From: ank@apo.nmsu.edu Subject: 2.5m obslog 2001-513 (MJD 52043) Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 03:18:48 -0600 (MDT) obs-report-25m@apo.nmsu.edu Sunday May 13 2001 Apache Point Observatory SDSS 2.5m Observing Log (MJD 52043) OBSERVING TEAM: =============== Atsuko Nitta Kleinman (APO) Eric Neilsen (FNAL) Bryan Laubscher (LANL) PT VISITORS: ========= THE PLAN: ========= Pointing model, Apache wheel, science SYNOPSIS FOR NIGHT: =================== Bad weather TELESCOPE STATUS: ================= Opened:Never Closed: DIMM: ===== not working INTERLOCKS: =========== none bypassed SOFTWARE USED: ============== IOP/SOP: v3_45_5 Watcher: v2_8_17 MCP: v5_0_0 AstroDa: 14_36 TCC: 2.5.2 TPM: v2_3_5 AstroDa: 14_36 tccmon: v1_6 sdssProcedures: v1_17 WEATHER SYNOPSIS (see below for hourly data): ============================================= Bad. GENERAL COMMENTS (see Problems below for details): ================================================== We noticed that we had the "MCP timeout error" in Watcher for the first time a long time. "timeout (Last packet:17:00:00 :May 12, 14:20:43 MDT)" We should have reported this yesterday. endNight ran successfully. DATA ACQUISITION (see IOP/SOP output below): =========================================== IMAGING: -------- Run Stripe Strip Flavor Lambda Last Frame # Begin End ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2291 100 O bias -43.76 -40.21 37 SPECTROSCOPY: ------------- UT Exp Time flavor comment =============================================== ------ sequence 9925, plate 9999 ------- 21:52 9925 0.0 bias {{}} MIRRORS: ======== Time dpTemp dewPt Press TmpOut HumOut Windd Winds 03:02 43.9 41.4 21.60 90 188.8 3.5 6 PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: 0.0290 0.0260 Axial B: -0.0320 -0.0350 Axial C: 0.0320 0.0350 Trans D: 3.7550 3.7550 Lateral E: 1.9070 1.9065 Lateral F: 0.4080 0.4080 GALILS Commanded: 4900. -2750. 450. -6650. 8750. 8300. 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: 6.6 C Altitude: 29.96 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: -1.2780 -1.2930 Axial B: -1.3010 -1.3070 Axial C: -1.2880 -1.3050 Trans D: 0.1770 0.1900 GALILS Commanded: 1583850. 1583850. 1583850. 2600. 3800. Actual: 1583838. 1583825. 1583895. 2600. 3800. SETMIR VALUES secDesOrient: 1257.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -175.00 secOrient: 1257.01 -0.02 0.00 0.00 -175.11 FOCUS LOG: ========== M1 Piston M2 Piston Temp Wind Time Inst setmir TCC setmir Az Alt C Dir MPH filt FWHM " (rel) (abs) LN2 SCHEDULE: ============= PROBLEMS: ========= id2 VME error messages while running dog house bias: dsc E trcErr vci fiber protocol fail (0x8) (dsc_E_trcErr vci fiber protocol fail (0x8) : May 13 19:02:30 MDT ) dsc E trcErr WRONG num of pix?? 2127 should be 2128 (dsc_E_trcErr WRONG num of pix?? 2127 should be 2128 : May 13 19:02:30 MDT ) dsc E trcErr WRONG num of pix?? for (sr<<16)|ccd:0x00000002 rowIdx:132 (dsc_E_trcErr WRONG num of pix?? for (sr<<16)|ccd:0x00000002 rowIdx:132 : May 13 19:02:30 MDT ) dsc E trcErr VCI+ error, trace buffer froozen (dsc_E_trcErr VCI+ error, trace buffer froozen : May 13 19:02:30 MDT ) WEATHER DATA: ============= Wind Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust DIMM Sky Precip. 17:01 51 38 11 136 (SE) 755 18:01 53 38 14 152 (SSE) 809 19:01 46 45 9 21 (NNE) 1035 20:01 45 45 0 333 (NNW) 599 21:01 44 43 11 75 (ENE) 579 22:01 44 44 13 217 (SW) 604 23:01 41 40 16 34 (NE) 303 00:01 43 38 10 35 (NE) 227 01:01 46 39 1 141 (SE) 898 02:01 44 42 4 159 (SSE) 882 03:01 44 41 1 220 (SW) 530 [pmt]cl = partly, mostly, totally cloudy DATA LOGS FROM IOP/SOP: =======================