Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:03:07 -0700 (MST) Subject: Re: 2.5m obslog 20091129 (MJD 55165) From: asimmons@apo.nmsu.edu To clarify, snow blew in from small gaps underneath the garage doors, which made the floor slippery. Also, the LN2 fills are covered for both the imager and the spectrographs until at least tomorrow night. > > APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M > > OBSERVING LOG > Sunday November 29, 2009 > > (MJD 55165) > > ---=== OBSERVING TEAM ===--- > > Audrey Simmons > Alaina Shelden > > ---=== OBSERVING PLAN ===--- > > MARVELS Science! > > ---=== OBSERVING SUMMARY ===--- > > Did not open due to bad weather (snow). > > Did MARVELS cals, see log for details. > > Swapped out the imager dewar, left the old one in the enclosure. > > To the day crew: BE CAREFUL!! There is snow and ice inside the > enclosure, > it's very difficult to walk! Same for the walk between plug lab and > enclosure. > > ---=== OBSERVING LOG ===--- > > > Afternoon: > ---------- > > 22:40Z Restarted servers > > 22:46Z Weather looks very bad for tonight--we have thick clouds and high > humidity, plus intermittent snow and blowing snow. > > 22:50Z Turned on ThAr lamp...even if we don't use it. > > 23:03Z Took a bias, a dark, an arc, a flat, and attempted hartmanns > (MARVELS > cart on) > > 23:12Z Turned telescope on. Did not check fiducials due to the lindy > cart > and a spare dewar in the enclosure. Mirror numbers are good. > > 23:40Z We shoveled some snow on the sidewalk, but the wind undid > everything > we shoveled. :( > > > Night: > ------ > > 00:08Z Started MARVELS cals > > > Frame Type Time Ave PMT > ----------------------------------------------------- > T00:08:34.300.fits Bias 0s > T00:10:27.030.fits Bias 0s > T00:12:20.390.fits Bias 0s > T00:14:11.980.fits Bias 0s > T00:16:14.300.fits TungNF 60s 14623 > T00:19:07.540.fits TungNF 60s 14590 > T00:22:01.730.fits TungNF 60s 14519 > T00:24:54.970.fits TungNF 60s 14683 > T00:31:17.110.fits ThArNF 1200s 68.35 > T00:53:10.420.fits ThArNF 1200s 68.84 > T01:15:03.630.fits ThArNF 1200s 68.96 > T01:15:03.630.fits ThArNF 1200s 69.02 > T01:59:36.710.fits TIONF 120s 7828. > T02:03:20.890.fits TIO 11s 41669 > T02:03:20.890.fits TIO 11s 42237 > T02:05:24.820.fits TIO 11s 42294 > T02:07:29.810.fits TIO 11s 42762 > T02:12:13.960.fits Tung 5s 71908 > T02:14:12.340.fits Tung 5s 82763 > T02:16:11.660.fits Tung 5s 78034 > T02:18:08.830.fits Tung 5s 75051 > T02:20:14.020.fits ThAr 160s 364.4 > T02:24:46.200.fits Dark 2400s 5.143 > T03:07:16.380.fits Other 2400s 5.141 > > > 03:50Z Cals finished > > 07:58Z Still cloudy and snowy with high humidity. High wind also. > > 10:10Z Swapped the imager dewar, and shut down the telescope. > > 10:12Z Turned off ThAr lamp. > > 10:56Z endNight finished...and there was much rejoicing. Yay. > > ---=== 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 ===--- > > Wind > Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust DIMM Sky > > 20:55Z 25 23 10 90 (E) 149 - snow > 21:27Z 25 23 13 86 (E) 40 - > 21:59Z 25 23 14 83 (E) 742 - > 22:32Z 24 21 15 76 (ENE) 49 - > 23:04Z 24 21 19 80 (E) 26 - > 23:37Z 23 21 23 73 (ENE) 29 - > 00:09Z 23 21 26 74 (ENE) 118 - > 00:41Z 22 21 28 60 (ENE) 22 - > 01:13Z 22 21 22 71 (ENE) 22 - > 01:45Z 22 21 21 75 (ENE) 310 - > 02:17Z 22 20 23 70 (ENE) 482 - > 02:49Z 21 19 21 70 (ENE) 60 - > 03:21Z 21 19 30 74 (ENE) 48 - > 03:54Z 21 19 27 74 (ENE) 191 - > 04:26Z 20 18 25 70 (ENE) 418 - > 04:58Z 20 18 26 73 (ENE) 426 - > 05:30Z 20 18 27 75 (ENE) 410 - > 06:02Z 20 18 23 82 (E) 820 - > 06:34Z 21 19 23 79 (E) 416 - > 07:07Z 21 18 21 82 (E) 589 - > 07:39Z 21 18 30 78 (ENE) 109 - > 08:11Z 21 18 21 80 (E) 118 - > 08:43Z 21 19 24 80 (E) 1921 - > 09:15Z 20 19 20 80 (E) 985 - snow > 09:47Z 22 19 24 76 (ENE) 197 - > 10:19Z 21 19 28 77 (ENE) 101 - > 10:52Z 21 20 26 81 (E) 93 - > > ---=== TELESCOPE STATUS ===--- > > > Never opened due to snow > > No interlocks bypassed. > > Status at: 10:56Z > > Telescope stowed at: 30,121,00 mount > Instrument mounted: Cartridge 6 > Counterweights at: 250 lbs > LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on. > 180L LN2 dewar scales: Spectro 244 lbs, 22 psi > Imager 253 lbs, 25 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: > SoS: v5_1_8 > plate-mapper: > > ---=== MIRROR NUMBERS ===--- > > > PRIMARY: > -------- > Scale: 1.000000 > > MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL > Axial A -0.6950 -0.6940 > Axial B -0.0330 -0.0410 > Axial C -0.3740 -0.3710 > Trans D 11.6110 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.: -4.4 > Alt.: 30.223873 > > MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL > Axial A 18.6340 18.6150 > Axial B 15.6350 15.6120 > Axial C 13.8570 13.8170 > Trans D -11.7880 -11.7780 > > GALILS > Commanded: 1597715. 1566181. 1588084. -7600. -12400. > Actual: 1597721. 1566188. 1588095. -7597. -12380. > > > SETMIR VALUES > SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -4.00 -9.00 10.00 234.42 > SecOrient: 1256.99 -4.00 -9.00 10.19 234.69 > > ---=== PROBLEMS IN DETAIL ===--- > > > > DSS DSS DSS DSS DSS Digital Sky Survey DSS DSS DSS DSS DSS DSS > DSS *** The information posted to SDSS mailing lists is proprietary *** > DSS This is message 4926 in the sdss-25mlog archive, URL > DSS http://www.astro.princeton.edu:81/sdss-25mlog/msg.4926.html > DSS The index is at > http://www.astro.princeton.edu:81/sdss-25mlog/INDEX.html > DSS To join/leave the list, go to > DSS > http://www.astro.princeton.edu:81/cgi-bin/mailinglists.pl/show_subscription?list=sdss-25mlog > DSS To post a message, mail it to sdss-25mlog@astro.princeton.edu > DSS > DSS DSS DSS DSS DSS DSS DSS DSS DSS DSS DSS DSS DSS DSS DSS DSS >