Subject: 2.5m obslog 20110327 (MJD 55648) From: kpan@apo.nmsu.edu Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:18:40 +0000 (UTC) APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Sunday March 27, 2011 (MJD 55648) ---- Observing Team ---- Howard Brewington Kaike Pan ---- Observing Plan ---- 27 Mar 2011 55648.0 0.39 02:43 11:34 08:00 16:53 BOSS 8.9 hours ---- Observing Summary ---- Sky was clear. Seeing was good for most parts of night, at 1.1-1.6" by the guider, 0.5-1.0" by DIMM, except for the first one hour. We observed and finished 8 BOSS plates: cart 11, plate 4793. DONE. cart 14, plate 4650. DONE. cart 13, plate 4773. DONE. cart 12, plate 4732. DONE. cart 15, plate 4039. DONE. cart 17, plate 3945. DONE. cart 16, plate 4009. DONE. cart 10, plate 3964. DONE. Dust level was at 2.1K to 2.4K, we accumulated 25 K*hours dust. Please check mirrors. ---- Observing Log ---- Afternoon: ---------- 23:00Z Started the afternoon checkout. Checked email Checked status of rain sensor Recorded the software versions Recorded and checked mirror numbers Did 'platedb showActive' All BOSS/MARVELS carts are ready Tested the actors Check calib lamps Guider/gcamera tests: a) gcamera status (simulate=off; temp=-40) b) gcamera dark time=20 c) gcamera flat time=0.5 cartridge=16 d) guider status Spectro tests and focus a) guider loadCartridge b) boss exposure bias itime=0 c) boss exposure dark itime=20 d) sop hartmann e) sop doCalibs f) checked xMid and waveMid values g) declared calibs as test Checked that carts are in bay correctly; All BOSS/MARVELS carts are ready Mounted first cart of the night 23:45Z Opened doors/louvers; turned on fans hub25m> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sda2 95G 16G 75G 18% / /dev/sda4 793G 136G 616G 19% /home /dev/sda1 99M 19M 75M 20% /boot tmpfs 5.9G 0 5.9G 0% /dev/shm sdssfiles1-p://data1/data/MARVELS 1.8T 278G 1.6T 16% /MARVELS /dev/drbd1 13T 3.7T 8.9T 30% /data 23:30Z started ventilation. Night: --------- 01:20Z enclosure off. 01:42Z cart 11, plate 4793. SOGTF. 02:15:43 hartSp1: r=806, b=2.8, txt=OK, sp1Temp = 7.4 ; 02:15:43 sos.sp1AverageMove = -1113 02:15:48 motorPos.sp1.move: -1111, -1113, -1108; 02:15:49 hartSp2: r=-260, b=-0.9, txt=OK, sp2Temp = 6.9 ; 02:15:49 sos.sp2AverageMove = 452 02:15:52 motorPos.sp2.move: 452, 452, 452; 02:28Z started 15 min science X 5 Sky was clear, seeing at 1.8-2.3" by the guider. During last three exposures, seeing improved to 1.5"-1.8". The plate is done. MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum Plugfile ------------------------------------------------------------ 55648 1.8 4.9 1.7 4.2 900.8 12.6 4793-55648-01 55648 2.0 5.3 1.9 4.7 900.8 13.9 4793-55648-01 55648 2.6 6.1 2.3 5.9 900.8 16.9 4793-55648-01 55648 2.6 6.3 2.6 5.8 900.8 17.3 4793-55648-01 55648 2.6 6.5 2.5 5.4 900.8 17.0 4793-55648-01 ------------------------------------------------------------ 11.6 29.1 11.0 26.0 4504.0 --> 77.7 03:54:13 loadCart: ct=14, pl=4650, sd=A; SOGTF. 03:59:15 hartSp1: r=515, b=1.8, txt=OK, sp1Temp = 6.2 ; 03:59:15 sos.sp1AverageMove = -822 03:59:19 motorPos.sp1.move: -823, -824, -823; 03:59:19 hartSp2: r=-128, b=-0.4, txt=OK, sp2Temp = 5.6 ; 03:59:19 sos.sp2AverageMove = 320 03:59:23 motorPos.sp2.move: 320, 320, 319; 04:04Z started 15 min science X 4 The sky was clear. Seeing at 1.2-1.8 (by the guider, 0.6-1.2" by DIMM). MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum Plugfile ------------------------------------------------------------ 55648 3.4 8.5 3.4 7.1 900.8 22.4 4650-55648-01 55648 3.5 8.4 3.3 6.9 900.8 22.1 4650-55648-01 55648 3.4 8.6 3.2 7.1 900.9 22.3 4650-55648-01 55648 3.1 8.2 3.0 6.7 900.9 21.0 4650-55648-01 ------------------------------------------------------------ 13.4 33.7 12.9 27.8 3603.4 --> 87.8 05:14:42 loadCart: ct=13, pl=4773, sd=A; SOGTF. 05:18:36 hartSp1: r=297, b=1.0, txt=OK, sp1Temp = 6.1 ; 05:18:36 sos.sp1AverageMove = 995 05:18:40 motorPos.sp1.move: 995, 999, 996; 05:18:40 hartSp2: r=-860, b=-2.9, txt=OK, sp2Temp = 5.5 ; 05:18:40 sos.sp2AverageMove = -2789 05:18:48 motorPos.sp2.move: -2788, -2785, -2789; 05:24Z started 15 min science. Sky was clear. Seeing at 1.2". The plate is done with existing signal. MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum Plugfile ------------------------------------------------------------ 55647 3.1 7.3 2.5 6.6 900.8 19.5 4773-55647-01 55647 3.2 7.2 2.6 6.5 900.8 19.5 4773-55647-01 55647 2.9 6.6 2.3 6.1 900.8 17.9 4773-55647-01 55647 2.6 6.0 1.9 5.4 900.8 15.9 4773-55647-01 55648 3.3 8.2 2.7 6.9 900.8 21.1 4773-55647-01 ------------------------------------------------------------ 15.1 35.3 12.0 31.5 4504.0 --> 93.9 05:42:55 loadCart: ct=12, pl=4732, sd=A; SOGTF. 05:48:06 hartSp1: r=136, b=0.5, txt=OK, sp1Temp = 6.1 ; 05:48:06 sos.sp1AverageMove = -2364 05:48:14 motorPos.sp1.move: -2363, -2367, -2365; 05:48:14 hartSp2: r=-560, b=-1.9, txt=OK, sp2Temp = 5.5 ; 05:48:14 sos.sp2AverageMove = -1168 05:48:20 motorPos.sp2.move: -1168, -1167, -1168; 05:50Z started 15 min science exposure X 5 the sky was clear. Guider seeing at 1.5-2.3". The plate is done. MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum Plugfile ------------------------------------------------------------ 55648 2.3 5.2 2.0 4.9 900.8 14.4 4732-55646-02 55648 2.2 4.9 1.8 4.7 900.8 13.6 4732-55646-02 55648 2.4 5.4 2.2 5.2 900.8 15.2 4732-55646-02 55648 2.3 5.1 2.2 5.2 900.8 14.8 4732-55646-02 55648 2.7 5.4 2.5 5.4 900.8 16.0 4732-55646-02 ------------------------------------------------------------ 11.9 26.0 10.7 25.4 4504.0 --> 74.0 07:17:00 loadCart: ct=15, pl=4039, sd=A; SOGTF. 07:21:53 hartSp1: r=64, b=0.2, txt=OK, sp1Temp = 6.0 ; 07:21:53 sos.sp1AverageMove = -691 07:21:57 motorPos.sp1.move: -691, -696, -690; 07:21:57 hartSp2: r=-880, b=-3.0, txt=OK, sp2Temp = 5.8 ; 07:21:57 sos.sp2AverageMove = -1488 07:22:03 motorPos.sp2.move: -1488, -1489, -1488; 07:26Z 15 min science X 3 the sky was clear. The guider seeing was at 1.5". MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum Plugfile ------------------------------------------------------------ 55646 1.1 3.5 1.2 3.2 900.9 9.0 4039-55634-02 55646 1.5 4.1 1.5 3.8 900.8 10.9 4039-55634-02 55646 1.2 3.5 1.2 3.2 900.8 9.1 4039-55634-02 55647 0.8 2.3 0.8 2.2 900.8 6.1 4039-55634-02 55648 2.6 5.1 2.3 4.4 900.8 14.4 4039-55634-02 55648 2.8 5.5 2.5 4.7 900.8 15.5 4039-55634-02 55648 3.2 5.8 2.9 5.3 900.8 17.2 4039-55634-02 ------------------------------------------------------------ 13.2 29.8 12.4 26.8 6305.7 --> 82.2 08:18:58 loadCart: ct=17, pl=3945, sd=A; SOGTF. 08:23:56 hartSp1: r=-52, b=-0.2, txt=OK, sp1Temp = 6.3 ; 08:23:56 sos.sp1AverageMove = 64 08:23:59 motorPos.sp1.move: 63, 68, 63; 08:24:00 hartSp2: r=-420, b=-1.4, txt=OK, sp2Temp = 5.8 ; 08:24:00 sos.sp2AverageMove = 292 08:24:03 motorPos.sp2.move: 294, 292, 292; 08:30Z started 15 min science. The sky was clear. Guider seeing 1.2". The plate was done with existing signal. MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum Plugfile ------------------------------------------------------------ 55646 1.1 4.1 1.1 4.1 900.8 10.4 3945-55643-02 55646 1.2 4.7 1.4 4.6 900.8 11.9 3945-55643-02 55646 0.8 3.1 0.9 3.1 900.8 7.9 3945-55643-02 55647 1.1 3.8 1.0 3.7 900.8 9.6 3945-55643-02 55647 1.1 3.9 1.1 3.9 900.8 10.0 3945-55643-02 55647 1.2 4.1 1.1 4.0 900.8 10.4 3945-55643-02 55647 0.9 3.2 0.9 3.2 900.8 8.2 3945-55643-02 55647 1.0 3.7 1.0 3.5 900.8 9.2 3945-55643-02 55648 3.2 6.9 3.0 6.4 900.8 19.5 3945-55643-02 ------------------------------------------------------------ 11.6 37.5 11.5 36.5 8107.2 --> 97.1 08:49:45 loadCart: ct=16, pl=4009, sd=A; SOGTF. 08:54:20 hartSp2: r=-909, b=-3.1, txt=OK, sp2Temp = 5.6 ; 08:54:20 sos.sp2AverageMove = -1780 08:54:26 motorPos.sp2.move: -1780, -1781, -1780; 08:54:26 hartSp1: r=-8, b=-0.0, txt=OK, sp1Temp = 6.2 ; 08:54:26 sos.sp1AverageMove = -2219. 09:00Z started 15 min science exposure X 5. The sky was clear. Guider seeing at 1.2". The plate is done. MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum Plugfile ------------------------------------------------------------ 55648 2.9 6.1 2.2 4.6 900.8 15.8 4009-55647-01 55648 3.0 6.5 2.3 5.0 900.8 16.8 4009-55647-01 55648 2.8 6.3 2.1 4.8 900.8 16.0 4009-55647-01 55648 2.5 6.1 2.0 4.8 900.8 15.4 4009-55647-01 55648 2.2 5.8 1.7 4.4 900.8 14.1 4009-55647-01 ------------------------------------------------------------ 13.4 30.8 10.3 23.6 4504.0 --> 78.1 10:23:39 loadCart: ct=10, pl=3964, sd=A; SOGTF. 10:28:16 hartSp1: r=-37, b=-0.1, txt=OK, sp1Temp = 5.9 ; 10:28:16 sos.sp1AverageMove = 370 10:28:25 motorPos.sp1.move: 370, 370, 370; 10:28:25 hartSp2: r=-44, b=-0.2, txt=OK, sp2Temp = 5.4 ; 10:28:25 sos.sp2AverageMove = 1196 10:28:31 motorPos.sp2.move: 1195, 1196, 1196; 10:31Z started 15 min science X 5 the sky was clear. Guider seeing was at 1.2-1.7". The plate is done. MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum Plugfile ------------------------------------------------------------ 55648 3.8 8.2 2.7 7.6 900.8 22.3 3964-55648-01 55648 3.0 6.4 2.2 6.5 900.8 18.1 3964-55648-01 55648 2.8 5.9 2.0 6.3 900.8 17.0 3964-55648-01 55648 2.2 4.8 1.6 5.1 900.8 13.7 3964-55648-01 55648 2.2 5.0 1.6 5.2 900.8 14.0 3964-55648-01 ------------------------------------------------------------ 14.0 30.3 10.1 30.7 4504.0 --> 85.1 12:00 Z mounted cart 18. 12:05Z enclosure on. ---- Telescope Offsets and Scale ---- 04:04:04 14-4650A 106.7 58.2 264.3 (-8.6, 4.9) (-12.4) ( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0) 1.000165 auto 05:23:17 13-4773A 0.5 61.7 180.5 (-4.0, 7.6) (33.8) ( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0) 1.000066 auto 05:51:50 12-4732A -5.9 59.5 175.0 (-1.0, 4.7) ( 8.7) ( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0) 1.000078 auto 07:26:09 15-4039A 28.9 55.8 204.0 (-7.4,10.7) (50.0) ( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0) 1.000076 auto 08:29:32 17-3945A 62.2 63.9 231.5 (-8.0, 8.5) (38.6) ( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0) 1.000217 auto 10:31:13 10-3964A -48.1 79.9 136.0 ( 1.9, 8.0) (104.0) ( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0) 1.000172 auto ---- Focus Log ---- 04:04:04 14-4650A 1.000165 -1627 235 426 106.7 58.2 5.4 12 224 1.5 auto 05:23:17 13-4773A 1.000066 -653 970 362 0.5 61.7 6.2 14 243 1.6 auto 05:51:50 12-4732A 1.000078 -770 850 334 -5.9 59.5 5.9 12 256 1.6 auto 07:26:09 15-4039A 1.000076 -751 865 323 28.9 55.8 6.6 12 264 1.7 auto 08:29:32 17-3945A 1.000217 -2142 -323 306 62.2 63.9 6.3 18 257 1.5 auto 10:31:13 10-3964A 1.000172 -1701 130 420 -48.1 79.9 5.0 14 264 2.7 auto ---- Weather Log ---- Time Inst Temp DP Dif Humid Wind Dir Dust,1um IRSC IRSCm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02:28:38 11-4793A 5.9 -10.2 16.1 30 15 222 2638 5.2 1518.0 2.1 auto 02:45:01 11-4793A 5.7 -10.3 16.0 30 14 215 2651 5.0 1523.0 2.3 auto 03:01:24 11-4793A 5.6 -10.2 15.8 31 16 225 2629 5.2 1521.0 2.0 auto 03:17:46 11-4793A 5.5 -10.4 15.9 30 13 232 2509 5.1 1524.0 1.9 auto 03:34:08 11-4793A 5.3 -10.9 16.2 29 10 211 2240 4.8 1530.0 1.9 auto 04:04:04 14-4650A 5.4 -10.4 15.8 30 12 224 2220 4.9 1533.0 1.5 auto 04:20:27 14-4650A 5.4 -10.4 15.8 31 10 235 2183 5.0 1532.0 1.6 auto 04:36:49 14-4650A 5.2 -10.8 16.0 30 10 222 2227 4.8 1536.0 1.6 auto 04:53:11 14-4650A 5.9 -11.5 17.4 27 16 237 2027 4.9 1536.0 1.6 auto 05:23:17 13-4773A 6.2 -11.4 17.6 27 14 243 1886 5.2 1541.0 1.6 auto 05:51:50 12-4732A 5.9 -10.1 16.0 30 12 256 1858 5.0 1528.0 1.6 auto 06:08:11 12-4732A 6.2 -9.5 15.7 31 18 236 2044 5.1 1525.0 1.7 auto 06:24:33 12-4732A 6.3 -9.8 16.1 30 12 228 1968 5.1 1524.0 1.8 auto 06:40:55 12-4732A 6.3 -9.9 16.2 30 14 264 1794 5.5 1541.0 2.0 auto 06:57:17 12-4732A 6.2 -9.9 16.1 30 13 264 1827 5.1 1541.0 1.8 auto 07:26:09 15-4039A 6.6 -9.9 16.5 29 12 264 1944 5.1 1525.0 1.7 auto 07:42:31 15-4039A 6.7 -9.5 16.2 30 13 268 2028 5.1 1524.0 1.4 auto 07:58:53 15-4039A 6.6 -9.7 16.3 30 18 265 2035 5.1 1519.0 1.6 auto 08:29:32 17-3945A 6.3 -9.4 15.7 31 18 257 2079 5.1 1525.0 1.5 auto 08:58:25 16-4009A 6.1 -9.1 15.2 32 13 250 2125 5.0 1543.0 1.5 auto 09:14:48 16-4009A 6.0 -9.1 15.1 33 18 244 2268 4.9 1545.0 1.5 auto 09:31:10 16-4009A 5.9 -8.9 14.8 33 16 266 2326 4.9 1527.0 1.4 auto 09:47:32 16-4009A 5.8 -8.4 14.2 35 19 254 2350 4.9 1531.0 1.5 auto 10:03:54 16-4009A 5.6 -8.3 13.9 36 18 269 2266 5.2 1534.0 1.5 auto 10:31:13 10-3964A 5.0 -8.3 13.3 37 14 264 2214 4.9 1537.0 2.7 auto 10:47:35 10-3964A 4.9 -8.2 13.1 38 12 264 2410 5.0 1543.0 1.6 auto 11:03:57 10-3964A 4.7 -8.2 12.9 38 19 274 2394 4.8 1548.0 1.5 auto 11:20:20 10-3964A 4.8 -8.1 12.9 38 17 283 2372 5.0 1553.0 1.7 auto 11:36:42 10-3964A 4.6 -8.1 12.7 39 14 279 2361 4.9 1556.0 1.9 auto ---- Telescope Status ---- 23:30ZZ Doors and louvers opened, fans on. 01:20Z Enclosure off. 12:05Z Enclosure on, doors and louvers closed, fans off. No interlocks bypassed. Status at: 12:20Z Telescope stowed at: 30,121,00 mount Instrument mounted: Cartridge 18 Counterweights at: 287 units LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on. 180L LN2 dewar scales: Sp_01 140 lbs, 22 psi Sp_02 158 lbs, 23 psi ---- Software Used ---- getVersions, 2011-03-27 23:06:34; ----STUI software: STUI: 1.0 2011-03-15; alerts: v1_1_4; apo: v1_7; boss: v2_5_0; boss.daq: 1.3.1; boss.specMech: 3.0.1; gcamera: v1_2_3; guider: v1_3_4; hub: Tag: sdss3_v1_1_5; mcp: v6_6_6; mcp.plc: 26; platedb: v1_0_5; sop: v1_1_9; sos: v1_1_7; sos.idlspec2d: v5_4_25; tcc: 2.14.0; -----Other software sdssProcedure(sdss3): v3_06; idlspec2d (sos3) --- v5_4_25 plate-mapper3 ------ NOCVS:v5_0_7 ---- Mirror Numbers ---- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: -5.519 -5.520 Axial B: -0.028 16.097 Axial C: 15.921 15.918 Trans D: 11.026 11.033 Lateral E: 10.6553 10.6553 Lateral F: 12.2555 12.2682 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: ---------- Focus: 0.00 Air temp: 11.7 Altitude: 30.0 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: -7.834 -7.834 Axial B: -2.439 -2.278 Axial C: 13.811 13.816 Trans D: 14.184 14.184 GALILS Commanded: 1585350 1566700 1598900 -1450 -50 Actual: 1585369 1566616 1598994 -1450 -50 SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -9.00 -4.00 -58.00 23.67 SecOrient: 1257.02 -9.05 -4.01 -58.09 23.35 ---- Problems in Detail ---- Note for setup a log window that catches reading out error. 02:51:20 APO.Craig: Filter: Warning +Custom 02:51:39 APO.Craig: and put the following into the Custom text: 02:51:41 APO.Craig: lambda x: 'CmdQueued' in x.keywords and 'set weather' not in x.msgStr and 'getFor=' not in x.msgStr 02:53:14 APO.Craig: That should show you all the commands which get sent to the various actors, plus all warnings and command failures. With a couple of stupid noisy things filtered out. 02:54:49 APO.Craig: The point is that while observing not much really happens, so warnings/errors are easy to spot. And warnings&errors are put in some not-too-noisy context. 02:55:29 APO.Craig: Also, a Log window with that filter holds many hours of observing.