APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Monday April 13, 2009 (MJD 54935) ---=== OBSERVING TEAM ===--- Audrey Simmons Alaina Shelden Nathan De Lee (MARVELS) Steph Snedden (support) ---=== OBSERVING PLAN ===--- SEGUE and MARVELS Science! ---=== OBSERVING SUMMARY ===--- Clouds periodically throughout the night Added signal to: SEGUE Cart 1 plate 3362 current s/n: 38.4 MARVELS Cart 9 plate 3277A and B Cart 4 plate 3280B Cart 6 plate 3414A Cart 2 plate 3344 Pre-selection LN2 dewar has enough left for one fill, but will need to be changed in the morning. ---=== OBSERVING LOG ===--- Afternoon: ---------- No problems during checkout 23:45Z Started ventilation Night: --------- 01:32Z Sunset 01:40Z Enclosure open 02:00Z - Mounted cart 1, SEGUE plate 3362. GSFOGTF. 02:17Z - Test precal. A few yellow values, but everything is in spec. 02:37Z - Precals. 02:44Z - 30 min exposure. Seeing 1.1" 02:56Z Evening twilight (18 deg) 03:17Z - 30 min exposure 03:50Z - postCalibs 04:04Z - doNextScience 1800 04:27Z - pauseStare--clouds and low efficiency 04:27Z Current status on plate as follows: --------------------------------------------------- MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum --------------------------------------------------- 54935 8.2 4.5 8.9 4.1 1800.0 25.7 54935 3.5 2.2 4.8 2.2 1800.0 12.7 54935 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 1279.0 0.7 --------------------------------------------------- Total: 11.9 6.9 13.9 6.4 4879.0 --> 39.1 Total when ALL b,r values > 2.0: 11.7 6.7 13.7 6.3 3600.0 --> 38.4 (limit=156.5) --------------------------------------------------- 05:30Z Clouds cleared, and it's time to switch to MARVELS when the spectrographs turn to pumpkins and the moon joins us at midnight (6:00Z) 05:40Z Cart 9 plate 3277A Jan09b_MARVELS 05:33Z 10 min cal in floor 05:47Z gotoGield, found stars 05:53Z start 50 min science exposure ave pmt: 24.25 06:00Z Moonrise 06:45Z 10 min cal in floor 06:50Z Cart 4 plate 3280B Jan09b_MARVELS 06:52Z gotoField, found stars 07:01Z start 50 min science exposure ave pmt: 23.9 07:54Z 10 min cal in floor 07:56Z Cart 9 plate 3277B Jan09b_MARVELS 08:02Z gotoField, found stars (some clouds) 08:07Z start 50 min science exposure ave pmt: 9.42 09:02Z 10 min cal in floor 09:04Z Cart 6 plate 3414A Mar09a_MARVELS 09:08Z gotoField, found stars (clouds continuing) 09:13Z start 50 min science exposure ave pmt: 9.65 10:06Z 10 min cal in floor 10:06Z fibers 11 and 12 appear to be broken 10:10Z Cart 2 plate 3344 Feb09b_MARVELS_Pre 10:10Z gotoField, found potential stars (semi cloudy) 10:16Z preCalilbs 10:22Z doNextScience 20 10:25Z doNextScience 20 10:29Z doNextScience 25 10:32Z doNextScience 25 10:35Z 10 min cal in floor 10:42Z Cart 6 plate 3414B Mar09a_MARVELS 10:47Z gotoField, used FK5 stars, having problems finding more than 2 stars. 11:13Z Morning twilight (18 deg) 11:20Z Enclosure on 11:32Z endNight finished and rejoiced :) 12:38Z Sunrise ---=== 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 60384, plate -9999 ------- 00:07 60384 0.0 bias ----- sequence 60385, plate 3373 ------- 00:14 60385 10.0 flat 00:16 60386 2.0 arc 00:21 60387 3.0 arc 00:23 60388 3.0 arc ----- sequence 60389, plate -9999 ------- 01:11 60389 0.0 bias ----- sequence 60390, plate 3362 ------- 02:20 60390 10.0 flat 02:22 60391 2.0 arc 02:39 60392 10.0 flat 02:42 60393 2.0 arc 03:16 60394 1800.0 target 03:49 60395 1800.0 target 03:52 60396 10.0 flat 03:55 60397 2.0 arc 04:28 60398 1279.0 target ----- sequence 60399, plate 3344 ------- 10:19 60399 10.0 flat 10:21 60400 2.0 arc 10:25 60401 21.0 target 10:28 60402 21.0 target 10:31 60403 26.0 target 10:34 60404 26.0 target 10:38 60405 26.0 target ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE I ===--- Time Instrument Az Alt Rot Scale pos offset pos offset pos offset ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 02:46Z 1 3362 193.70 0.0040 65.55 0.0029 21.06 0.0058 1.000100 06:02Z 9 3277 228.21 0.0027 51.85 0.0031 80.47 0.0251 1.000010 07:02Z 4 3280 243.52 0.0027 52.26 0.0020 92.70 0.0157 0.999860 08:13Z 9 3277 267.21 0.0030 51.24 0.0026 110.09 0.0273 0.999860 09:17Z 6 3414 121.25 0.0046 67.01 0.0043 -75.29 0.0141 1.000000 10:26Z 2 3344 130.13 0.0051 57.35 0.0054 -75.82 -0.0042 0.999940 ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE II ===--- ---=== FOCUS LOG ===--- setmir piston Temp Wind Time Inst scale M1 M2 Foc Az Alt (C) MPH Dir filt fwhm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:03Z 5 0 0.99996 395 1707 120 121 30.0 8.8 1 233 -- N/A 02:46Z 1 3362 1.00010 -986 447 125 194 65.6 5.8 10 195 -- 1.1 06:01Z 9 3277 1.00001 -98 1118 25 228 52.0 5.7 12 182 -- 1.0" 07:02Z 4 3280 0.99986 1381 2342 25 244 52.3 5.6 14 182 -- 1.3" 08:12Z 9 3277 0.99986 1381 2386 65 267 51.3 5.0 8 184 -- 1.3" 09:17Z 6 3414 1.00000 1 1202 65 121 67.0 5.0 10 185 -- 1.1" 10:26Z 2 3344 0.99994 591 1715 65 130 57.3 5.4 11 181 -- 1.1" ---=== WEATHER LOG ===--- Wind Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust DIMM Sky 23:44Z 52 14 10 244 (WSW) 511 - 00:17Z 47 7 9 259 (W) 475 - 00:49Z 48 12 7 247 (WSW) 471 - 01:21Z 44 13 5 254 (WSW) 471 - 01:53Z 42 11 4 227 (SW) 423 - 02:24Z 42 15 9 200 (SSW) 521 - 02:54Z 42 16 8 192 (SSW) 532 - 03:25Z 42 17 9 185 (S) 557 - 03:56Z 42 17 10 181 (S) 605 - 04:26Z 42 18 10 183 (S) 809 - 04:57Z 42 18 10 185 (S) 834 - 05:30Z 42 17 12 181 (S) 909 - 06:02Z 42 19 11 181 (S) 932 - 06:32Z 42 17 12 180 (S) 852 - 07:02Z 42 19 13 182 (S) 839 - 07:34Z 42 19 10 180 (S) 936 - 08:07Z 40 18 8 183 (S) 931 - 08:39Z 39 18 9 187 (S) 892 - 09:11Z 39 17 10 186 (S) 842 - 09:44Z 42 14 14 199 (SSW) 853 - 10:15Z 41 19 15 174 (S) 945 - 10:47Z 41 20 14 179 (S) 924 - 11:20Z 41 20 14 181 (S) 896 - ---=== TELESCOPE STATUS ===--- 23:45Z Started ventilation 01:40Z Enclosure off, doors and louvers open, fans off 11:20Z Enclosure on, doors and louvers closed, fans on No interlocks bypassed Status at: 11:29Z Telescope stowed at: 121, 30, 0 Instrument mounted: Cartridge 6 Counterweights at: 256 lbs LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on 180LN2 dewar scales: Spectro: 54.7 lbs 18.5 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: 2_43 SoS: 5_1_8 plate-mapper: 4_3_1 ---=== MIRROR NUMBERS ===--- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A -0.0300 -0.0280 Axial B 0.0280 0.0470 Axial C -0.0360 -0.0360 Trans D -0.7630 -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.: 8.3 Alt.: 30.000001 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A 18.5880 18.5840 Axial B 15.6320 15.6220 Axial C 13.8140 13.8150 Trans D 15.1010 15.1080 GALILS Commanded: 1626717. 1528726. 1595737. -2950. -4550. Actual: 1626627. 1528808. 1595583. -2945. -4561. SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -12.00 -28.00 -39.00 94.77 SecOrient: 1257.04 -12.06 -28.04 -39.22 94.74 ---=== PROBLEMS IN DETAIL ===--- Clouds intermittently all night. Could not find more than 2 guide stars on Cart 6 plate 3414B