:17Z 30 2 15 272 (W) 558 - 01:48Z 30 4 14 266 (W) 475 - 02:19Z 29 6 24 292 (WNW) 470 - 02:50Z 28 8 19 270 (W) 506 - 03:20Z 27 10 18 289 (WNW) 441 - 03:50Z 27 11 12 294 (WNW) 472 - 04:20Z 28 11 13 341 (NNW) 395 - 04:50Z 28 12 13 344 (NNW) 406 - 05:21Z 28 14 15 348 (NNW) 549 - 05:52Z 27 14 13 345 (NNW) 407 - 06:23Z 27 15 8 10 (N) 373 - 06:53Z 26 16 18 339 (NNW) 437 - clear 07:24Z 25 17 15 344 (NNW) 450 - 07:55Z 25 17 5 15 (NNE) 491 - 08:26Z 25 17 17 2 (N) 473 - 08:56Z 26 16 20 20 (NNE) 362 - 09:27Z 27 14 21 9 (N) 495 - 09:58Z 28 10 23 20 (NNE) 272 - 10:30Z 29 7 25 21 (NNE) 226 - 11:01Z 30 6 24 26 (NNE) 205 - 11:32Z 31 0 11 17 (NNE) 240 - 12:03Z 35 -11 12 4 (N) 264 - 12:36Z 34 -6 10 64 (ENE) 265 - 13:07Z 34 -7 9 8 (N) 191 - clear ---=== TELESCOPE STATUS ===--- 23:20Z Doors and louvers opened, fans on. 00:00Z Enclosure off. 13:10Z Enclosure on, doors and louvers closed, fans and blowers off. Telescope stowed at 30 degrees with the counterweights set to 270 and the spectrographs in auto-fill mode. The manipulator arms interlock is bypassed. 13:25Z Spectro dewar: 135.5 lb, 23.92 psi 13:25Z Imager dewar: 123.0 lb, 18.29 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_37 SoS: v5_1_8 plate-mapper: v4_3_1 ---=== MIRROR NUMBERS ===--- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A -5.2480 -5.2480 Axial B -0.2119 -0.2117 Axial C -0.0014 -0.0014 Trans D 11.2130 11.2070 Lateral E 10.1854 10.1854 Lateral F 11.7729 11.7729 GALILS Commanded: 5100. -2500. 2600. -2450. -2550. -2700. Actual: 5113. -2479. 2616. -2457. -2538. -2689. SETMIR VALUES PriDesOrient: 0.00 -7.80 3.90 213.50 427.00 PriOrient: 1.06 -7.85 3.95 213.10 427.36 SECONDARY: ---------- Focus: 0.00 Air Temp.: 1.3 Alt.: 29.981252 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A 0.8026 0.8025 Axial B 0.6124 0.6122 Axial C 0.5477 0.5477 Trans D 0.6006 0.6007 GALILS Commanded: 1627466. 1653104. 1470692. -5900. -7800. Actual: 1627496. 1653168. 1470885. -5887. -7780. SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 60.00 -4.00 -20.00 118.90 SecOrient: 1256.92 60.05 -4.02 -19.93 119.25 ---=== PROBLEMS IN DETAIL ===--- Collimation: Current spectro temperature sp2>Temp_Median 3.4 Expected night temperature: 0.5C Collimate results, 48123 sp1> mechPiston 2836 sp2> mechPiston 1168 Currently set for 0.5C. We did not move the pistons. Position of motors: sp1> -12376, -12552, -13062 sp2> -3328, -4328, -4493 ---------------------------- apo_plotbias, 48126: ------------------- Filename 02% 05% 10% 50% 90% 95% 98% ------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ sdR-b1-00048126.fit -5.9 -4.1 -2.6 2.2 7.3 8.5 10.6 sdR-b2-00048126.fit -7.8 -6.6 -5.1 1.2 7.5 8.7 10.6 sdR-r1-00048126.fit -7.2 -5.2 -4.0 1.4 6.9 8.0 10.1 sdR-r2-00048126.fit -8.1 -6.1 -4.0 1.3 6.5 7.6 9.7 Done for 84.555970 sec. % Program caused arithmetic error: Floating underflow % Program caused arithmetic error: Floating illegal operand