APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Sunday October 11, 2009 (MJD 55116) ---=== OBSERVING TEAM ===--- Viktor Malanushenko Alaina Shelden ---=== OBSERVING PLAN ===--- Science! ---=== OBSERVING SUMMARY ===--- Plate data base is still down! We don't have any way to plan plugging for the all BOSS night coming tomorrow! Paul suggests that guider should have exposures of 20s Fits headers had problems between frames 102316-102322 BOSS countdown window works well and is amazing. :) We could not find more than one star on Cart 6B. Is there a way to get sticky offsets and transfer to log, as before? Could not find stars for Cart 4B either. Pulled them in eventually. Cart 12 is split into 2 groups--exposures taken with spectrographs out of focus (up to 102326) and exposures taken with spectrographs in better focus. Observed: Boss Cart 12 plate 3537 Cart 10 plate 3558 MARVELS Cart 6 plate 3075A Cart 4 plate 3084B Cart 7 plate 3087A Cart 12 plate 3537 summary Exp type --------------------- 102313 science 102314 flat 102315 arc 102316 hartmann (should be Left, says Out) 102317 hartmann (should be Right, says Left) 102318-320 science (says Right, should be Out) 102321 flat (says Right, should be Out) 102322 arc (says Right, should be Out) 102323-325 hartmann (Out, Left, Right) 102326-329 science 102330 flat 102331 arc Cart 10 plate 3558 summary Exp type --------------------- 102332 flat 102333 arc 102334 science 102335 flat 102336 arc Summary, MARVELS Cart 6 plate 3075A HD4203 Frame Type Time Ave PMT Seeing ------------------------------------------------------------------ T06:53:30.900.fits TIO 11s 47217 T06:55:36.280.fits ThAr 160s 344.6 T07:00:09.630.fits TIO 11s 48523 T07:20:35.840.fits Science 50m 30.07 0.81"" T08:12:49.170.fits TIO 11s 47699 T08:14:54.490.fits ThAr 160s 344.1 T08:19:28.820.fits TIO 11s 44998 Summary, MARVELS Cart 4 plate 3084B WASP-1 Frame Type Time Ave PMT Seeing ------------------------------------------------------------------ T09:37:09.040.fits TIO 11s 45983 T09:39:14.250.fits ThAr 160s 342.2 T09:43:48.570.fits TIO 11s 47978 T10:02:29.640.fits Science 50m 29.43 1.03" Summary, MARVELS Cart7 plate 3087A HD37605 Frame Type Time Ave PMT Seeing ------------------------------------------------------------------ T10:55:24.500.fits TIO 11s 45329 T10:57:29.890.fits ThAr 160s 341.2 T11:02:04.200.fits TIO 11s 46888 T11:12:07.390.fits Science 50m 27.87 0.80" T12:07:22.730.fits TIO 11s 45569 T12:09:26.840.fits ThAr 160s 339.3 T12:14:00.220.fits TIO 11s 47902 ---=== OBSERVING LOG ===--- Afternoon: ---------- 22:56Z ThAr lamp on temps: sp1-- -119.6, -99.6 sp2-- -121.1, -101.2 00:03Z Start hartmann frames 102307-308, 102310-311 Collimation: boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=1078 b=1078 c=1078 boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=o b=0 c=0 sp1> 23:50:37 .boss 0 boss w RawLine="Coll_motor_A 26715 01P0000026715 " -- 26729 23:50:37 .boss 0 boss w RawLine="Coll_motor_B 26307 02P0000026307 " -- 26302 23:50:37 .boss 0 boss w RawLine="Coll_motor_C 26303 01P0000026303 " -- 26310 23:50:37 .boss 0 boss w RawLine="Temp_Median 12.5 " sp2> 23:51:17 .boss 0 boss w RawLine="Coll_motor_A 19954 01P0000019954 " 23:51:17 .boss 0 boss w RawLine="Coll_motor_B 19948 02P0000019948 " 23:51:17 .boss 0 boss w RawLine="Coll_motor_C 19953 01P0000019953 " 23:51:17 .boss 0 boss w RawLine="Temp_Median 11.1 " --------- boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=0 b=0 c=0 boss moveColl spec=sp2 a=6109 b=6109 c=6109 sp1> 00:14:59 .boss 0 boss w RawLine="Coll_motor_A 26747 01P0000026747 " -- 26715 00:14:59 .boss 0 boss w RawLine="Coll_motor_B 26301 02P0000026301 " -- 26307 00:14:59 .boss 0 boss w RawLine="Coll_motor_C 26307 01P0000026307 " -- 26303 00:14:59 .boss 0 boss w RawLine="Temp_Median 12.5 " sp2> 00:15:20 .boss 0 boss w RawLine="Coll_motor_A 26062 01P0000026062 " -- 26063 00:15:20 .boss 0 boss w RawLine="Coll_motor_B 26061 02P0000026061 " -- 26057 00:15:20 .boss 0 boss w RawLine="Coll_motor_C 26062 01P0000026062 " -- 26062 00:15:20 .boss 0 boss w RawLine="Temp_Median 11.1 " 00:10Z Opened doors, louvers, start ventilations. 00:40Z Afternoon check had no problems. The platedb site is down, as it was yesterday. 00:43Z Some clouds, so we'll be doing spectroscopy tonight. 00:57Z Some small clouds in the area, could have rain in them. Will open in about 30 min. Night: ------ 00:43Z Sunset 01:38Z Opened enclosure. DIMM computer was restarted. 01:57Z Evening twilight (18 deg) 02:04Z Cartidge 12 plate 3537 * Some clouds periodically 02:04Z guide stars on gotoField 02:07Z boss dark frame 102312 02:24Z Guider initially worked, then stopped. 02:27Z Paul got the guider connected and running for us. 02:30Z Restarted guider, got it running. 02:49Z boss expose science itime=900 03:13Z sop doCalibs nflat=1 narc=1 03:30Z sop hartmann--NO COLLIMATE! 03:46Z boss expose science itime=900 04:04Z boss expose science itime=900 04:21Z boss expose science itime=900 04:26Z On checking fits headers, the hartmann and following science exposures say the following: 102316 Out arc 102317 Left arc 102318 Right sci 102319 Right sci We looked at 319, and it looks like a science image, so something is wrong with the Hartmann label in the headers. HOWEVER--CAN'T RUN COLLIMATE!!! 04:39Z sop doCalibs nflat=1 narc=1 04:49Z Problem with the Right fits header persists, so we run sop hartmann to hopefully clear it up. 04:57Z boss expose science itime=900 (started before mirrors are moved) sp1 sp2 ------------------------------ temp 8.5 7.7 b 7.0 15.4 r -1796 -3953 pre motorPosition=26747,26301,26307,26062,26061,26062 post motorPosition=24943,24501,24511,22109,22108,22109 05:23Z All exposures after frame 102326 are taken after moving mirrors, but without taking another hartmann to double check focus. 05:35Z boss expose science itime=900 05:54Z boss expose science itime=900 06:11Z sop doCalibs Cart 12 plate 3537 summary Exp type --------------------- 102313 science 102314 flat 102315 arc 102316 hartmann (should be Left, says Out) 102317 hartmann (should be Right, says Left) 102318-320 science (says Right, should be Out) 102321 flat (says Right, should be Out) 102322 arc (says Right, should be Out) 102323-325 hartmann (Out, Left, Right) 102326-329 science 102330 flat 102331 arc 06:23Z Cart 10 plate 3558 (temp~7C, focus ~600) 06:23Z gotoField, found stars with some small adjustments. 06:33Z sop doCalibs 06:41Z boss expose science itime=900 06:58Z sop doCalibs Cart 10 plate 3558 summary Exp type --------------------- 102332 flat 102333 arc 102334 science 102335 flat 102336 arc 06:52Z Moonrise 07:11Z Marvels Cart 6 plate 3075A (temp ~6.8, focus ~485) 07:11Z gotoField, found stars 06:53Z Start cals 07:20Z start 50 min science exposure 08:12Z start cals Summary, MARVELS Cart 6 plate 3075A HD4203 Frame Type Time Ave PMT Seeing ------------------------------------------------------------------ T06:53:30.900.fits TIO 11s 47217 T06:55:36.280.fits ThAr 160s 344.6 T07:00:09.630.fits TIO 11s 48523 T07:20:35.840.fits Science 50m 30.07 0.81"" T08:12:49.170.fits TIO 11s 47699 T08:14:54.490.fits ThAr 160s 344.1 T08:19:28.820.fits TIO 11s 44998 08:31Z No broken fibers! 08:23Z Marvels Cart 6 plate 3075B HIP14810 08:23Z gotoField, found 1 star and could not get the rest to come in. 09:48Z Marvels Cart 4 plate 3084B WASP-1 09:48Z gotoField, could find no guide stars. 10:02Z started science exposure 10:05Z Humidity is creeping up. Summary, MARVELS Cart 4 plate 3084B WASP-1 Frame Type Time Ave PMT Seeing ------------------------------------------------------------------ T09:37:09.040.fits TIO 11s 45983 T09:39:14.250.fits ThAr 160s 342.2 T09:43:48.570.fits TIO 11s 47978 T10:02:29.640.fits Science 50m 29.43 1.03" 11:14Z No broken fibers! 11:08Z Marvels Cart 7 plate 3087A HD37605 11:03Z gotoField, found stars. 11:12Z started science exposure Summary, MARVELS Cart7 plate 3087A HD37605 Frame Type Time Ave PMT Seeing ------------------------------------------------------------------ T10:55:24.500.fits TIO 11s 45329 T10:57:29.890.fits ThAr 160s 341.2 T11:02:04.200.fits TIO 11s 46888 T11:12:07.390.fits Science 50m 27.87 0.80" T12:07:22.730.fits TIO 11s 45569 T12:09:26.840.fits ThAr 160s 339.3 T12:14:00.220.fits TIO 11s 47902 12:25Z No broken fibers! 11:43Z Morning twilight (18 deg) 12:15Z Enclosure on 12:22Z endNight finished...and there was much rejoicing. Yay. 12:30Z Turned off ThAr lamp ---=== IMAGING RUN SUMMARY ===--- Run Time Stripe Lambda Last Flavor Comments Start End Begin End Frame ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8085 23:56Z 00:16Z 100 O 88.97 93.95 33 bias ---=== 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 ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE I ===--- Time Instrument Az Alt Rot Scale pos offset pos offset pos offset ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE II ===--- ---=== 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 21:01Z 53 34 21 211 (SSW) 752 - 21:33Z 50 35 25 215 (SW) 770 - 22:05Z 51 33 28 214 (SW) 815 - 22:37Z 50 33 20 236 (SW) 1075 - 23:10Z 51 35 15 249 (WSW) 1093 - 23:42Z 50 34 22 213 (SSW) 1086 - 00:14Z 50 33 18 212 (SSW) 1042 - 00:38Z 49 32 19 245 (WSW) 932 - most clear 01:10Z 49 28 17 239 (WSW) 703 - 01:42Z 48 29 14 234 (SW) 721 - 02:14Z 48 27 14 250 (WSW) 770 - part cloud 02:47Z 48 29 17 232 (SW) 1003 - 03:19Z 48 30 15 258 (WSW) 916 - 03:51Z 47 29 20 248 (WSW) 758 - 04:23Z 47 29 17 222 (SW) 731 - 04:55Z 46 29 16 254 (WSW) 647 - 05:27Z 45 31 15 244 (WSW) 775 - clear 05:59Z 45 31 22 247 (WSW) 782 - 06:32Z 44 32 16 260 (W) 840 - 07:04Z 44 33 14 266 (W) 935 - 07:36Z 44 33 13 258 (WSW) 959 - 08:08Z 43 33 8 263 (W) 895 - 08:40Z 42 34 9 268 (W) 951 - 09:12Z 42 34 11 293 (WNW) 1019 - 09:44Z 42 34 14 292 (WNW) 919 - 10:17Z 41 35 15 299 (WNW) 978 - 10:49Z 42 35 14 293 (WNW) 955 - 11:21Z 41 35 9 283 (WNW) 956 - 11:53Z 42 35 11 279 (W) 1011 - 12:25Z 40 35 9 267 (W) 986 - ---=== TELESCOPE STATUS ===--- 00:10Z - Began ventilation. Doors open, louvers opened, fans on. 01:38Z - Opened enclosure. 12:15Z - Enclosure on, doors and louvers closed, fans off. No interlocks bypassed. Status at: 12:27Z Telescope stowed at: 30,121,00 mount Instrument mounted: Cartridge 7 Counterweights at: 240 lbs LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on. 180L LN2 dewar scales: Spectro 84.50 lbs, 24.95 psi Imager 66.60 lbs, 18.31 psi ---=== SOFTWARE USED ===--- IOP/SOP: v4_40_0 Watcher: v2_36_0 MCP: NOSVN TPM: tpm_v3_5_0 AstroDa: v15_13_1 TCC: TCC 2.11.0 2009-06-24 sdssProcedures: v3_02 SoS: v5_1_8 plate-mapper: v4_3_1 ---=== MIRROR NUMBERS ===--- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A -0.6930 -0.6940 Axial B -0.0310 -0.0410 Axial C -0.3720 -0.3710 Trans D 11.6120 11.6170 Lateral E 10.3632 10.3505 Lateral F 11.9380 11.9253 GALILS Commanded: 9900. 400. 5850. 1200. 2950. 2750. Actual: 9917. 401. 5832. 1205. 2954. 2757. SETMIR VALUES PriDesOrient: 0.00 -3.30 5.10 278.08 178.06 PriOrient: 0.00 -3.04 5.26 277.70 178.07 SECONDARY: ---------- Focus: 0.00 Air Temp.: 10.2 Alt.: 29.996644 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A 18.6070 18.6150 Axial B 15.6100 15.6120 Axial C 13.8240 13.8170 Trans D -11.7770 -11.7780 GALILS Commanded: 1597740. 1566288. 1588102. -7600. -12400. Actual: 1597721. 1566188. 1588095. -7597. -12380. SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -4.00 -9.00 10.00 234.42 SecOrient: 1257.03 -3.98 -8.98 10.20 234.68 ---=== PROBLEMS IN DETAIL ===--- Collimate, from afternoon: IDL> collimate, 102307 ANALYZING FOCUS FOR CAMERA b1 COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.60 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b1 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.20 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of 16.8 degrees for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) ANALYZING FOCUS FOR CAMERA b2 COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 1.85 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b2 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.20 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of 51.9 degrees for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) ANALYZING FOCUS FOR CAMERA r1 COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.15 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r1 appears to be IN-FOCUS (|mean| < 0.20 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of 1078 steps for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: Command: "boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=1078 b=1078 c=1078" COLLIMATE: Current motorPosition = 25651 25224 25232 COLLIMATE: New motorPosition = 26729 26302 26310 ANALYZING FOCUS FOR CAMERA r2 COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.00 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r2 appears to be IN-FOCUS (|mean| < 0.20 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of 0 steps for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: Command: "boss moveColl spec=sp2 a=0 b=0 c=0" COLLIMATE: Current motorPosition = 19954 19948 19953 COLLIMATE: New motorPosition = 19954 19948 19953 % Program caused arithmetic error: Floating illegal operand IDL> collimate, 102310 ANALYZING FOCUS FOR CAMERA b1 COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.45 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b1 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.20 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of 12.6 degrees for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) ANALYZING FOCUS FOR CAMERA b2 COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 1.85 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b2 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.20 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of 51.9 degrees for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) ANALYZING FOCUS FOR CAMERA r1 COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.00 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r1 appears to be IN-FOCUS (|mean| < 0.20 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of 0 steps for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: Command: "boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=0 b=0 c=0" COLLIMATE: Current motorPosition = 26715 26307 26303 COLLIMATE: New motorPosition = 26715 26307 26303 ANALYZING FOCUS FOR CAMERA r2 COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.85 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r2 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.20 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of 6109 steps for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: Command: "boss moveColl spec=sp2 a=6109 b=6109 c=6109" COLLIMATE: Current motorPosition = 19954 19948 19953 COLLIMATE: New motorPosition = 26063 26057 26062 % Program caused arithmetic error: Floating illegal operand Collimate, to fix header probs. sp1=8.5C sp2=7.7C IDL> collimate, 102324 ANALYZING FOCUS FOR CAMERA b1 COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.25 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b1 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.20 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of 7.0 degrees for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) ANALYZING FOCUS FOR CAMERA b2 COLLIMATE: Mean offset = 0.55 pix COLLIMATE: Camera b2 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.20 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of 15.4 degrees for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: (if red is already in focus) ANALYZING FOCUS FOR CAMERA r1 COLLIMATE: Mean offset = -0.25 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r1 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.20 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of -1796 steps for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: Command: "boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=-1796 b=-1796 c=-1796" COLLIMATE: Current motorPosition = 26747 26301 26307 COLLIMATE: New motorPosition = 24951 24505 24511 ANALYZING FOCUS FOR CAMERA r2 COLLIMATE: Mean offset = -0.55 pix COLLIMATE: Camera r2 appears to be OUT-OF-FOCUS (|mean| > 0.20 pix) COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of -3953 steps for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: Command: "boss moveColl spec=sp2 a=-3953 b=-3953 c=-3953" COLLIMATE: Current motorPosition = 26062 26061 26062 COLLIMATE: New motorPosition = 22109 22108 22109 % Program caused arithmetic error: Floating illegal operand