APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Tuesday December 2, 2008 (MJD 54803) ---=== OBSERVING TEAM ===--- Kaike Pan Audrey Simmons Steph Snedden (swing) ---=== OBSERVING PLAN ===--- 2 Dec 2008 54803.0 0.34 BOSS/SEGUE 11.0 hours ---=== OBSERVING SUMMARY ===--- Partly cloudy for most of the night. Accumulated signal on: Cart 3, plate 3134 Cart 1, plate 3126 Cart 5, plate 2640 Cart 4, plate 3149 Cart 9, plate 3151 The DIMM is still having problems. ---=== OBSERVING LOG ===--- Afternoon: ---------- Changed spectro focus by +2000 for expected warmer nightime temps (2 degrees C). No problems noted during checkout. Deleted MJD 54767 data from disk. The disk space is now: /dev/sdb1 917G 817G 54G 94% /data sdssfiles1p:/data1/data 1.5T 1.1T 366G 74% /files Night: ----- 23:40Z - Started ventilating. 00:10Z - Opened enclosure to partly cloudy skies. Force filled spectrographs. ** 00:41Z - goToField cart 3, segue plate 3134. GSFOGTF. Note: guide fibers 2 and 10 are broken. 01:10Z - Precals. Lots of yellow values. 01:21Z - 30 min exposure. Seeing 2.0" 01:56Z - Adjusted collimators by +3 degrees. 02:03Z - New set of cals. 02:09Z - 30 min exposure. endStare -aborted it after 20 minutes or so because of poor seeing. 02:28Z - 30 min exposure. Efficiency 20-30%, seeing 2.0-3.5". 03:00Z - 30 min exposure. 03:35Z - Postcals. This plate is not done yet, but has accumulated: MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp ------------------------------------- 54803 4.4 2.2 3.7 2.3 1800.0 54803 3.5 2.4 3.6 3.2 1800.0 54803 4.4 2.8 4.8 4.3 1801.0 Total: 12.3 7.4 12.1 9.8 5401.0 --> 41.6 Total when ALL b,r values > 2.0: 12.3 7.4 12.1 9.8 5401.0 --> 41.6 (limit=156.5) ** 03:45Z - Mounted cart 1, segue plate 3126. fk5 used. 03:58Z - Precals. 04:06Z - 30 min exposure. Seeing 2.3" 04:38Z - 30 min exposure. 05:11Z - Mid-cals. 05:17Z - 25 min exposure. Seeing 1.8" 05:45Z - 25 min exposure. 06:13Z - 25 min exposure. 06:41Z - Postcals. This plate is not yet done, but has accumulated: MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp ------------------------------------- 54803 6.7 4.6 7.6 4.8 1800.0 54803 8.6 5.7 10.0 5.9 1801.0 54803 7.4 4.7 7.9 5.5 1500.0 54803 8.0 4.7 9.1 5.5 1500.0 54803 5.3 4.0 6.7 4.3 1500.0 Total: 36.0 23.7 41.3 26.0 8101.0 --> 127.0 Total when ALL b,r values > 2.0: 36.0 23.7 41.3 26.0 8101.0 --> 127.0 (limit=156.5) ** 06:52Z - Mounted cart 5, baotest plate 2640. GSFOGTF (with a small offset). 07:00Z - Precals. 07:06Z - 20 min exposure. Seeing 2.0" 07:29Z - 20 min exposure. This plate is not yet complete. Total signal: MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp ------------------------------------- 54474 2.0 8.0 6.4 8.5 1201.0 54474 1.7 5.0 0.8 4.5 901.0 54474 0.4 6.5 9.3 6.2 1502.0 54803 0.1 3.0 0.0 2.6 1201.0 54803 0.3 2.1 0.0 1.2 1202.0 Total: 4.5 24.6 16.5 23.0 6007.0 --> 68.6 Total when ALL b,r values > 2.0: 2.0 8.0 6.4 8.5 1201.0 --> 24.9 (limit=156.5) ** 07:58Z - Mounted cart 4, segue plate 3149. GSFOGTF. 08:09Z - Precals. 08:16Z - 30 min exposure. Seeing 1.9" 08:49Z - 30 min exposure. 09:22Z - 30 min exposure. 09:55Z - Postcals. This plate is not done yet. Total signal: MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp ------------------------------------- 54803 4.3 1.8 6.7 3.0 1800.0 54803 5.1 1.9 7.3 3.2 1800.0 54803 8.6 2.1 11.4 4.4 1800.0 Total: 18.0 5.8 25.4 10.6 5400.0 --> 59.8 Total when ALL b,r values > 2.0: 8.6 2.1 11.4 4.4 1800.0 --> 26.5 (limit=156.5) ** 10:04Z - Mounted cart 9, segue plate 3151. GSFOGTF. Lots of clouds. We waited until we could see more guide stars. 10:28Z - Precals. 10:44Z - 30 min exposure. Seeing 1.9" 11:17Z - 30 min exposure. endStare -read after ~10 minutes because of clouds. Declared BAD. 11:40Z - 30 min exposure. 12:13Z - 25 min exposure. 12:41Z - Postcals. This plate is not yet complete. Total signal: MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp ------------------------------------- 54803 3.9 1.8 4.8 2.2 1800.0 54803 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 543.0 54803 5.6 2.7 6.4 3.8 1801.0 54803 5.0 2.6 6.3 3.8 1500.0 Total: 15.0 7.5 18.0 10.2 5644.0 --> 50.7 Total when ALL b,r values > 2.0: 10.6 5.3 12.7 7.6 3301.0 --> 36.2 (limit=156.5) ** 12:59Z - Closed enclosure. Stopped ventilating. 13:02Z - endNight rejoiced. ---=== IMAGING RUN SUMMARY ===--- Run Time Stripe Lambda Last Flavor Comments Start End Begin End Frame ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7840 21:38Z 21:53Z 100 O 105.90 109.65 39 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 56955, plate 3134 ------- 21:48 56955 10.0 flat 21:50 56956 2.0 arc 22:06 56957 3.0 arc 22:09 56958 2.0 arc 22:17 56959 2.0 arc 22:20 56960 3.0 arc 22:24 56961 10.0 flat 22:26 56962 2.0 arc ----- sequence 56963, plate -9999 ------- 23:49 56963 0.0 bias 23:52 56964 0.0 bias ----- sequence 56965, plate 3134 ------- 01:12 56965 10.0 flat 01:15 56966 2.0 arc 01:53 56967 1800.0 target 02:06 56968 10.0 flat 02:08 56969 2.0 arc 03:00 56970 1800.0 target 03:33 56971 1801.0 target 03:36 56972 10.0 flat 03:38 56973 2.0 arc ----- sequence 56974, plate 3126 ------- 04:00 56974 10.0 flat 04:03 56975 2.0 arc 04:38 56976 1800.0 target 05:11 56977 1801.0 target 05:14 56978 10.0 flat 05:16 56979 2.0 arc 05:44 56980 1500.0 target 06:12 56981 1500.0 target 06:40 56982 1500.0 target 06:44 56983 10.0 flat 06:46 56984 2.0 arc ----- sequence 56985, plate 2640 ------- 07:02 56985 10.0 flat 07:05 56986 2.0 arc 07:28 56987 1201.0 target 07:51 56988 1202.0 target ----- sequence 56989, plate 3149 ------- 08:12 56989 10.0 flat 08:15 56990 2.0 arc 08:48 56991 1800.0 target 09:21 56992 1800.0 target 09:54 56993 1800.0 target 09:58 56994 10.0 flat 10:00 56995 2.0 arc ----- sequence 56996, plate 3151 ------- 10:31 56996 10.0 flat 10:33 56997 2.0 arc 11:17 56998 1800.0 target 11:28 56999 543.0 target 11:33 57000 10.0 flat 11:35 57001 2.0 arc 12:13 57002 1801.0 target 12:41 57003 1500.0 target 12:44 57004 10.0 flat 12:46 57005 2.0 arc ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE I ===--- Time Instrument Az Alt Rot Scale pos offset pos offset pos offset ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01:41Z 3 3134 15.68 0.0022 49.37 -0.0001 193.22 0.0319 1.000080 04:12Z 1 3126 17.26 0.0046 56.08 -0.0009 194.46 0.0212 1.000010 07:10Z 5 2640 -32.03 -0.0002 52.88 -0.0011 153.53 0.0067 0.999980 08:18Z 4 3149 111.80 0.0024 52.92 -0.0023 -95.66 0.0184 1.000130 11:17Z 9 3151 17.05 0.0031 63.81 -0.0019 194.41 0.0273 1.000150 ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE II ===--- ---=== FOCUS LOG ===--- setmir piston Temp Wind Time Inst scale M1 M2 Foc Az Alt (C) MPH Dir filt fwhm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:26Z 3 0 1.00000 1 1257 0 121 30.0 5.8 22 216 - N/A 01:41Z 3 3134 1.00008 -789 849 320 16 49.4 5.7 22 250 - 2.0 04:12Z 1 3126 1.00001 -98 1161 80 17 56.1 5.3 25 275 - 2.3 07:10Z 5 2640 0.99998 198 1455 120 -32 52.9 3.8 20 258 - 2.0 08:18Z 4 3149 1.00013 -1283 275 165 112 52.9 2.9 14 260 - 1.9 11:18Z 9 3151 1.00015 -1480 12 95 17 63.8 1.4 18 278 - 1.9 ---=== WEATHER LOG ===--- Wind Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust DIMM Sky 21:49Z 51 17 13 252 (WSW) 107 - Partly cloudy 22:21Z 50 17 11 222 (SW) 163 - " 22:51Z 48 16 20 242 (WSW) 255 - " 23:23Z 44 17 16 213 (SSW) 356 - " 23:56Z 42 17 20 208 (SSW) 814 - " 00:35Z 42 18 20 224 (SW) 976 - " 01:06Z 41 17 22 250 (WSW) 708 - " 01:36Z 41 15 24 251 (WSW) 350 - " 02:10Z 42 13 25 238 (WSW) 314 - " 02:42Z 41 12 16 259 (W) 323 - " 03:14Z 41 11 21 249 (WSW) 234 - " 03:46Z 41 11 15 271 (W) 454 - " 04:18Z 41 12 16 282 (WNW) 455 - " 04:51Z 40 14 20 265 (W) 774 - " 05:21Z 40 16 17 264 (W) 309 - Clear 05:53Z 39 18 18 265 (W) 259 - " 06:26Z 40 18 13 266 (W) 306 - " 06:59Z 39 19 21 263 (W) 364 - Partly cloudy 07:31Z 38 19 16 227 (SW) 432 - " 08:03Z 37 20 15 257 (WSW) 401 - " 08:36Z 36 19 15 259 (W) 372 - " 09:06Z 36 19 16 280 (W) 537 - " 09:36Z 37 18 22 287 (WNW) 907 - " 10:08Z 36 18 13 276 (W) 710 - " 10:38Z 36 18 18 278 (W) 653 - " 11:11Z 34 18 18 288 (WNW) 609 - " 11:44Z 33 18 16 280 (W) 417 - Clear 12:16Z 32 18 11 293 (WNW) 493 - " 12:47Z 32 17 20 289 (WNW) 343 - " ---=== TELESCOPE STATUS ===--- 23:40Z - Began ventilation. Doors and louvers opened, fans on. 00:10Z - Opened enclosure. 12:59Z - Enclosure is on, doors and louvers are closed, and fans are off. No interlocks bypassed. Status at: 12:59Z Telescope stowed at: 30,121,00 mount Instrument mounted: Cartridge 9 Counterweights at: 250 lbs LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on. 180L LN2 dewar scales: Spectro 276.30 lbs, 17.96 psi Imager 137.80 lbs, 20.23 psi ---=== 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 2.7.2.1 August 6 2004 sdssProcedures: v2_43 SoS: v5_1_8 plate-mapper: v4_3_1 ---=== MIRROR NUMBERS ===--- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A -0.0260 -0.0250 Axial B 0.0510 0.0540 Axial C -0.0330 -0.0320 Trans D -0.7570 -0.7550 Lateral E 10.5791 10.5918 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.: 10.2 Alt.: 30.275090 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A 18.5760 18.5740 Axial B 15.6210 15.6210 Axial C 13.8120 13.8120 Trans D 15.1080 15.1100 GALILS Commanded: 1626635. 1528751. 1595599. -2950. -4550. Actual: 1626627. 1528808. 1595583. -2945. -4561. SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -12.00 -28.00 -39.00 94.77 SecOrient: 1256.99 -12.02 -28.02 -39.20 94.71 ---=== PROBLEMS IN DETAIL ===--- Daily spectro focus check: ------------------------- Before focus change: sp1> Coll_motor_A -6165 01P-0000006165 Coll_motor_B -6165 02P-0000006165 Coll_motor_C -6165 01P-0000006165 Coll_motor_A_status 132 01S0132 Coll_motor_B_status 132 02S0132 Coll_motor_C_status 133 01S0133 Requested_exp.time 0 Exp_time_left 0 Last_exp.time 2 Last_open_transit.time 705 Last_close_transit.time 535 Humid_Hartmann 14.5 0xFDFC Humid_Cen_Optics 12.6 0xFE14 Temp_Median 10.8 Temp_Hartmann_Top 10.3 (0xFE51) Temp_Red_Cam_Bot 10.7 (0xFE41) Temp_Red_Cam_Top 10.9 (0xFE37) Temp_Blue_Cam_Bot 11.2 (0xFE2C) Temp_Blue_Cam_Top 10.8 (0xFE3B) sp2> Coll_motor_A -4372 01P-0000004372 Coll_motor_B -4422 02P-0000004422 Coll_motor_C -4377 01P-0000004377 Coll_motor_A_status 133 01S0133 Coll_motor_B_status 132 02S0132 Coll_motor_C_status 133 01S0133 Requested_exp.time 0 Exp_time_left 0 Last_exp.time 2 Last_open_transit.time 700 Last_close_transit.time 605 Humid_Hartmann -24.9 0x0 Humid_Cen_Optics 15.3 0xFDF0 Temp_Median 8.7 Temp_Hartmann_Top 9.3 (0xFE7C) Temp_Red_Cam_Bot 9.5 (0xFE74) Temp_Red_Cam_Top 8.5 (0xFE9C) Temp_Blue_Cam_Bot 8.9 (0xFE8C) Temp_Blue_Cam_Top 8.8 (0xFE90) A mechPiston of +2000 was applied to both spectrographs to bring them closer to tonight's predicted temperatures. Daily spectro bias check: ------------------------- Filename 02% 05% 10% 50% 90% 95% 98% ------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ sdR-b1-00056963.fit -5.7 -3.8 -2.8 2.0 7.5 8.6 10.8 sdR-b2-00056963.fit -8.1 -5.8 -4.4 1.6 7.0 8.9 10.8 sdR-r1-00056963.fit -6.7 -5.4 -3.7 1.3 6.6 8.3 10.3 sdR-r2-00056963.fit -8.5 -6.4 -4.5 0.9 7.0 8.3 10.4