APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Thursday May 7, 2009 (MJD 54959) ---=== OBSERVING TEAM ===--- Dan Oravetz Dmitry Bizyaev ---=== OBSERVING PLAN ===--- Marvels Science ---=== OBSERVING SUMMARY ===--- Clear night, good seeing, full Moon Exposed Marvels plates: 3277(A,B) 3416(B) broken fibers 87, 88 (see Dan Long's daylog from today) 3416(A) 3357(A) 3359(B) 3489(B) 3501 - finished pre-selection plate tcc timed out during the telescope's slew 3 times this night. Annoying. Gang connector is hard to plug into the floor socket, and to unplug. Either it got some dirt, or this is a temperature issue: this night is about +16C warm. ---=== OBSERVING LOG ===--- Afternoon: ---------- spectro bias ok Collimation checked and found to set at ~ 11.2C 00:45Z ventilation started cart 3 is mounted Night: ------ 01:48Z dome opened 02:26Z gotoField with cart. 3 plate 3277A fk5 went to the fibers calibrations: File Text MARVELS1.2009-05-08T02:45:31.420.fits[0] 15.000000 48427.535156 MARVELS1.2009-05-08T02:47:40.410.fits[0] 160.000000 178.587494 MARVELS1.2009-05-08T02:52:19.190.fits[0] 15.000000 48522.066406 Conenction to the MS agent is failed; The OBS. Status line shows: ERROR: fail to connect to MJCI agent After trying to reconnect, we got the same error. It prevents from starting observations. After ~ 8 attempts it finally connected and exposure started. 03:00 science 50 min. HD80606 T03:00:30.160.fits =34.0 --- calibrations: MARVELS1.2009-05-08T03:52:44.200.fits[0] 15.000000 48815.132812 ARVELS1.2009-05-08T03:55:00.660.fits[0] 160.000000 178.893753 MARVELS1.2009-05-08T03:59:32.670.fits[0] 15.000000 48883.667969 -- 03:56Z cart 6 plate 3416 is mounted gotoField B... GSOGTF 04:09Z science 50 min, HD89744, T04:08:48.120.fits =30.2 -- 05:01Z gotoField with field A fk5 used calibrations: MARVELS1.2009-05-08T05:02:57.430.fits[0] 15.000000 48608.199219 MARVELS1.2009-05-08T05:05:10.660.fits[0] 160.000000 177.925003 MARVELS1.2009-05-08T05:09:52.700.fits[0] 15.000000 48491.464844 -- We had to stop tracking and move telescope off 15 deg. to reach and flip the flipping cover on the gang connector pit. After that no g.s. again. fk 5 used - does not help. Spiral pattern used. 05:22Z science 50 min, 3416A, HD89307, T05:22:09.490.fits =25.3 tcc hang up after slew to the field, ~ 4 min. Gang connector is getting locked within in-floor socket. -- Calibration: MARVELS1.2009-05-08T06:15:40.420.fits[0] 15.000000 48434.464844 MARVELS1.2009-05-08T06:17:47.320.fits[0] 160.000000 178.256256 MARVELS1.2009-05-08T06:22:29.570.fits[0] 15.000000 47949.535156 -- 06:20Z cart 3 plate 3277B is mounted no g.s., fk5 used 06:34Z science 50 min, GJ436, pl. 3277B, T06:33:30.670.fits =26.2 -- Calibration: MARVELS1.2009-05-08T07:25:46.080.fits[0] 15.000000 48284.800781 MARVELS1.2009-05-08T07:27:59.480.fits[0] 160.000000 175.824997 MARVELS1.2009-05-08T07:32:30.660.fits[0] 15.000000 47964.667969 -- 07:26Z cart. 5 plate 3357A mounted 07:28Z gotoField with plate 3357A no g.s., fk5 used 07:43Z science 50 min, K10, 3357A, T07:42:51.670.fits =51.3 -- Calibration: MARVELS1.2009-05-08T08:34:40.110.fits[0] 15.000000 47957.398438 MARVELS1.2009-05-08T08:36:50.460.fits[0] 160.000000 176.262497 MARVELS1.2009-05-08T08:41:30.970.fits[0] 15.000000 47890.199219 -- 08:36Z cart. 8 plate 3359B is mounted GSOGTF 08:48Z science 50 min, K15, T08:48:05.020.fits =55.4 seeing ~ 1.2" -- calibration: MARVELS1.2009-05-08T09:39:54.920.fits[0] 15.000000 47666.667969 MARVELS1.2009-05-08T09:42:00.310.fits[0] 160.000000 173.606247 MARVELS1.2009-05-08T09:46:35.900.fits[0] 15.000000 47539.867188 -- 08:41Z cart. 7 plate 3489B is mounted tcc connection from sop got stuck again for ~ 4 minutes GSOGTF 09:49Z science 50 min, Kepler-3.Tres-2 T09:48:39.670.fits =44.7 -- calibration: MARVELS1.2009-05-08T10:40:33.120.fits[0] 15.000000 47840.132812 MARVELS1.2009-05-08T10:42:53.160.fits[0] 160.000000 172.706253 and one more at 10:47Z -- tcc timeout for ~ 5 min 10:42Z cart 1 plate 3501 is mounted (pre-selection) fk5 used 10:49Z precal 10:56Z 2x12 s and 3x20 s This plate is finished -- cart 2 is mounted 11:22Z telescope closed, ventilation switched. 11:29Z endNight done ---=== 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 61051, plate -9999 ------- 00:24 61051 0.0 bias ----- sequence 61052, plate 3503 ------- 10:52 61052 10.0 flat 10:54 61053 2.0 arc 10:58 61054 13.0 target 11:02 61055 13.0 target 11:05 61056 21.0 target 11:08 61057 20.0 target 11:11 61058 21.0 target ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE I ===--- Time Instrument Az Alt Rot Scale pos offset pos offset pos offset ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 03:05Z 3 3277 219.30 0.0084 64.03 0.0058 56.93 0.0314 1.000150 04:08Z 6 3416 240.95 0.0072 67.17 0.0038 77.29 0.0082 1.000100 05:34Z 6 3416 282.43 0.0014 40.87 0.0037 122.72 -0.0120 1.000060 06:33Z 3 3277 267.92 0.0040 52.45 0.0040 110.00 0.0161 1.000010 07:42Z 5 3357 124.54 0.0044 44.36 0.0100 -94.59 0.0030 1.000260 09:49Z 7 3489 146.12 0.0100 68.83 0.0088 -45.94 0.0107 1.000260 10:56Z 1 3503 149.41 0.0081 72.26 0.0065 -39.30 0.0164 1.000260 ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE II ===--- ---=== FOCUS LOG ===--- setmir piston Temp Wind Time Inst scale M1 M2 Foc Az Alt (C) MPH Dir filt fwhm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 03:05Z 3 3277 1.00015 -1480 -233 -150 219 64.0 16.9 19 264 -- 1.5" 04:08Z 6 3416 1.00010 -986 219 -100 241 67.2 16.9 5 248 -- 1.3" 05:34Z 6 3416 1.00006 -591 622 -100 282 40.9 16.4 20 268 -- 1.5" 06:33Z 3 3277 1.00001 -98 991 -100 268 52.5 15.6 7 265 -- 1.3" 07:42Z 5 3357 1.00026 -2566 -1024 -100 125 44.4 15.2 10 277 -- 1.2" 09:49Z 7 3489 1.00026 -2566 -1042 -50 146 68.8 14.7 11 318 -- 1.2" 10:55Z 1 3503 1.00026 -2566 -1048 -50 149 72.3 14.4 11 306 -- 1.6" ---=== WEATHER LOG ===--- Wind Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust DIMM Sky 00:22Z 72 27 15 255 (WSW) 2022 - 00:54Z 68 24 10 268 (W) 2301 - clear 01:26Z 68 23 10 228 (SW) 2359 - '' 01:59Z 63 20 17 244 (WSW) 2401 - '' 02:29Z 64 20 15 242 (WSW) 2123 - '' 03:03Z 62 19 10 258 (WSW) 1933 - '' 03:33Z 62 19 19 235 (SW) 1855 - '' 04:04Z 62 19 11 263 (W) 1629 - '' 04:34Z 62 19 17 265 (W) 1720 - '' 05:05Z 61 18 11 257 (WSW) 1734 - '' 05:35Z 61 18 17 267 (W) 2084 - '' 06:06Z 60 17 11 272 (W) 2296 - '' 06:36Z 59 16 13 281 (W) 2253 - '' 07:08Z 60 17 10 281 (W) 1980 - '' 07:40Z 59 17 13 293 (WNW) 1935 - '' 08:12Z 59 17 13 308 (NW) 1848 - '' 08:42Z 58 16 9 314 (NW) 2038 - '' 09:13Z 58 17 5 343 (NNW) 1960 - '' 09:43Z 58 17 10 303 (WNW) 2151 - '' 10:15Z 58 17 13 300 (WNW) 2007 - '' 10:46Z 58 17 11 292 (WNW) 2000 - '' 11:17Z 57 16 15 306 (NW) 1806 - '' ---=== TELESCOPE STATUS ===--- 00:45Z - Began ventilation. Doors and louvers opened, fans on. 01:48Z - Enclosure off. 11:22Z - Enclosure on, doors and louvers closed, fans off. No interlocks bypassed. Status at: 11:26Z Telescope stowed at: 30,121,00 mount Instrument mounted: Cartridge 2 Counterweights at: 256 lbs LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on. 180L LN2 dewar scales: Spectro 139 lbs, 18.4 psi Imager --- lbs, -- psi ---=== SOFTWARE USED ===--- IOP/SOP: v4_39_0 Watcher: v2_36_0 MCP: v6_6_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 -0.0250 -0.0280 Axial B 0.0330 0.0470 Axial C -0.0290 -0.0360 Trans D -0.7550 -0.7600 Lateral E 10.6045 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.: 20.2 Alt.: 29.999997 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A 18.5860 18.5840 Axial B 15.6310 15.6220 Axial C 13.8080 13.8150 Trans D 15.1010 15.1080 GALILS Commanded: 1626628. 1528821. 1595573. -2950. -4550. Actual: 1626627. 1528808. 1595583. -2945. -4561. SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -12.00 -28.00 -39.00 94.77 SecOrient: 1257.00 -11.99 -28.00 -39.19 94.70 ---=== PROBLEMS IN DETAIL ===--- Collimation with cart. 2 sp1> mechSend s Dropping at exit spMechVersion v2_9_0 Bootup 870616738 SpectroID 1 SlitID 34 Air On Shutter_open_sensor Off Shutter_closed_sensor On Left_open_sensor Off Left_closed_sensor On Right_open_sensor Off Right_closed_sensor On Coll_motor_A 0 01P0000000000 Coll_motor_B 0 02P0000000000 Coll_motor_C 0 01P0000000000 Coll_motor_A_status 133 01S0133 Coll_motor_B_status 133 02S0133 Coll_motor_C_status 133 01S0133 Requested_exp.time 0 Exp_time_left 0 Last_exp.time 3 Last_open_transit.time 700 Last_close_transit.time 525 Humid_Hartmann 12.7 0xFE15 Humid_Cen_Optics 7.8 0xFE54 Temp_Median 15.7 Temp_Hartmann_Top 15.1 (0xFD86) Temp_Red_Cam_Bot 15.5 (0xFD76) Temp_Red_Cam_Top 15.6 (0xFD71) Temp_Blue_Cam_Bot 15.9 (0xFD66) Temp_Blue_Cam_Top 15.7 (0xFD70) AD 15999 1294 sp1> sp2 sp2 sp2> mechSend s Dropping at exit MECH: FAILURE on ftelnet 1000000 1500000 2 t-g-sdss-2.apo.nmsu.edu 2400 Error: Cannot attach to sp2 mechanicals sp2> mechSend s Dropping at exit spMechVersion v2_9_0 Bootup 870616738 SpectroID 2 SlitID 2 Air On Shutter_open_sensor Off Shutter_closed_sensor On Left_open_sensor Off Left_closed_sensor On Right_open_sensor Off Right_closed_sensor On Coll_motor_A 0 01P0000000000 Coll_motor_B 0 02P0000000000 Coll_motor_C 0 01P0000000000 Coll_motor_A_status 132 01S0132 Coll_motor_B_status 133 02S0133 Coll_motor_C_status 133 01S0133 Requested_exp.time 0 Exp_time_left 0 Last_exp.time 3 Last_open_transit.time 695 Last_close_transit.time 610 Humid_Hartmann -25.2 0x0 Humid_Cen_Optics 8.7 0xFE48 Temp_Median 14.4 Temp_Hartmann_Top 14.2 (0xFDAC) Temp_Red_Cam_Bot 15.2 (0xFD84) Temp_Red_Cam_Top 14.4 (0xFDA4) Temp_Blue_Cam_Bot 14.4 (0xFDA4) Temp_Blue_Cam_Top 14.4 (0xFDA4) AD 28416 1094 IDL 5.5a> collimate, 61049 Reading /data/spectro/54959/sdR-b1-00061049.fit Reading /data/spectro/54959/sdR-b1-00061050.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.19 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 1.07 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.34 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.42 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b1 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of -14.9 degrees for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) Log file = Collimate-54959-b1-00061049.log PostScript file = Collimate-54959-b1-00061049.ps Reading /data/spectro/54959/sdR-b2-00061049.fit Reading /data/spectro/54959/sdR-b2-00061050.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = 0.01 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.67 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.19 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.35 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b2 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of -12.5 degrees for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) Log file = Collimate-54959-b2-00061049.log PostScript file = Collimate-54959-b2-00061049.ps Reading /data/spectro/54959/sdR-r1-00061049.fit Reading /data/spectro/54959/sdR-r1-00061050.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.83 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.37 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.34 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = -0.31 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r1 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of 2876 steps for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: Issue SOP command: "sp1; mechPiston 2876" Log file = Collimate-54959-r1-00061049.log PostScript file = Collimate-54959-r1-00061049.ps Reading /data/spectro/54959/sdR-r2-00061049.fit Reading /data/spectro/54959/sdR-r2-00061050.fit COLLIMATE: Min offset = -1.16 pix COLLIMATE: Max offset = 0.01 pix COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD = 0.35 pix COLLIMATE: Mean offset = -0.38 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r2 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.15 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of 3459 steps for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: Issue SOP command: "sp2; mechPiston 3459" Log file = Collimate-54959-r2-00061049.log PostScript file = Collimate-54959-r2-00061049.ps Collimation should be good for 11.2C