APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Wednesday September 12, 2001 (MJD 52165) ---=== OBSERVING TEAM ===--- Steph Snedden Dan Long Mike Harvanek (swing) Scot Kleinman Eric Neilsen Visitors: --------- Bill Boroski ---=== OBSERVING PLAN ===--- Science! During twilight we will try to run some tests to track down the source of our pointing error problem. ---=== OBSERVING SUMMARY ===--- Never opened. Rained most of the night. We did discover that sumo is better than karate...ask Dan. ---=== OBSERVING LOG ===--- Clouds, rain and lightning kept us closed. The rain was heavy at times. When we went to the enclosure after one heavy downpour there were leaks. See the problems section. ---=== IMAGING RUN SUMMARY ===--- Run Stripe Flavor Lambda Last Begin End Frame Comments ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2550 100 O ignore 26.49 36.40 80 ---=== 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 10906, plate 660 ------- 22:24 10906 0.0 bias {{}} ----- sequence 10906, plate 660 ------- 22:24 10906 0.0 bias {{}} ----- sequence 10906, plate 660 ------- 22:24 10906 0.0 bias {{}} ----- sequence 10906, plate 660 ------- 22:24 10906 0.0 bias {{}} ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE I ===--- Time Instrument getclock Az Alt Rot Scale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE II ===--- ---=== DATA TAPE SUMMARY ===--- Goes: N/A Stays: N/A ---=== 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 16:18 57 50 9 86 (E) 246 - rain 16:50 54 51 11 110 (ESE) 379 - rain 17:20 53 51 9 84 (E) 422 - rain 17:50 53 49 11 67 (ENE) 405 - rain 18:20 52 50 13 83 (E) 493 - rain 18:50 52 50 19 67 (ENE) 430 - rain 19:20 51 49 19 74 (ENE) 187 - rain 19:50 51 50 25 72 (ENE) 173 - rain 20:23 51 48 18 73 (ENE) 154 - rain 20:53 52 49 18 81 (E) 212 - rain 21:24 52 49 22 71 (ENE) 202 - rain 21:55 52 49 23 73 (ENE) 256 - rain 22:26 51 48 20 72 (ENE) 152 - rain 22:59 51 49 12 82 (E) 127 - rain 23:30 52 50 12 80 (E) 120 - rain 00:02 52 50 15 76 (ENE) 162 - rain 00:34 52 49 16 65 (ENE) 187 - rain 01:07 51 50 2 79 (E) 758 - rain 01:39 51 50 14 84 (E) 237 - rain 02:11 52 50 14 82 (E) 193 - rain 02:43 52 50 10 100 (E) 209 - cloudy 03:16 52 50 13 76 (ENE) 179 - cloudy 03:48 52 50 12 108 (ESE) 193 - cloudy 04:20 52 48 11 109 (ESE) 165 - cloudy 04:52 52 48 14 110 (ESE) 172 - cloudy ---=== TELESCOPE STATUS ===--- Stowed at alt=30 deg with Cartridge 7 mounted. Counterweights at 270. Spectro autofill connected. Imager dewar weight at 05:00: 102 lb. Spectro dewar weight at 05:00: 166 lb. ---=== SOFTWARE USED ===--- IOP/SOP: v3_56_6 Watcher: v2_10_0 MCP: v5_4_3 TPM: v2_4_1 AstroDa: v14_36 TCC: 2.5.5 ---=== MIRROR NUMBERS ===--- Time dpTemp dewPt Press TmpOut HumOut Windd Winds 00:44 51.9 49.9 21.65 92 74.2 18.4 11 PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: 0.0650 0.0710 Axial B: -0.0870 -0.0980 Axial C: 0.0660 0.0610 Trans D: 4.1910 4.1800 Lateral E: 1.9335 1.9365 Lateral F: 0.4360 0.4370 GALILS Commanded: 5400. -3700. 900. -200. 31550. 30650. Actual: 5400. -3700. 900. -200. 31550. 30650. SETMIR VALUES primDesOrient: 0.00 -11.80 23.00 1256.90 642.10 primOrient: 0.00 -12.16 22.81 1257.41 642.19 SECONDARY: ---------- Focus: 0.0 Air temp: 11.1 C Altitude: 30.07 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: -1.2950 -1.2900 Axial B: -1.3000 -1.3150 Axial C: -1.3140 -1.3060 Trans D: 0.1420 0.1890 GALILS Commanded: 1583850. 1583850. 1583850. 2600. 3800. Actual: 1583857. 1583844. 1583851. 2600. 3800. SETMIR VALUES secDesOrient: 1257.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -175.00 secOrient: 1257.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 -175.12 ---=== PROBLEMS IN DETAIL ===--- Enclosure Leaks: ---------------- When we went to the enclosure after the afternoon storms, we found water near the NE and SE corners of the buiding and near the hatch. Water had run from these spots into the lower enclosure. Absorbent pads got rid of the worst of it. Sorry, French, we still have leaks.