Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 06:05:04 -0600 From: Dan Long Subject: 2.5m obslog 20010417 (MJD 52017) APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Tuesday April 17, 2001 (MJD 52017) OBSERVING TEAM: =============== Dan Long (APO) Atsuko Kleinman (APO) Bryan Laubscher (LANL) PT VISITORS: ========= THE PLAN: ========= Imaging if photometric. Spectroscopy shake/science if clouds present. SYNOPSIS: ========= High clouds first half and poor seeing much of the night made for a spectroscopy night. Four plates were done ( 543, 516, 539, 366 ). GENERAL COMMENTS (see Problems below for details): ================================================== Tonight was the first on-sky test of version v3_41_5a of SOP. Everything seemed to work with one curious exception. f4l, which works in IOP, doesn't work in SOP. It complains about unprocessed command line parameters in a murSend command, then returns to the sop> prompt without any focus log data. The reply to the command and the traceback are in the problems section. See also PR 2276. As this was the only problem encountered v3_41_5a has been declared current. Auroral lines showed up on the spectroscopic exposures tonight, though not nearly as strongly as a couple weeks ago. A couple of times I thought I noticed a pinkish cast to the northern sky, but could never quite convince myself I wasn't just seeing it because I thought it should be there. It was humid tonight, spending much of the night around a 3 C dewpoint depression. By the end of the night the top of the doghouse was wet as was the dirty aluminum floor around the telescope, but the telescope itself remained dry. The flat field screens felt slightly damp as well. We need to be careful in conditions like this to check the flat field screens ( which overcool more than other parts of the telescope ) to make sure they don't get dripping wet and drip onto the primary when going to instrument change. DATA ACQUISITION : ================== IMAGING: -------- Run Stripe Strip Flavor Lambda Last Begin End Frame # Comments ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2260 100 O bias -97.78 -93.24 44 bias in dark encl. SPECTROSCOPY: ------------- UT Exp Time flavor comment (S/N)^2 totals ========================================== b1 r1 b2 r2 ------ sequence 9574, plate -9999 ------- 22:51 9574 0.0 bias {{}} 22:58 9575 0.0 bias {{}} ------ sequence 9576, plate 543 ------- 16.5 17.9 16.8 15.9 00:23 9576 0.0 bias {{}} 02:37 9577 10.0 flat pre-flat 02:39 9578 2.0 arc pre-arc 03:02 9579 900.0 target science 03:20 9580 901.0 target science 03:43 9581 1202.0 target science 03:50 9582 240.0 smear {{Smear Pattern}} 04:08 9583 900.0 target science 04:10 9584 10.0 flat post-flat 04:13 9585 2.0 arc post-arc ------ sequence 9586, plate 516 ------- 16.7 14.8 16.3 18.4 04:40 9586 10.0 flat pre-flat 04:42 9587 2.0 arc pre-arc 05:02 9588 900.0 target science 05:19 9589 900.0 target science 05:37 9590 901.0 target science 05:56 9591 900.0 target science 06:03 9592 240.0 smear {{Smear Pattern}} 06:22 9593 900.0 target science 06:25 9594 10.0 flat post-flat 06:27 9595 2.0 arc post-arc ------ sequence 9596, plate 539 ------- 22.2 19.0 16.6 19.2 06:54 9596 10.0 flat pre-flat 06:56 9597 2.0 arc pre-arc 07:16 9598 900.0 target science 07:33 9599 901.0 target science 07:52 9600 901.0 target science 08:10 9601 900.0 target science 08:28 9602 901.0 target science 08:46 9603 900.0 target science 09:03 9604 901.0 target science 09:10 9605 240.0 smear {{Smear Pattern}} 09:13 9606 10.0 flat post-flat 09:15 9607 2.0 arc post-arc ------ sequence 9608, plate 366 ------- 19.3 22.9 17.0 18.3 09:47 9608 10.0 flat pre-flat 09:49 9609 2.0 arc pre-arc 10:08 9610 900.0 target science 10:25 9611 900.0 target science 10:43 9612 900.0 target science 11:01 9613 900.0 target science 11:08 9614 240.0 smear {{Smear Pattern}} 11:10 9615 10.0 flat post-flat 11:13 9616 2.0 arc post-arc Plate 543 was observed in sequence(s) 9576 for a total of 3903 seconds Plate 516 was observed in sequence(s) 9586 for a total of 4501 seconds Plate 539 was observed in sequence(s) 9596 for a total of 6304 seconds Plate 366 was observed in sequence(s) 9608 for a total of 3600 seconds OFFSETS: getclock Calib offsets Scale Time Ct Plate time Az El Rot Factor 20:24 1 543 987560645 -0.002254 -0.002472 -0.044743 1.000250 22:41 4 516 987568866 -0.004075 0.003242 0.007443 1.000050 00:52 5 539 987576732 -0.001821 0.006258 -0.056094 1.000060 03:49 9 366 987587356 0.007734 0.000281 -0.053357 0.999800 TAPES: Goes: JL3915 Stays: JL3922 FOCUS LOG: ========== setmir piston Temp Wind Time Inst scale M1 M2 Foc Az Alt C MPH Dir filt fwhm " 17:30 East door open, West door cracked, Exhaust fan on 18:10 Cone fans on 19:25 Enclosure opened 20:34 1 543 1.00015 -1481 -149 -50 250 72.3 8.7 10 82 - 1.9 21:10 1 543 1.00015 -1481 -135 -50 251 65.1 8.6 7 86 - 2.1 22:41 4 516 1.00005 -494 648 -100 18 58.3 8.8 6 110 - 2.7 23:39 4 516 0.99999 99 1136 -100 -10 59.3 7.7 10 116 - 3.2 00:14 4 516 0.99999 99 1142 -100 -26 57.0 7.2 13 123 - 3.1 00:52 5 539 1.00006 -593 582 -100 38 52.8 7.2 10 118 - 3.2 01:34 5 539 1.00006 -593 569 -100 21 57.1 8.1 9 110 - 3.3 02:31 5 539 1.00001 -99 974 -100 -6 58.8 6.7 12 128 - 2.9 03:49 9 366 0.99980 1974 2632 -150 164 62.2 7.1 13 155 - 3.3 04:18 9 366 0.99980 1974 2629 -150 172 63.5 6.8 14 166 - 2.8 04:51 9 366 0.99980 1974 2628 -150 181 63.9 7.5 12 176 - 2.5 05:25 Enclosure closed MIRROR NUMBERS ============== PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: 0.0260 0.0150 Axial B: -0.0360 -0.0510 Axial C: 0.0360 0.0300 Trans D: 3.7530 3.7560 Lateral E: 1.9070 1.9100 Lateral F: 0.4085 0.4095 GALILS Commanded: 4890. -2755. 465. -6642. 8737. 8322. Actual: 4900. -2750. 450. -6650. 8750. 8300. SETMIR VALUES primDesOrient: 0.00 -4.40 10.70 586.50 240.70 primOrient: 0.00 -4.56 10.53 586.58 240.03 SECONDARY: ---------- Focus: 0.0 Air temp: 10.1 C Altitude: 30.03 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: -1.2920 -1.29 +/-.05 Axial B: -1.3060 -1.30 +/-.05 Axial C: -1.3040 -1.31 +/-.05 Trans D: 0.1880 0.20 +/-.05 GALILS Commanded: 1583832. 1583850. 1583850. 2595. 3795. Actual: 1583850. 1583850. 1583850. 2600. 3800. SETMIR VALUES secDesOrient: 1257.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -175.00 secOrient: 1257.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -175.12 WEATHER SYNOPSIS ================ There were high clouds much of the night, with a clear time for about 4 hours between 00:30 and 04:30. It was also fairly humid with a light east wind which made for variable and generally poor seeing. WEATHER DATA: ============= Wind Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust DIMM Sky 16:01 55 38 3 299 (WNW) 1224 - Mostly Clear 17:01 55 38 2 266 (W) 1247 - Partly Cloudy 18:01 50 38 0 226 (SW) 1273 - Partly Cloudy 19:01 49 38 1 127 (SE) 1238 - Partly Cloudy 20:01 47 37 11 82 (E) 1489 - Partly Cloudy 21:01 48 35 8 81 (E) 1555 - Mostly Clear 22:01 50 20 2 105 (ESE) 1043 - Mostly Clear 23:01 48 32 10 123 (ESE) 1557 - Mostly Clear 00:01 45 39 9 105 (ESE) 2075 - Mostly Clear 01:01 45 39 12 123 (ESE) 2206 - Clear 02:01 45 37 8 116 (ESE) 1897 - Clear 03:01 44 38 9 136 (SE) 1873 - Clear 04:01 45 40 11 173 (S) 1993 - Clear 05:01 45 40 13 162 (SSE) 1842 - Mostly Clear 06:01 46 41 8 179 (S) 1889 - Mostly Clear LN2 SCHEDULE: ============= Spectrograph dewar 06:00 Dewar wt 228 lb Imager dewar 06:00 Dewar wt 128 lb TELESCOPE STATUS: ================= Stowed at 30 deg alt, cartridge 6 installed. Spectro auto-fill connected. INTERLOCKS: =========== none bypassed SOFTWARE USED: ============== IOP/SOP: v3_41_5a Watcher: v2_8_16 MCP: v4_6_6 TPM: v2_3_3 AstroDa: 14_36 TCC: 2.5.1a PROBLEMS IN DETAIL: =================== When f4l is issued in SOP it bombs out, returning no data. It is complaining about unprocessed command line parameters in a murSend command. See output and traceback below. Curiously, you can issue the same command in IOP and get data back. The only problem is that the instrument will be listed as imager. There is an error message here, but it doesn't keep it from coming back with data. "mur_send failure: Invalid argument type was passed" here is the output of f4l from SOP, followed by the traceback. sp1> f4l Error: Syntax Error: unprocessed command line parameters remain (check for extra parameters or invalid options) ftclParseArg: Error parsing the command USAGE: murSend [argument1] [argument2] [argument3] [argument4] [argument5] [argument6] [argument7] [argument8] [argument8] [argument10] -help sp1> tb Syntax Error: unprocessed command line parameters remain (check for extra parameters or invalid options) ftclParseArg: Error parsing the command USAGE: murSend [argument1] [argument2] [argument3] [argument4] [argument5] [argumet6] [argument7] [argument8] [argument8] [argument10] -help while executing "shTclParseArg $args $opts [info level 0]" invoked from within "if {[shTclParseArg $args $opts [info level 0]] == 0} { return }" (procedure "murSend" line 3) invoked from within "murSend spectroFocus $time $cartridge $plateId $scale $m1 $m2 $focus $az $alt $airTemperatue $windSpeed $windDirection" invoked from within "if {$plateId > 0} { set output [format "% 5s % 1d % 4d % 7.5f % 5.0f % 5.0f % 5.0f % 4.0f % 3.1f % 5.1f % .0f % 3.0f" $time $cartridge $plat ..." (procedure "focusLineForLog" line 85) invoked from within "focusLineForLog -maximumWait 60" ("eval" body line 1) invoked from within "eval $lineProducingProc -maximumWait $maximumWait" invoked from within "set dataLine [eval $lineProducingProc -maximumWait $maximumWait]..." ("foreach" body line 5) invoked from within "foreach lineProducingProc $lineProducingProcList { if {![info exists noHeader]} { set headerLineList [eval $lineProducingProc -header] } set d ..." (procedure "printLineForLog" line 11) invoked from within "printLineForLog $lineProducingProc $outputChannelList -maximumWait $maximumWait" invoked from within "if {[info exists noHeader]} { printLineForLog $lineProducingProc $outputChannelList -noHeader -maximumWait $maximumait } else { printLineForLo ..." (procedure "recordLineForLog" line 61) invoked from within "recordLineForLog focusLineForLog focus-52017.txt -maximumWait 60 -outputFileName default -verose 1" ("eval" body line 1) invoked from within "eval $logProducingCommand" (procedure "focusForLog" line 21) invoked from within "focusForLog" invoked from within "f4log" ("uplevel" body line 1) invoked from within "uplevel 1 [tclx_unknown2 $args]" invoked from within "return [uplevel 1 [tclx_unknown2 $args]]..." (procedure "unknown" line 8) invoked from within "f4l"