Subject: 2.5m obslog 20110220 (MJD 55613)
From: asimmons@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:04:28 +0000 (UTC)
                       APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M
                                 OBSERVING LOG
                          Sunday February 20, 2011
                                  (MJD 55613)
----  Observing Team ----
Alaina Shelden
Audrey Simmons
---- Observing Plan ----
BOSS and MARVELS science
---- Observing Summary ----
Most of the night was lost due to heavy clouds, high wind, and dust. We were able
to open at 0915Z and observe the last 3 MARVELS fields of the night in partly
cloudy, but poor seeing conditions.
We could not run the collimate routine on full hartmanns. When we try, the program
responds with 'nothing computed'. The short hartmanns run ok through STUI.
Please replace the dewers. They are low.
Please check the mirror for dust since we were open the past few nights with a lot
of dust in the air.
---- Observing Log ----
Afternoon:
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Turned on THAR lamp.
Checked out telescope. Gathered mirror numbers.
Mounted cart 13 for tests and beginning of night observations.
We did not start ventilating because of threatening clouds, high wind, and high
dust.
Collimated the spectrographs.
Night:
------
0455Z - WInd and dust died down, but there are still lots of clouds around. We
started ventilating anyway.
0510Z - Stopped ventilating. Dust spiked.
0758Z - Started ventilating, but did not open because of thick clouds still
around.
0920Z - Clouds were still lingering to the north, west, and south of us. They have
been for the past hour or so. We decided to try to observe even if they closed in
on us afterwards. We mounted cart 6 and opened the enclosure.
0936Z - Cals.
T09:36:13.190.fits[0]        2.000000        267428.000000
T09:38:12.590.fits[0]        15.000000       6446.307617
T09:40:23.500.fits[0]        2.000000        167911.000000
0945Z - gotoField cart 6, MARVELS plate 4587A, APGS M3. GSFOGTF.
0958Z - 50 min exposure. Seeing 1.9"
T09:58:40.980.fits[0]        3000.000000     19.084999
Broken fibers - 15/16, 79/80, 81/82
1050Z - Cals.
T10:50:24.900.fits[0]        2.000000        145735.000000
T10:52:23.280.fits[0]        15.000000       6426.307617
T10:54:35.200.fits[0]        2.000000        64835.000000
1051Z - Mounted cart 8, MARVELS plate 4588A, APGS N5466. GSFOGTF.
1059Z - 50 min exposure. Seeing 2.7"
T10:59:16.550.fits[0]        3000.000000     19.415001
Broken fibers - 107/108, 117/118
1151Z - Cals.
T11:51:01.300.fits[0]        2.000000        133499.000000
T11:52:59.680.fits[0]        15.000000       6097.846191
T11:55:11.530.fits[0]        2.000000        63041.000000
1152Z - Mounted cart 5, MARVELS plate 4592A, APG M53. GSFOGTF.
1159Z - 50 min exposure. Seeing 3.5"
T11:59:10.340.fits[0]        3000.000000     12.624333
No broken fibers.
1250Z - Cals.
T12:50:58.970.fits[0]        2.000000        335286.000000
T12:52:57.420.fits[0]        15.000000       6271.077148
T12:55:08.320.fits[0]        2.000000        243496.000000
1300Z - Closed enclosure and stopped ventilating.
---- Telescope Offsets and Scale ----
Time       Inst     Az  Alt  Rot  objArcOff  guideRot    calibOff    scale
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10:02:06 6-4587A   63  79  238  ( 2.1, 1.5) (61.5) ( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0) 1.000353
11:02:40 8-4588A   10  85  190  ( 0.6, 0.9) (209.0) ( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0) 1.000272
12:02:58 5-4592A  294  33  130  ( 2.1, 4.3) (-66.5) ( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0) 1.000332
---- Focus Log ----
Time       Inst      Scale    M1    M2  Focus Az  Alt   Temp  Wind  Dir
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10:02:06 6-4587A 1.000353 -3484 -1045  720   63  79    -2.1     7  265  1.9
11:02:40 8-4588A 1.000272 -2685  -434  673   10  85    -2.8    18  279  2.5
12:02:58 5-4592A 1.000332 -3277  -900  571  294  33    -2.4    14  296  4.3
---- Weather Log ----
Time       Inst    Temp   DP   Dif  Humid Wind Dir Dust,1um IRSC  IRSCm
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10:02:06 6-4587A  -2.1 -13.8  11.7   40    7  265    772   52.0  1619.0  1.9
11:02:40 8-4588A  -2.8 -13.5  10.7   43   18  279    674    5.1  1621.0  2.5
12:02:58 5-4592A  -2.4 -14.6  12.2   38   14  296    562   14.3  1618.0  4.3
---- Telescope Status ----
0920Z - Opened enclosure.
1300Z - Enclosure is on, doors and louvers are closed, and fans are off.
Status at: 1300Z
Telescope stowed at:    30,121,00 mount
Instrument mounted:     Cartridge 5
Counterweights at:      280 lbs
LN2 autofill systems:   Connected and turned on.
SP1 LN2 dewar scale:    95.80 lbs, 18.72 psi
SP2 LN2 dewar scale:    63.90 lbs, 22.37 psi
---- Software Used ----
getVersions,  2011-02-20 23:16:37;
----STUI software:
STUI: 1.0b17 2011-02-16;
alerts: trunk+svn115546;
apo:  v1_5;
boss:  v2_4_2;
boss.daq: 1.2.14;
boss.specMech: 3.0.1;
gcamera: v1_2_3;
guider: v1_3_2;
hub: Tag: sdss3_v1_1_5;
mcp:  v6_6_6;
mcp.plc:  26;
platedb: v1_0_5;
sop: v1_1_7;
sos: v1_1_7;
sos.idlspec2d: v5_4_25;
tcc: 2.14.0;
-----Other software
sdssProcedure(sdss3): v3_06;
---- Mirror Numbers ----
PRIMARY:
--------
Scale: 1.000000
MIGS		TONIGHT	NOMINAL
Axial A:	-5.52	-5.5210
Axial B:	16.099	16.0910
Axial C:	15.921	15.9190
Trans D:	11.031	10.9960
Lateral E:	10.6553	10.6553
Lateral F:	12.2555	12.2555
GALILS
Commanded:  10600 -250 5800 10250 13050 12650
Actual:     10600 -250 5800 10250 13050 12650
SETMIR VALUES
PrimDesOrient: 0.00 -13.67 10.53 574.80 742.37
PrimOrient:    0.00 -13.67 10.53 574.80 742.37
SECONDARY:
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Focus:      0.00
Air temp:   6.7
Altitude:   30.3
MIGS		TONIGHT	NOMINAL
Axial A:	-7.834	-7.8330
Axial B:	-2.433	4.8850
Axial C:	13.816	13.820
Trans D:	14.192	14.1910
GALILS
Commanded: 1585350 1566700 1598900 -1450 -50
Actual:    1585318 1566723 1598912 -1450 -50
SETMIR VALUES
SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -9.00 -4.00 -58.00 23.67
SecOrient:    1257.02 -9.02 -3.98 -58.07 23.32
---- Problems in Detail ----
High Dust
High Wind
Clouds