APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Saturday October 9, 2010 (MJD 55479) ---=== OBSERVING TEAM ===--- Viktor Malanushenko Dmitry Bizyaev ---=== OBSERVING PLAN ===--- BOSS Science for the whole night ---=== OBSERVING SUMMARY ===--- Partly clear and dark BOSS science night with good seeing. Clouds after ~ 6:30Z. BOSS cartridges used: 10 (4317) - not yet done 11 (4197) - DONE 13 (4218) - DONE 14 (4236) - DONE 16 (4257) - not done yet 17 (3670) - not done yet Please check guide fiber #11 in cartridge 17 - looks like it fell off. Scissors lift in the cartridge bay can be operated only in the manual mode. ---=== OBSERVING LOG ===--- Afternoon: ---------- 23:40Z ventilation started Night: ------ 00:40Z enclosure off 01:13Z gotoField with cart. 10 plate 4317 GSOGTF Seeing ~ 1.3 - 1.5" 10 01:17 b1-00120240 10 4317 arc Lef 4.8 -5388 -6847 -5213 HART 11 01:17 b1-00120241 10 4317 arc Rig 4.8 -5388 -6847 -5213 HART 12 01:19 b1-00120242 10 4317 arc Out 4.8 -4284 -5746 -4108 13 01:20 b1-00120243 10 4317 fla Out 30.8 -4284 -5746 -4108 14 01:45 b1-00120244 10 4317 arc Lef 4.8 -4284 -5746 -4108 HART 15 01:46 b1-00120245 10 4317 arc Rig 4.8 -4284 -5746 -4108 HART 16 01:48 b1-00120246 10 4317 arc Out 4.8 -4300 -5760 -4121 17 01:50 b1-00120247 10 4317 fla Out 30.8 -4300 -5760 -4121 18 01:54 b1-00120248 10 4317 sci Out 900.8 -4300 -5760 -4121 19 02:11 b1-00120249 10 4317 sci Out 900.8 -4300 -5760 -4121 ------------------------------------------------------------ MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum Plugfile ------------------------------------------------------------ 55478 2.7 5.3 3.0 5.0 900.8 16.0 4317-55478-01 55478 2.7 5.1 3.0 5.1 900.8 15.9 4317-55478-01 55479 3.3 5.9 3.6 5.8 900.8 18.6 4317-55478-01 55479 3.4 6.1 3.7 5.8 900.8 19.0 4317-55478-01 ------------------------------------------------------------ 12.1 22.4 13.3 21.7 3603.2 --> 69.5 ------------------------------------------------------------ This plate is not finished yet. -- 02:31Z cart. 11 plate 4197 is mounted Suddenly, guuder starts to complain that it cannot apply offset because of permission problem: 02:38:40 APO.viktorm.sop 779 guider w text="Failed to issue offset" 02:38:40 client.v9.guider 212 tcc w permsTxt="Authorization table has no entry for program: client" 02:38:40 .perms 0 perms w permsTxt="Authorization table has no entry for program: client" 02:38:40 client.v9.guider 212 hub f NoPermission="you do not have permission to command tcc" 02:38:40 APO.viktorm.sop 779 guider w text="Failed to issue offset in rotator" Craig immediately notified (via the instant messanger), and then fixed it. 7 minutes lost due to this problem. GSOGTF Seeing ~ 1.2 - 1.5" 20 02:33 b1-00120250 11 4197 arc Lef 4.8 -4300 -5760 -4121 HART 21 02:34 b1-00120251 11 4197 arc Rig 4.8 -4300 -5760 -4121 HART 22 02:35 b1-00120252 11 4197 arc Out 4.8 -3983 -5446 -3807 23 02:36 b1-00120253 11 4197 fla Out 30.8 -3983 -5446 -3807 24 02:50 b1-00120254 11 4197 sci Out 900.8 -3983 -5446 -3807 25 03:06 b1-00120255 11 4197 sci Out 900.8 -3983 -5446 -3807 26 03:23 b1-00120256 11 4197 sci Out 900.8 -3983 -5446 -3807 27 03:39 b1-00120257 11 4197 sci Out 900.8 -3983 -5446 -3807 28 03:55 b1-00120258 11 4197 sci Out 900.8 -3983 -5446 -3807 29 04:12 b1-00120259 11 4197 sci Out 900.8 -3983 -5446 -3807 30 04:29 b1-00120260 11 4197 sci Out 900.8 -3983 -5446 -3807 ---- logfile-55479.html ---- ------------------------------------------------------------ MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum Plugfile ------------------------------------------------------------ 55479 2.6 5.7 2.5 5.0 900.8 15.8 4197-55479-01 55479 2.8 6.3 2.6 5.6 900.8 17.3 4197-55479-01 55479 3.0 6.5 2.8 5.9 900.8 18.2 4197-55479-01 55479 3.0 6.8 2.8 5.9 900.8 18.5 4197-55479-01 55479 2.8 6.4 2.6 5.0 900.8 16.8 4197-55479-01 55479 2.8 6.2 2.6 4.6 900.8 16.2 4197-55479-01 55479 2.5 5.7 2.5 4.7 900.8 15.4 4197-55479-01 ------------------------------------------------------------ 19.5 43.6 18.4 36.7 6305.6 --> 118.2 ------------------------------------------------------------ This plate is done. -- 04:45Z scisors lift in the cartridge bay stopped working in auto mode. Reset did not help. It can be operated in manual mode only from this point. 04:49Z cart 13 plate 4218 is mounted GSOGTF Seeing ~ 1.2 - 1.5", clear sky 31 04:51 b1-00120261 13 4218 arc Lef 4.8 -3983 -5446 -3807 HART 32 04:51 b1-00120262 13 4218 arc Rig 4.8 -3983 -5446 -3807 HART 33 04:53 b1-00120263 13 4218 arc Out 4.8 -1594 -3056 -1417 34 04:54 b1-00120264 13 4218 fla Out 30.8 -1594 -3056 -1417 35 04:59 b1-00120265 13 4218 sci Out 900.8 -1594 -3056 -1417 36 05:16 b1-00120266 13 4218 sci Out 900.8 -1594 -3056 -1417 37 05:32 b1-00120267 13 4218 sci Out 900.8 -1594 -3056 -1417 38 05:48 b1-00120268 13 4218 sci Out 900.8 -1594 -3056 -1417 39 06:05 b1-00120269 13 4218 sci Out 900.8 -1594 -3056 -1417 40 06:21 b1-00120270 13 4218 sci Out 900.8 -1594 -3056 -1417 ------------------------------------------------------------ MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum Plugfile ------------------------------------------------------------ 55479 4.1 7.4 3.4 5.8 900.8 20.7 4218-55479-01 55479 4.1 7.3 3.4 5.8 900.8 20.6 4218-55479-01 55479 4.4 7.5 3.5 5.8 900.8 21.2 4218-55479-01 55479 4.3 7.3 3.5 5.4 900.8 20.5 4218-55479-01 55479 3.8 6.4 3.1 4.7 900.8 18.0 4218-55479-01 55479 4.2 6.7 3.2 4.7 900.8 18.8 4218-55479-01 ------------------------------------------------------------ 24.9 42.6 20.1 32.2 5404.8 --> 119.8 ------------------------------------------------------------ This plate is done. One extra exposure is added because of a gap between the max/min observing time for the plates. -- 06:41Z cart 14 plate 4236 is mounted GSOGTF Seeing ~ 1.1 - 1.5", some clouds are coming to the field after 6:30Z, more serious after 8 Z. 41 06:43 b1-00120271 14 4236 arc Lef 4.8 -1594 -3056 -1417 HART 42 06:44 b1-00120272 14 4236 arc Rig 4.8 -1594 -3056 -1417 HART 43 06:45 b1-00120273 14 4236 arc Out 4.8 -5404 -6867 -5227 44 06:47 b1-00120274 14 4236 fla Out 30.9 -5404 -6867 -5227 45 06:52 b1-00120275 14 4236 sci Out 900.8 -5404 -6867 -5227 46 07:08 b1-00120276 14 4236 sci Out 900.8 -5404 -6867 -5227 47 07:24 b1-00120277 14 4236 sci Out 900.8 -5404 -6867 -5227 48 07:41 b1-00120278 14 4236 sci Out 900.8 -5404 -6867 -5227 49 07:57 b1-00120279 14 4236 sci Out 900.8 -5404 -6867 -5227 50 08:13 b1-00120280 14 4236 sci Out 900.8 -5404 -6867 -5227 51 08:30 b1-00120281 14 4236 sci Out 900.8 -5404 -6867 -5227 52 08:46 b1-00120282 14 4236 sci Out 900.8 -5404 -6867 -5227 53 09:03 b1-00120283 14 4236 sci Out 900.8 -5404 -6867 -5227 ------------------------------------------------------------ MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum Plugfile ------------------------------------------------------------ 55479 3.3 7.2 3.2 6.3 900.8 20.0 4236-55479-01 55479 3.0 5.9 2.8 5.4 900.8 17.1 4236-55479-01 55479 3.3 6.4 3.1 6.0 900.8 18.8 4236-55479-01 55479 1.9 3.4 1.8 2.9 900.8 10.0 4236-55479-01 55479 1.5 2.4 1.3 2.1 900.8 7.3 4236-55479-01 55479 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 900.8 0.2 4236-55479-01 55479 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 900.8 0.6 4236-55479-01 55479 3.2 5.9 3.2 4.8 900.8 17.1 4236-55479-01 55479 1.5 2.5 1.5 2.0 900.8 7.5 4236-55479-01 ------------------------------------------------------------ 17.8 33.9 17.0 29.9 8107.2 --> 98.6 ------------------------------------------------------------ This plate is done. -- 09:22Z plate 4257 cart. 16 is mounted GSOGTF Sky is mostly cloudy 54 09:24 b1-00120284 16 4257 arc Lef 4.8 -5404 -6867 -5227 HART 55 09:25 b1-00120285 16 4257 arc Rig 4.8 -5404 -6867 -5227 HART 56 09:26 b1-00120286 16 4257 arc Out 4.8 -12869 -14333 -12691 57 09:28 b1-00120287 16 4257 fla Out 30.9 -12869 -14333 -12691 58 09:32 b1-00120288 16 4257 sci Out 900.8 -12869 -14333 -12691 59 09:49 b1-00120289 16 4257 sci Out 900.8 -12869 -14333 -12691 60 10:05 b1-00120290 16 4257 sci Out 900.8 -12869 -14333 -12691 ------------------------------------------------------------ MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum Plugfile ------------------------------------------------------------ 55479 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.6 900.8 2.2 4257-55479-01 55479 2.4 5.4 2.0 4.4 900.8 14.2 4257-55479-01 55479 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 900.8 0.8 4257-55479-01 ------------------------------------------------------------ 3.0 6.6 2.4 5.2 2702.4 --> 17.2 ------------------------------------------------------------ Not finished. -- 10:30Z cart. 17 plate 3670 is mounted GSOGTF in large fibers. Large fiber 11 got doughnut - probably the fiber fell off? Needs to be checked. Sky is partly cloudy, then mostly clear, then mostly cloudy. Seeing ~ 1.4 - 1.9" At ~ 11:10Z guider got frozen and stopped guiding (although it indicated "Integrating" in the status line with frozen progress bar. We applied a sequence recommended by Craig (to stageManager the gcamera only), but this didn't work. We had to stageManager both gcamera and guider, then "restart" them in STUI, only then it got fixed. Guide stars were on the fibers when the guider started again. 61 10:32 b1-00120291 17 3670 arc Lef 4.8 -12869 -14333 -12691 HART 62 10:32 b1-00120292 17 3670 arc Rig 4.8 -12869 -14333 -12691 HART 63 10:34 b1-00120293 17 3670 arc Out 4.8 -6496 -7959 -6317 64 10:35 b1-00120294 17 3670 fla Out 30.8 -6496 -7959 -6317 65 10:41 b1-00120295 17 3670 sci Out 900.8 -6496 -7959 -6317 66 10:57 b1-00120296 17 3670 sci Out 900.8 -6496 -7959 -6317 67 11:14 b1-00120297 17 3670 sci Out 900.8 -6496 -7959 -6317 68 11:32 b1-00120298 17 3670 sci Out 900.8 -6496 -7959 -6317 ------------------------------------------------------------ MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum Plugfile ------------------------------------------------------------ 55479 2.6 4.8 2.5 4.3 900.8 14.2 3670-55479-01 55479 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.7 900.8 2.3 3670-55479-01 55479 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 900.8 0.0 3670-55479-01 55479 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 900.8 1.0 3670-55479-01 ------------------------------------------------------------ 3.2 5.8 3.2 5.3 3603.2 --> 17.5 ------------------------------------------------------------ Not done. 11:58Z cartridge 10 is mounted 12:02Z enclosure on 12:08Z endNight finished ---=== 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 ---=== 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 ===--- ---=== TELESCOPE STATUS ===--- 23:40Z - Began ventilation. Doors and louvers opened, fans on. 00:40Z - Enclosure off. 12:02Z - Enclosure on, doors and louvers closed, fans off. No interlocks bypassed. Status at: 12:07Z Telescope stowed at: 30,121,00 mount Instrument mounted: Cartridge 10 Counterweights at: 295 lbs LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on. 180L LN2 dewar scales: Spectro2 106 lbs, 21 psi Spectro1 232 lbs, 25 psi ---=== SOFTWARE USED ===--- IOP/SOP: v4_40_0 Watcher: v2_36_0 MCP: v6_6_5 TPM: tpm_v3_5_0 ----STUI software STUI: 1.0b4 2010-10-01 alerts: trunk+svn114742 apo: v1_5 boss: v2_3_9 boss.daq: 1.2.14 boss.specMech: 3.0.1 gcamera: v1_2_2 guider: v1_2_1 hub: Tag: sdss3_v1_1_4 mcp: v6_6_5 mcp.plc: 25 latedb: v1_0_5 sop: v1_1_4 sos: v1_1_4 tcc: 2.13.0 -----Other software sdssProcedure(sdss3): v3_06 ------ platedb: v1_0_5 sop: v1_1_4 sos: v1_1_4 tcc: 2.13.0 -----Other software sdssProcedure(sdss3): v3_06 Setting up: idlspec2d Flavor: Linux64 Version: v5_4_19 Setting up: |elodie Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_3 Setting up: |spinspect Flavor: Linux64 Version: start Using /home/sdss3/products/NULL/specflat/v1_8/ups/specflat.table Setting up: |specflat Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_8 Setting up: |speclog Flavor: NULL Version: trunk Setting up: |platelist Flavor: Linux64 Version: trunk Setting up: |platedb Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_0_4 Setting up: | sqlalchemy Flavor: Linux64 Version: 0.5.5 Setting up: | |psycopg Flavor: Linux64 Version: 2.0.11 Setting up: | actorcore Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_12_4 Setting up: | |opscore Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_5 Setting up: | | external Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_2_0 Setting up: | | actorkeys Flavor: Linux64 Version: trunk Setting up: | | |plc Flavor: Linux64 Version: v24 Setting up: | | | sdsstools Flavor: Linux64 Version: trunk Setting up: | | |sdss3tools Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_7_7 Setting up: | | RO Flavor: Linux64 Version: RO-2.3.5 Setting up: |idlutils Flavor: Linux64 Version: v5_4_15 Setting up: | idl Flavor: Linux64 Version: 7.1 Setting up: | dust Flavor: Linux64 Version: v0_1 ---=== MIRROR NUMBERS ===--- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A -5.5180 -5.5100 Axial B 16.0970 16.0940 Axial C 15.9190 15.9220 Trans D 11.0030 11.0100 Lateral E 10.6426 10.6553 Lateral F 12.2428 12.2301 GALILS Commanded: 10600. -250. 5800. 10250. 13050. 12650. Actual: 10600. -250. 5800. 10250. 13053. 12647. SETMIR VALUES PriDesOrient: 0.00 -13.67 10.53 574.80 742.37 PriOrient: 0.00 -13.67 10.53 574.80 742.37 SECONDARY: ---------- Focus: 0.00 Air Temp.: 13.3 Alt.: 30.002843 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A -7.8360 -7.8320 Axial B -0.0440 -0.0410 Axial C 13.8160 13.8180 Trans D 14.1840 14.1840 GALILS Commanded: 1585299. 1566704. 1598912. -1450. -50. Actual: 1585350. 1566695. 1598880. -1462. -69. SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -9.00 -4.00 -58.00 23.67 SecOrient: 1257.00 -9.01 -3.98 -58.07 23.32 ---=== PROBLEMS IN DETAIL ===---