APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Tuesday March 17, 2009 (MJD 54908) ---=== OBSERVING TEAM ===--- Howard Brewington Dan Oravetz ---=== OBSERVING PLAN ===--- SEGUE Science! ---=== OBSERVING SUMMARY ===--- Finished: Cart. 3, 3317 Cart. 4, 3299 Cart. 9, 3216 Cart. 1, 3288 Added signal to: Cart. 5, 3289 ---=== OBSERVING LOG ===--- Afternoon --------- All systems checked and working properly. sdsshost2.apo.nmsu.edu % df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sda3 142G 116G 19G 86% / /dev/sda1 99M 30M 64M 33% /boot /dev/sdb1 917G 811G 60G 94% /data sdssfiles1p:/data1/data 1.5T 683G 710G 50% /files The spectro focus was checked and adjusted by +4000. The collimate numbers posted in Problems Section reflect pre-adjustment numbers. 00:10Z - Started ventilation. Checked fiducials and mirror numbers. Night ----- 01:13Z - Opened to clear skies. Cart. 3, 3317, Feb09a_SEGUE2 **************************** 01:47Z - gotoField. Used fk5 to acquire field. 1st guider frame: gimg0958.fits. 02:05Z - preCalibs. 02:21Z - Science. 1800s. 02:54Z - postCalibs. 03:01Z - Science. 1800s. 03:34Z - Science. 1800s. 04:07Z - postCalibs. 04:13Z - Science. 1500s. MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum --------------------------------------------------- 54908 12.4 6.4 13.5 6.8 1800.0 39.1 54908 14.2 7.8 14.5 8.1 1800.0 44.6 54908 14.7 7.7 15.3 8.8 1800.0 46.5 54908 11.8 8.4 12.4 8.6 1501.0 41.2 --------------------------------------------------- Total: 53.1 30.3 55.7 32.3 6901.0 --> 171.4 Total when ALL b,r values > 2.0: 53.1 30.3 55.7 32.3 6901.0 --> 171.4 (limit=156.5) This plate is DONE. Cart. 4, 3299, Feb09a_SEGUE2 **************************** 04:46Z - gotoField. GSOGTF. 1st guider frame: gimg1445.fits. 04:52Z - preCalibs. 04:59Z - Science. 1800s. 05:32Z - Science. 1800s. 06:06Z - postCalibs. 06:13Z - Science. 1200s. 06:36Z - Science. 1200s. 07:00Z - postCalibs. MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum --------------------------------------------------- 54908 13.1 10.1 15.8 10.0 1800.0 49.0 54908 14.1 10.0 17.0 9.9 1800.0 51.0 54908 8.5 7.6 10.0 8.2 1201.0 34.3 54908 9.3 8.3 10.5 8.7 1201.0 36.8 --------------------------------------------------- Total: 45.0 36.0 53.3 36.8 6002.0 --> 171.1 Total when ALL b,r values > 2.0: 45.0 36.0 53.3 36.8 6002.0 --> 171.1 (limit=156.5) This plate is DONE. Cart. 9, 3216, Dec08a_SEGUE2 **************************** 07:10Z - gotoField. The altitude axis had a large fiducial correction that we forced and then we had an altitude abort on the subsequent slew to the field. We tried again and things were fine. Used fk5 and spiralPattern to acquire the field. 1st guider frame: gimg0319.fits. 07:31Z - preCalibs. 07:37Z - Science. 1800s. 08:11Z - Science. 1320s. 08:36Z - postCalibs. MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum --------------------------------------------------- 54906 11.3 7.1 8.8 6.8 1801.0 34.0 54906 12.8 7.7 9.9 6.8 1800.0 37.2 54908 18.4 11.4 18.2 12.6 1800.0 60.6 54908 11.4 8.4 11.0 8.8 1323.0 39.6 --------------------------------------------------- Total: 53.9 34.6 47.9 35.0 13927.0 --> 171.4 Total when ALL b,r values > 2.0: 53.9 34.6 47.9 35.0 13927.0 --> 171.4 (limit=156.5) This plate is DONE. Cart. 1, 3288, Feb09a_SEGUE2 **************************** 08:45Z - gotoField. GSOGTF. 1st guider frame: gimg0531.fits. 08:53Z - preCalibs. 08:59Z - Science. 1800s. 09:32Z - Science. 1800s. 10:05Z - Science. 1200s. 10:28Z - postCalibs. 10:35Z - Science. 1320s. MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum --------------------------------------------------- 54908 12.6 12.9 14.3 11.2 1801.0 51.0 54908 12.5 13.1 14.5 11.0 1800.0 51.1 54908 7.3 8.7 8.1 6.4 1201.0 30.5 54908 9.4 10.6 9.8 8.2 1323.0 38.0 --------------------------------------------------- Total: 41.8 45.3 46.7 36.8 6125.0 --> 170.6 Total when ALL b,r values > 2.0: 41.8 45.3 46.7 36.8 6125.0 --> 170.6 (limit=156.5) This plate is DONE. Cart. 5, 3289, Feb09a_SEGUE2 **************************** 11:03Z - gotoField. GSOGTF. 1st guider frame: gimg0912.fits. 11:08Z - preCalibs. 11:15Z - Science. 1200s. 11:38Z - Science. 1440s. 12:05Z - postCalibs. MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum --------------------------------------------------- 54908 3.4 4.5 4.8 4.6 1202.0 17.3 54908 4.4 5.1 5.4 5.5 1441.0 20.4 --------------------------------------------------- Total: 7.8 9.6 10.2 10.1 2643.0 --> 37.7 Total when ALL b,r values > 2.0: 7.8 9.6 10.2 10.1 2643.0 --> 37.7 (limit=156.5) 12:17Z - Closed. 12:23Z - endNight rejoiced. ---=== 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): y QA Procedures Done (y/n): y UT Exp Time flavor comment (S/N)^2 totals ========================================== b1 r1 b2 r2 23:11 59733 10.0 flat 23:14 59734 2.0 arc 23:22 59735 3.0 arc 23:24 59736 3.0 arc 23:33 59737 10.0 flat 23:35 59738 2.0 arc 23:44 59739 10.0 flat 23:47 59740 2.0 arc ----- sequence 59741, plate -9999 ------- 23:57 59741 0.0 bias ----- sequence 59741, plate 3317 ------- 02:08 59742 10.0 flat 02:11 59743 2.0 arc 02:53 59744 1800.0 target 02:56 59745 10.0 flat 02:59 59746 2.0 arc 03:34 59747 1800.0 target 04:06 59748 1800.0 target 04:10 59749 10.0 flat 04:12 59750 2.0 arc 04:41 59751 1501.0 target ----- sequence 59752, plate 3299 ------- 04:55 59752 10.0 flat 04:57 59753 2.0 arc 05:31 59754 1800.0 target 06:05 59755 1800.0 target 06:09 59756 10.0 flat 06:11 59757 2.0 arc 06:36 59758 1201.0 target 06:59 59759 1201.0 target 07:02 59760 10.0 flat 07:05 59761 2.0 arc ----- sequence 59762, plate 3216 ------- 07:33 59762 10.0 flat 07:36 59763 2.0 arc 08:10 59764 1800.0 target 08:35 59765 1323.0 target 08:39 59766 10.0 flat 08:41 59767 2.0 arc ----- sequence 59768, plate 3288 ------- 08:55 59768 10.0 flat 08:58 59769 2.0 arc 09:32 59770 1801.0 target 10:05 59771 1800.0 target 10:27 59772 1201.0 target 10:30 59773 10.0 flat 10:33 59774 2.0 arc 10:59 59775 1323.0 target ----- sequence 59776, plate 3289 ------- 11:11 59776 10.0 flat 11:13 59777 2.0 arc 11:37 59778 1202.0 target 12:04 59779 1441.0 target 12:07 59780 10.0 flat 12:10 59781 2.0 arc ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE I ===--- Time Instrument Az Alt Rot Scale pos offset pos offset pos offset ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 02:05Z 3 3317 81.32 0.0044 51.89 0.0056 242.44 0.0272 1.000180 05:01Z 4 3299 44.93 0.0016 67.68 0.0054 218.13 0.0307 1.000030 07:39Z 9 3216 215.56 0.0063 72.49 0.0034 45.02 0.0285 1.000030 09:00Z 1 3288 133.41 0.0049 56.12 0.0048 -73.89 0.0085 1.000150 11:17Z 5 3289 7.66 -0.0026 74.72 0.0043 186.68 0.0258 1.000090 ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE II ===--- ---=== FOCUS LOG ===--- setmir piston Temp Wind Time Inst scale M1 M2 Foc Az Alt (C) MPH Dir filt fwhm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 02:05Z 3 3317 1.00018 -1776 -216 80 81 51.9 8.7 8 269 gdr. 1.5" 05:01Z 4 3299 1.00003 -295 880 -10 45 67.7 8.5 12 257 gdr. 1.6" 07:39Z 9 3216 1.00003 -295 897 15 216 72.5 8.6 11 266 gdr. 1.4" 09:00Z 1 3288 1.00015 -1480 -113 -50 133 56.1 8.5 12 270 gdr. 1.4" 11:16Z 5 3289 1.00009 -888 359 -30 8 74.7 8.4 10 305 gdr. 1.5" ---=== WEATHER LOG ===--- Wind Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust DIMM Sky 22:55Z 54 12 12 263 (W) 1 - clear 23:26Z 53 13 10 268 (W) 0 - clear 00:24Z 50 10 12 279 (W) 0 - clear 00:56Z 49 11 10 267 (W) 0 - clear 01:28Z 46 10 10 268 (W) 0 - clear 01:59Z 47 9 10 272 (W) 0 - clear 02:32Z 47 9 10 271 (W) 0 - clear 03:04Z 47 9 10 268 (W) 1 - clear 03:36Z 46 9 12 268 (W) 7 - clear 04:09Z 47 8 9 259 (W) 1 - clear 04:41Z 47 8 13 261 (W) 12 - clear 05:13Z 47 8 11 258 (WSW) 20 - clear 05:44Z 47 8 13 262 (W) 18 - clear 06:16Z 46 7 10 253 (WSW) 4 - clear 06:49Z 46 5 9 257 (WSW) 8 - clear 07:20Z 46 5 9 261 (W) 12 - clear 07:53Z 47 5 10 264 (W) 50 - clear 08:26Z 48 5 12 271 (W) 2 - clear 08:58Z 47 5 11 265 (W) 4 - clear 09:30Z 47 6 11 270 (W) 7 - clear 10:01Z 47 8 13 279 (W) 8 - clear 10:34Z 47 10 13 304 (NW) 7 - clear 11:07Z 46 10 11 302 (WNW) 6 - clear 11:39Z 45 8 12 331 (NNW) 5 - clear 12:11Z 47 9 6 354 (NNW) 1 - clear ---=== TELESCOPE STATUS ===--- 00:10Z - Began ventilation. Doors and louvers opened, fans on. 01:13Z - Enclosure off. 12:17Z - Enclosure on, doors and louvers closed, fans off. No interlocks bypassed. Status at: 12:20Z Telescope stowed at: 30,121,00 mount Instrument mounted: Cartridge 5 Counterweights at: 258 lbs LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on. 180L LN2 dewar scales: Spectro 84.50 lbs,16.77 psi Imager N/A ---=== 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: v2_43 SoS: v5_1_8 plate-mapper: v4_3_1 ---=== MIRROR NUMBERS ===--- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A -0.0300 -0.0280 Axial B 0.0310 0.0470 Axial C -0.0340 -0.0360 Trans D -0.7600 -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.: 10.3 Alt.: 30.000001 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A 18.5880 18.5840 Axial B 15.6310 15.6220 Axial C 13.8120 13.8150 Trans D 15.1030 15.1080 GALILS Commanded: 1626754. 1528607. 1595819. -2950. -4550. Actual: 1626627. 1528808. 1595583. -2945. -4561. SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -12.00 -28.00 -39.00 94.77 SecOrient: 1257.04 -12.11 -28.08 -39.24 94.78 ---=== PROBLEMS IN DETAIL ===--- --== Spectro Collimate Numbers ==-- IDL 5.5a> collimate, 59735 % Compiled module: COLLIMATE. Reading /data/spectro/54908/sdR-b1-00059735.fit Reading /data/spectro/54908/sdR-b1-00059736.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.44 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 1.13 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.37 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.38 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b1 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of -13.6 degrees for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) Log file = Collimate-54908-b1-00059735.log PostScript file = Collimate-54908-b1-00059735.ps Reading /data/spectro/54908/sdR-b2-00059735.fit Reading /data/spectro/54908/sdR-b2-00059736.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = 0.04 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.67 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.15 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.46 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b2 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of -16.6 degrees for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) Log file = Collimate-54908-b2-00059735.log PostScript file = Collimate-54908-b2-00059735.ps Reading /data/spectro/54908/sdR-r1-00059735.fit Reading /data/spectro/54908/sdR-r1-00059736.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.97 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = -0.04 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.29 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = -0.55 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r1 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of 5077 steps for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: Issue SOP command: "sp1; mechPiston 5077" Log file = Collimate-54908-r1-00059735.log PostScript file = Collimate-54908-r1-00059735.ps Reading /data/spectro/54908/sdR-r2-00059735.fit Reading /data/spectro/54908/sdR-r2-00059736.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -1.28 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = -0.22 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.30 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = -0.59 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r2 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of 5385 steps for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: Issue SOP command: "sp2; mechPiston 5385" Log file = Collimate-54908-r2-00059735.log PostScript file = Collimate-54908-r2-00059735.ps % Program caused arithmetic error: Floating illegal operand --== Spectro Bias ==-- IDL 5.5a> apo_plotbias, 59741 Filename 02% 05% 10% 50% 90% 95% 98% ------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ sdR-b1-00059741.fit -5.7 -4.0 -2.9 2.0 7.5 8.6 10.7 sdR-b2-00059741.fit -7.7 -6.5 -4.8 1.5 7.1 9.1 10.8 sdR-r1-00059741.fit -7.2 -5.2 -4.0 1.5 6.8 8.0 10.2 sdR-r2-00059741.fit -7.9 -5.8 -4.7 0.6 6.8 7.9 10.0