APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Saturday March 28, 2009 (MJD 54919) ---=== OBSERVING TEAM ===--- Elena Malanushenko (Observer) Howard Brewington (Observer) Viktor Malanushenko (05m-Obs) ---=== OBSERVING PLAN ===--- Segue Science! ---=== OBSERVING SUMMARY ===--- Sky was photometric. Added signal to: Cart 04, plate 3335 Cart 03, plate 3293 Cart 07, plate 3306 Cart 08, plate 3110 DONE Cart 05, plate 3308 DONE ---=== OBSERVING LOG ===--- Afternoon: ----------- No problems were discovered during the afternoon checkout. The spectro focus was checked and adjusted. Sp1 was moved by +2500; sp2 was moved by +1500. The pre-adjusted numbers are posted in the Problem Section. 23:10Z Opened doors/louvers and turned on fans. Night: ------- 01:00Z Mounted Cart 04 per Kakie's request. 01:20Z Sunset 01:21Z Enclosure off, topped-off spectro secondary dewars, checked top/bottom balance, did a test slew, and checked fiducial crossings for each axis. 01:41Z Cart 04, plate 3335 (SEGUE2_Special). An FK5 was used to find the field in bright twilight. Spectro focus moved by +1000 for sp1 and sp2. Seeing was ~1.6"; guider efficiency was about 70 to 75% Four exposures were completed; see below. 02:04 60113 10.0 flat 02:06 60114 2.0 arc 02:25 Adjusted spectro focus by +1000 for sp1 and sp2 02:31 60115 10.0 flat 02:34 60116 2.0 arc 02:41 Evening twilight ended 03:08 60117 1800.0 target 03:41 60118 1800.0 target 03:44 60119 10.0 flat 03:47 60120 2.0 arc 03:49 Moonset 04:22 60121 1801.0 target 04:55 60122 1800.0 target 04:58 60123 10.0 flat 05:01 60124 2.0 arc 05:06Z Cart 03, plate 3293 (Feb09a_SEGUE2). Guide stars were found with goToField. Seeing = 1.7" as reported by the guider. Two exposures were completed; see below: 05:16 60125 10.0 flat 05:18 60126 2.0 arc 05:52 60127 1800.0 target 06:25 60128 1800.0 target 06:28 60129 10.0 flat 06:31 60130 2.0 arc --------------------------------------------------- MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum --------------------------------------------------- 54918 10.4 7.0 10.5 8.8 1800.0 36.7 54918 7.8 6.4 7.7 5.3 1801.0 27.2 54918 5.1 4.9 6.2 4.4 1801.0 20.6 54919 11.0 6.0 10.0 8.0 1800.0 35.0 54919 10.0 6.0 9.0 8.0 1800.0 33.0 --------------------------------------------------- Total: 44.3 30.3 43.4 34.5 9002.0 --> 152.5 06:36Z Cart 07, plate 3306 (Feb09a_SEGUE2). Guide stars were found with goToField. Seeing = 1.7" as reported by the guider. Two exposures were completed; see below: 06:45 60131 10.0 flat 06:47 60132 2.0 arc 07:21 60133 1800.0 target 07:57 60134 1800.0 target 08:00 60135 10.0 flat 08:03 60136 2.0 arc --------------------------------------------------- MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum --------------------------------------------------- 54919 11.0 4.0 14.0 7.0 1800.0 36.0 54919 12.0 3.0 14.0 6.0 1800.0 35.0 --------------------------------------------------- Total: 23.0 7.0 28.0 13.0 3600.0 --> 71.0 08:43Z Cart 08, plate 3110 (Feb09a_SEGUE2). Guide stars were found with goToField. Seeing = 1.7" as reported by the guider. Four exposures were completed, and plate declared DONE. See below: 08:15 60137 10.0 flat 08:18 60138 2.0 arc 08:53 60139 1801.0 target 09:26 60140 1800.0 target 09:30 60141 10.0 flat 09:32 60142 2.0 arc 10:07 60143 1202.0 target 10:35 60144 1503.0 target 10:38 60145 10.0 flat 10:41 60146 2.0 arc --------------------------------------------------- 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 54915 1.2 0.6 1.1 0.7 1800.0 3.6 54915 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 1800.0 0.3 54919 14.0 8.0 14.0 6.0 1801.0 42.0 54919 16.0 8.0 15.0 6.0 1800.0 45.0 54919 10.0 5.0 9.0 5.0 1202.0 29.0 54919 12.0 5.0 12.0 6.0 1503.0 35.0 --------------------------------------------------- Total: 58.1 30.0 56.1 27.2 12909.0 --> 171.4 Total when ALL b,r values > 2.0: 56.6 29.2 54.6 26.2 8107.0 --> 166.6 10:46Z Cart 05, plate 3308 (Feb09a_SEGUE2). Guide stars were found with goToField. Seeing = 1.7" as reported by the guider. Two exposures were completed, and plate declared DONE. See below: 10:53 60147 10.0 flat 10:55 60148 2.0 arc 11:19 60149 1200.0 target 11:34 Morning twilight 11:47 60150 1500.0 target 11:50 60151 10.0 flat 11:52 60152 2.0 arc 11:55 60153 10.0 flat 11:58 60154 2.0 arc --------------------------------------------------- MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum --------------------------------------------------- 54912 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 1800.0 10.0 54912 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 1800.0 15.0 54912 10.0 9.0 12.0 8.0 1800.0 39.0 54912 7.0 6.0 9.0 5.0 1800.0 27.0 54913 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.9 1801.0 4.2 54918 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.8 1800.0 19.5 54919 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 1200.0 26.0 54919 8.0 6.0 9.0 8.0 1500.0 31.0 --------------------------------------------------- Total: 44.3 38.1 49.6 39.7 13501.0 --> 171.7 Total when ALL b,r values > 2.0: 43.2 36.9 48.6 38.8 11700.0 --> 167.5 12:00Z Mounted cart 04, plate 3335 12:15Z Enclosure on, doors/louvers closed, fan off. 12:22Z endNight finished and was happy ---=== 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 ----- sequence 60107, plate -9999 ------- 22:33 60107 0.0 bias ----- sequence 60108, plate 3308 ------- 22:46 60108 10.0 flat 22:49 60109 2.0 arc 22:53 60110 3.0 arc 22:56 60111 3.0 arc 00:17 60112 0.0 bias ----- sequence 60113, plate 3335 ------- 02:04 60113 10.0 flat 02:06 60114 2.0 arc 02:31 60115 10.0 flat 02:34 60116 2.0 arc 03:08 60117 1800.0 target 03:41 60118 1800.0 target 03:44 60119 10.0 flat 03:47 60120 2.0 arc 04:22 60121 1801.0 target 04:55 60122 1800.0 target 04:58 60123 10.0 flat 05:01 60124 2.0 arc ----- sequence 60125, plate 3293 ------- 05:16 60125 10.0 flat 05:18 60126 2.0 arc 05:52 60127 1800.0 target 06:25 60128 1800.0 target 06:28 60129 10.0 flat 06:31 60130 2.0 arc ----- sequence 60131, plate 3306 ------- 06:45 60131 10.0 flat 06:47 60132 2.0 arc 07:21 60133 1800.0 target 07:57 60134 1800.0 target 08:00 60135 10.0 flat 08:03 60136 2.0 arc ----- sequence 60137, plate 3310 ------- 08:15 60137 10.0 flat 08:18 60138 2.0 arc 08:53 60139 1801.0 target 09:26 60140 1800.0 target 09:30 60141 10.0 flat 09:32 60142 2.0 arc 10:07 60143 1202.0 target 10:35 60144 1503.0 target 10:38 60145 10.0 flat 10:41 60146 2.0 arc ----- sequence 60147, plate 3308 ------- 10:53 60147 10.0 flat 10:55 60148 2.0 arc 11:19 60149 1200.0 target 11:47 60150 1500.0 target 11:50 60151 10.0 flat 11:52 60152 2.0 arc 11:55 60153 10.0 flat 11:58 60154 2.0 arc ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE I ===--- Time Instrument Az Alt Rot Scale pos offset pos offset pos offset ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 02:02Z 4 3335 -25.99 -0.0011 72.37 0.0030 157.42 0.0273 0.999920 06:54Z 7 3306 -2.18 0.0011 57.18 0.0024 178.13 0.0076 0.999880 08:25Z 8 3310 8.85 0.0015 75.34 0.0029 187.78 0.0340 0.999950 11:20Z 5 3308 -39.15 0.0022 58.43 0.0026 147.61 0.0171 0.999950 ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE II ===--- ---=== FOCUS LOG ===--- setmir piston Temp Wind Time Inst scale M1 M2 Foc Az Alt (C) MPH Dir filt fwhm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 02:02Z 4 3335 0.99992 789 1981 200 -26 72.4 2.1 10 359 gdr 1.7 05:28Z 3 3293 0.99990 986 2150 150 -56 49.4 1.2 6 252 gdr 1.7 06:54Z 7 3306 0.99988 1184 2241 100 -2 57.2 1.4 9 296 gdr 1.7 08:25Z 8 3310 0.99995 494 1562 30 9 75.3 3.1 6 266 gdr 1.7 11:20Z 5 3308 0.99995 494 1615 50 -39 58.5 2.5 10 246 gdr 1.6 ---=== WEATHER LOG ===--- Wind Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust DIMM Sky 22:30Z 37 7 9 328 (NNW) 510 - 23:02Z 37 6 2 260 (W) 690 - 23:33Z 39 6 9 285 (WNW) 1037 - 00:03Z 38 7 11 316 (NW) 881 - 00:34Z 37 6 14 299 (WNW) 975 - 01:07Z 35 6 8 304 (NW) 936 - 01:37Z 35 2 9 335 (NNW) 1635 - 02:07Z 35 3 4 332 (NNW) 1298 - 02:39Z 35 3 11 327 (NNW) 1289 - 03:11Z 35 4 10 309 (NW) 1101 - 03:41Z 34 5 5 310 (NW) 968 - 04:11Z 34 5 7 301 (WNW) 885 - 04:44Z 34 5 5 274 (W) 837 - 05:15Z 34 5 6 239 (WSW) 923 - 05:46Z 34 5 6 257 (WSW) 959 - 06:16Z 34 5 5 272 (W) 717 - 06:48Z 35 4 9 291 (WNW) 782 - 07:18Z 36 4 12 297 (WNW) 782 - 07:49Z 36 4 8 265 (W) 713 - 08:19Z 37 3 9 266 (W) 874 - 08:49Z 37 3 4 276 (W) 1282 - 09:20Z 37 3 6 269 (W) 1020 - 09:50Z 36 3 9 266 (W) 936 - 10:20Z 36 4 7 269 (W) 905 - 10:54Z 37 4 10 262 (W) 1059 - 11:25Z 36 3 9 263 (W) 1049 - 11:58Z 36 4 12 247 (WSW) 970 - ---=== TELESCOPE STATUS ===--- 23:10Z Doors and louvers open, fans on. 01:20Z Enclosure off. 12:15Z 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 04 Counterweights at: 255 lbs LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on. 180L LN2 dewar scales: Spectro 217 lbs, 21 psi Imager lbs, psi (warm) ---=== 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 -0.0320 -0.0280 Axial B 0.0230 0.0470 Axial C -0.0390 -0.0360 Trans D -0.7710 -0.7600 Lateral E 10.5791 10.5791 Lateral F 12.1920 12.1793 GALILS Commanded: 10450. -100. 5750. 8600. 10350. 10000. Actual: 10450. -100. 5750. 8600. 10350. 10000. 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.: 3.5 Alt.: 29.999868 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A 18.5880 18.5840 Axial B 15.6300 15.6220 Axial C 13.8180 13.8150 Trans D 15.1140 15.1080 GALILS Commanded: 1626654. 1528651. 1595567. -2950. -4550. Actual: 1626650. 1528800. 1595600. -2950. -4550. SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -12.00 -28.00 -39.00 94.77 SecOrient: 1256.96 -12.03 -28.05 -39.22 94.72 PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A -0.0330 -0.0280 Axial B 0.0200 0.0470 Axial C -0.0420 -0.0360 Trans D -0.7660 -0.7600 Lateral E 10.6045 10.5791 Lateral F 12.1920 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.: 3.4 Alt.: 30.077452 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A 18.5880 18.5840 Axial B 15.6310 15.6220 Axial C 13.8170 13.8150 Trans D 15.1030 15.1080 GALILS Commanded: 1627063. 1528159. 1595725. -2950. -4550. Actual: 1626627. 1528808. 1595583. -2945. -4561. SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -12.00 -28.00 -39.00 94.77 SecOrient: 1256.98 -12.15 -28.31 -39.39 94.80 ---=== PROBLEMS IN DETAIL ===--- IDL 5.5a> apo_plotbias, 60107 Filename 02% 05% 10% 50% 90% 95% 98% ------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ sdR-b1-00060107.fit -5.5 -3.8 -2.2 2.5 7.7 8.8 10.9 sdR-b2-00060107.fit -7.7 -5.7 -4.5 1.2 7.5 9.1 11.2 sdR-r1-00060107.fit -6.6 -4.7 -3.3 2.2 7.6 9.3 11.3 sdR-r2-00060107.fit -7.4 -5.3 -4.1 1.2 7.5 9.4 11.5 Done for 75.077898 sec. % Program caused arithmetic error: Floating underflow % Program caused arithmetic error: Floating illegal operand --== Spectro Collimate Numbers ==-- IDL 5.5a> collimate, 60110 Reading /data/spectro/54919/sdR-b1-00060110.fit Reading /data/spectro/54919/sdR-b1-00060111.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.32 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 1.39 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.45 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.53 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b1 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of -19.0 degrees for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) Log file = Collimate-54919-b1-00060110.log PostScript file = Collimate-54919-b1-00060110.ps Reading /data/spectro/54919/sdR-b2-00060110.fit Reading /data/spectro/54919/sdR-b2-00060111.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.15 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.27 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.09 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.15 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b2 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of -5.4 degrees for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) Log file = Collimate-54919-b2-00060110.log PostScript file = Collimate-54919-b2-00060110.ps Reading /data/spectro/54919/sdR-r1-00060110.fit Reading /data/spectro/54919/sdR-r1-00060111.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.88 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = -0.16 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.23 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = -0.57 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r1 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of 5170 steps for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: Issue SOP command: "sp1; mechPiston 5170" Log file = Collimate-54919-r1-00060110.log PostScript file = Collimate-54919-r1-00060110.ps Reading /data/spectro/54919/sdR-r2-00060110.fit Reading /data/spectro/54919/sdR-r2-00060111.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.97 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = -0.07 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.24 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = -0.36 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r2 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of 3330 steps for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: Issue SOP command: "sp2; mechPiston 3330" Log file = Collimate-54919-r2-00060110.log PostScript file = Collimate-54919-r2-00060110.ps % Program caused arithmetic error: Floating illegal operand IDL 5.5a>