Subject: 2.5m obslog 20110511 (MJD 55693) From: kpan@apo.nmsu.edu Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 11:08:29 +0000 (UTC) APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Wednesday May 11, 2011 (MJD 55693) ---- Observing Team ---- Audrey Simmons Kaike Pan ---- Observing Plan ---- MARVELS/APOGEE until 08:33 (5.6 h), then BOSS (2.0 h) ---- Observing Summary ---- We lost one hour to clouds. We accumulated ~30K dust-hours, please check mirrors, thanks. Under partly cloudy to clear sky, and intermediate seeing (~1.5"), we observed Four MARVELS plates: cart 9, plate 4517A. Field APGS AOD1. Seen spectra in all fibers. cart 9, plate 4517B. Field APG M53. No spectra seen in fiber 69/70 and 95/96. cart 3, plate 4823A. Field APGS N5466. No spectra seen in fibers: 107/108, 117/118, 49/50. cart 1, plate 4817A. Field APGS, M107. Spectra are seen only in 13-36, 38-42. Two BOSS plates: cart 18, plate 4727. DONE. cart 17, plate 4187. DONE. Problems: 1. spectra are seen only in 14 fibers (13-36, 38-42) for plate 4817A on cartridge 1. 2. The plug for marvels gang connector hole on side A on cartridge 1 is very very hard to be removed. But it's easy to plug in. It is also very easy to put gang connector in and remove gang connector from the hole. 3.We noticed that PMT counts on MARVELS software MJCI are much lower than they were. For most field, we used to get PMT ~ 40, tonight we only have ~20 under similar conditions. ---- Observing Log ---- Afternoon: ---------- Took biases, a dark, hartmanns, and some cals (the light was on in the enclosure). Checked out telescope. No problems. Mounted cart 9 for the beginning of the night. 00:00Z started ventilation. 01:20Z MARVELS maps on. Night: ----- 01:50Z enclosure off. 02:06Z MARVELs calibs T02:04:06.880.fits TIO 244158.00 5809.7490 T02:06:07.550.fits THAR 6463.4614 804.40924 T02:08:20.560.fits TIO 353404.00 5837.0620 02:20Z cart 9, plate 4517A. Field APGS AOD1. SOGTF. 02:50Z 50min science. Partly cloudy sky but the field pointing to was clear. The seeing at 1.5-1.7". Clouds came in in last 15 minutes. T02:50:56.530.fits STAR 20.410334 700.25543 Spectra are seen in all fibers. 03:42Z calibs. T03:42:42.030.fits TIO 16681.000 5710.7036 T03:44:42.600.fits THAR 6680.4614 823.79096 T03:46:56.780.fits TIO 102123.00 5680.7104 03:43Z cart 9, plate 4517B. Field APG M53. SOGTF. But lost them to clouds. Waiting for the sky to clear up. 04:45Z clouds started to break up. we took another set of calibs. T04:45:16.290.fits TIO 344134.00 5719.7974 T04:47:18.020.fits THAR 6373.5386 800.63409 T04:49:31.050.fits TIO 133928.00 5679.2373 04:52Z started 50 min science. Partly cloudy sky, seeing at 1.3"-1.6". T04:51:28.570.fits STAR 26.045000 793.39984 No spectra seen in fiber 69/70 and 95/96. 05:43Z calibs. T05:43:13.520.fits TIO 60133.000 5172.9692 T05:45:14.290.fits THAR 5881.7690 778.41522 T05:47:27.350.fits TIO 120764.00 5170.8159 05:48Z cart 3, plate 4823A. Field APGS N5466. SOGTF. 05:53Z started 50 min science. Clear sky, seeing at 1.3-1.6". T05:52:10.360.fits STAR 20.445333 713.59735 No spectra seen in fibers: 107/108, 117/118, 49/50. 06:44Z calibs T06:43:55.550.fits TIO 155909.00 5277.9121 T06:45:56.160.fits THAR 5846.9229 774.70630 T06:48:09.360.fits TIO 220022.00 5268.7744 06:49Z cart 1, plate 4817A. Field APGS, M107. GSOGTF. Clear sky, low altitude (at ~40), seeing at ~2.0". T06:54:14.930.fits STAR 8.6950000 529.05566 Spectra are seen only in 13-36, 38-42. 07:50Z calibs. T07:46:08.480.fits TIO 262988.00 5012.8789 T07:48:09.120.fits THAR 5689.6152 766.26056 T07:50:22.150.fits TIO 70100.000 5059.1167 We still have 30 min MARVELS time, but it is not enough for another MARVELS exposure. So we decided to move BOSS. 08:05Z cart 18, plate 4727. With calib offsets: Az=4", alt=12", all stars on GTF. hartSp1: r=-1098, b=-3.8, txt=OK, sp1Temp = 5.3 ; sos.sp1AverageMove = 471 motorPos.sp1.move: 472, 478, 473; hartSp2: r=247, b=0.8, txt=OK, sp2Temp = 4.9 ; sos.sp2AverageMove = 1225 motorPos.sp2.move: 1224, 1225, 1226; 15 min science exposure X 5. Clear sky, guider seeing at 1.3-1.5". The plate is done. MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum Plugfile ------------------------------------------------------------ 55693 2.0 6.0 1.7 5.6 900.8 15.3 4727-55692-01 55693 2.7 6.6 2.3 6.3 900.8 17.9 4727-55692-01 55693 3.4 7.4 2.8 6.4 900.8 20.0 4727-55692-01 55693 2.8 6.0 2.3 5.5 900.9 16.6 4727-55692-01 55693 2.7 5.8 2.3 5.7 900.8 16.5 4727-55692-01 ------------------------------------------------------------ 13.6 31.8 11.4 29.5 4504.1 --> 86.3 09:33Z cart 17, plate 4187. SOGTF. 09:36:15 hartSp1: r=-1448, b=-5.0, txt=OK, sp1Temp = 4.8 ; 09:36:15 sos.sp1AverageMove = -459 09:36:21 motorPos.sp1.move: -459, -454, -461; 09:36:21 hartSp2: r=-116, b=-0.4, txt=OK, sp2Temp = 4.4 ; 09:36:21 sos.sp2AverageMove = -2573 09:36:29 motorPos.sp2.move: -2573, -2574, -2573; 15 min science exposure X 4. 10:35Z the plate has enough signal to be declared done, and we still have time for one more exposure, so we take one bonus exposure on this plate. The plate is done. MJD b1 r1 b2 r2 Texp Sum Plugfile ------------------------------------------------------------ 55691 2.0 5.4 2.2 5.6 900.8 15.2 4187-55689-01 55692 0.9 2.3 0.9 2.1 900.8 6.2 4187-55689-01 55692 0.7 1.7 0.8 1.4 900.8 4.6 4187-55689-01 55692 0.6 1.6 0.8 1.2 900.8 4.2 4187-55689-01 55693 2.4 6.2 2.5 6.0 900.9 17.1 4187-55689-01 55693 2.3 6.1 2.4 6.3 900.8 17.1 4187-55689-01 55693 2.6 6.2 2.7 6.2 900.8 17.7 4187-55689-01 55693 2.2 5.3 2.4 5.4 900.8 15.3 4187-55689-01 ------------------------------------------------------------ 13.7 34.8 14.7 34.2 7206.5 --> 97.4 10:55Z enclosure on. ---- Telescope Offsets and Scale ---- Time Inst Az Alt Rot objArcOff guideRot calibOff scale -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03:11 9-4517A 9.5 57.3 188.0 (-1.4, 6.2) (22.0) ( 0.0, 5.4, 0.0) 1.000266 04:55 9-4517B 2.7 74.3 182.3 (-1.9,-1.2) (49.8) ( 3.6,12.6, 0.0) 1.000216 05:55 3-4823A -11.9 85.9 168.6 (-1.1, 0.7) (185.1) ( 3.6,12.6, 0.0) 1.000176 07:17 1-4817A 18.9 42.2 196.2 (-3.7,-1.6) (54.6) ( 3.6,12.6, 0.0) 1.000273 08:05 18-4727A -11.9 82.7 168.8 (-4.9, 2.0) (98.4) ( 3.6,12.6, 0.0) 1.000148 a 08:22 18-4727A -36.6 81.2 146.2 (-6.1, 2.8) (69.3) ( 3.6,12.6, 0.0) 1.000123 a 08:38 18-4727A -52.7 78.8 132.1 (-6.2, 4.1) (45.0) ( 3.6,12.6, 0.0) 1.000117 a 08:54 18-4727A -63.1 75.9 123.7 (-5.9, 4.9) (30.6) ( 3.6,12.6, 0.0) 1.000110 a 09:11 18-4727A -70.2 72.7 118.6 (-5.4, 5.8) (25.1) ( 3.6,12.6, 0.0) 1.000106 a 09:39 17-4187A 295.4 69.6 124.7 (-7.5, 3.5) ( 3.4) ( 3.6,12.6, 0.0) 1.000074 a 09:56 17-4187A 289.9 66.4 121.2 (-6.6, 4.1) (-1.5) ( 3.6,12.6, 0.0) 1.000095 a 10:12 17-4187A 285.5 63.1 118.7 (-6.4, 4.4) (-5.1) ( 3.6,12.6, 0.0) 1.000097 a 10:29 17-4187A 281.8 59.8 117.0 (-5.9, 5.0) (-7.8) ( 3.6,12.6, 0.0) 1.000103 a ---- Focus Log ---- Time Inst Scale M1 M2 Focus Az Alt Temp Wind Dir -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03:11 9-4517A 1.000266 -2624 -542 473 9.5 57.3 5.9 14 255 1.9 04:55 9-4517B 1.000216 -2131 -244 396 2.7 74.3 5.3 6 254 1.6 05:55 3-4823A 1.000176 -1736 70 394 -11.9 85.9 5.2 5 284 1.5 07:17 1-4817A 1.000273 -2698 -654 372 18.9 42.2 4.7 8 326 2.1 08:05 18-4727A 1.000148 -1462 303 396 -11.9 82.7 4.3 1 175 1.8 a 08:22 18-4727A 1.000123 -1210 519 405 -36.6 81.2 4.3 3 352 1.5 a 08:38 18-4727A 1.000117 -1153 572 408 -52.7 78.8 4.3 15 314 1.4 a 08:54 18-4727A 1.000110 -1083 638 412 -63.1 75.9 4.2 9 352 1.6 a 09:11 18-4727A 1.000106 -1041 681 417 -70.2 72.7 4.0 15 329 2.0 a 09:39 17-4187A 1.000074 -729 964 437 295.4 69.6 3.7 12 308 1.5 a 09:56 17-4187A 1.000095 -942 800 442 289.9 66.4 3.7 9 330 1.8 a 10:12 17-4187A 1.000097 -962 787 438 285.5 63.1 3.6 10 334 1.5 a 10:29 17-4187A 1.000103 -1016 752 441 281.8 59.8 3.5 8 15 1.6 a ---- Weather Log ---- Wind DIMM IRSC Time Temp C Dewp C MPH Dir Dust fwhm mean sigma 18:00 6.5 -11.6 13.1 263.1 18913 18:15 5.8 -11.8 14.6 300.3 15911 18:30 4.9 -11.4 18.2 300.2 16213 18:45 6.1 -11.4 17.9 261.8 14402 19:00 8.2 -11.3 17.9 263.8 14653 19:15 7.2 -11.7 11.2 259.3 15894 19:30 8.8 -12.1 15.7 264.0 14738 19:45 10.4 -11.8 10.0 250.9 14770 20:00 7.4 -12.9 18.1 263.1 14159 20:15 10.7 -11.5 19.0 228.4 14548 20:30 8.5 -12.9 19.6 256.8 13986 20:45 10.7 -11.9 22.3 242.3 15293 21:00 9.6 -12.1 15.8 254.4 15015 21:15 10.5 -12.2 23.8 245.6 15901 21:30 8.5 -13.1 18.4 264.0 16544 21:45 12.2 -11.6 15.7 238.9 17718 22:00 9.4 -12.0 21.6 293.3 16276 22:15 11.6 -11.2 13.7 236.3 16856 22:30 10.5 -11.7 16.6 233.5 13601 22:45 10.7 -11.8 21.7 256.0 11146 23:00 11.6 -11.9 27.6 246.0 10584 23:15 11.6 -11.8 20.0 244.2 11338 23:30 11.8 -11.6 16.7 239.8 11344 23:45 10.0 -12.0 18.6 261.5 11675 00:00 10.3 -11.7 24.3 261.6 11333 00:15 10.0 -11.7 24.5 274.5 10515 00:30 9.7 -11.6 19.1 248.5 10707 00:45 9.4 -11.3 22.4 262.7 10724 01:00 8.9 -11.0 24.5 258.0 10837 01:15 8.4 -10.4 26.9 256.1 10543 01:30 8.1 -10.7 21.0 266.1 10090 01:45 7.4 -10.7 21.8 257.6 9613 02:00 6.9 -10.2 24.6 232.7 8532 02:15 6.6 -10.2 18.1 240.4 8327 02:30 6.2 -9.9 16.1 235.4 8257 2.22 1511 4.86 02:45 5.8 -9.9 20.0 234.1 7910 1.91 1529 5.42 03:00 5.8 -9.5 15.5 232.2 7434 1.52 1520 5.66 03:15 6.0 -9.2 12.2 252.9 7037 1.09 1525 55.84 03:30 6.3 -8.5 17.2 261.6 6451 1.58 1501 84.65 03:45 6.2 -8.1 11.4 263.1 6165 3.63 1552 345.27 04:00 6.0 -7.9 15.6 267.9 6115 1.25 1876 241.05 04:15 6.0 -7.6 14.8 264.8 5811 3.06 1828 208.42 04:30 5.9 -7.7 12.5 264.6 5833 1.64 1819 152.37 04:45 5.6 -7.4 12.1 265.1 5970 3.06 1464 207.67 05:00 5.2 -7.3 14.7 261.5 5943 1.25 1501 33.97 05:15 5.0 -7.3 8.5 250.4 7114 3.63 1495 161.80 05:30 4.8 -7.2 2.2 282.3 11296 3.63 1518 145.92 05:45 5.2 -6.7 9.8 301.1 11172 2.01 1548 5.66 06:00 5.1 -6.6 10.0 309.1 10598 3.06 1532 5.49 06:15 5.2 -6.3 6.2 327.6 10826 3.06 1536 5.49 06:30 5.1 -6.5 7.2 313.5 9670 2.19 1541 6.24 06:45 4.8 -6.6 6.1 331.8 9992 3.63 1542 5.23 07:00 4.7 -6.5 5.0 330.8 10111 2.01 1551 5.36 07:15 4.7 -6.4 5.7 338.5 10380 2.19 1557 5.05 07:30 4.7 -6.2 8.5 356.8 9932 3.63 1535 4.98 07:45 4.5 -6.2 12.4 323.4 8486 3.63 1542 4.97 08:00 4.3 -6.1 8.1 332.2 8927 2.44 1541 4.88 08:15 4.3 -5.8 14.3 352.8 6852 2.01 1542 4.82 08:30 4.3 -5.7 5.0 354.9 7368 2.19 1539 4.88 08:45 4.2 -5.6 17.0 336.1 6481 2.19 1539 4.81 09:00 4.1 -5.4 6.6 323.1 6025 2.19 1543 4.89 09:15 3.9 -5.1 4.5 10.6 5704 2.19 1544 4.90 09:30 3.7 -5.1 13.1 340.9 5554 3.06 1547 5.09 09:45 3.6 -4.9 15.0 332.4 5347 3.06 1547 5.29 10:00 3.6 -5.0 8.1 354.6 5270 2.01 1557 4.94 10:15 3.6 -4.9 10.5 343.0 5147 2.01 1565 5.12 10:30 3.4 -4.4 10.9 352.7 5471 1.74 1549 5.03 10:45 3.5 -4.5 6.9 348.6 5104 3.06 1568 5.06 11:00 3.2 -4.3 3.8 26.6 5273 2.10 1579 6.08 ---- Telescope Status ---- 00:00Z - Began ventilation. Doors and louvers opened, fans on. 01:50Z - Enclosure off. 10:50Z - Enclosure on, doors and louvers closed, fans off. No interlocks bypassed. Status at: 11:10Z Telescope stowed at: 30,121,00 mount Instrument mounted: Cartridge 17 Counterweights at: 280 lbs LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on. 180L LN2 dewar scales: SP1 86 lbs, 15 psi SP2 273 lbs, 16 psi ---- Software Used ---- getVersions, 2011-05-11 21:53:16; ----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_6; hub: Tag: sdss3_v1_1_5; mcp: v6_6_6; mcp.plc: 27; platedb: v1_0_5; sop: v1_1_9; sos: v1_1_7; sos.idlspec2d: v5_4_34; tcc: 2.14.0; -----Other software sdssProcedure(sdss3): v3_06; idlspec2d (sos3) --- v5_4_34 plate-mapper3 ------ NOCVS:v5_0_11 ---- Mirror Numbers ---- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: -5.519 -5.520 Axial B: -0.027 -0.022 Axial C: 15.917 15.924 Trans D: 11.034 11.033 Lateral E: 10.6553 10.6426 Lateral F: 12.2555 12.2428 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: 3.2 Altitude: 30.0 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: -0.013 -0.013 Axial B: -2.465 -2.442 Axial C: 13.809 13.810 Trans D: 14.188 14.184 GALILS Commanded: 1585350 1566700 1598900 -1450 -50 Actual: 1584109 1567391 1600216 -1450 -50 SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -9.00 -4.00 -58.00 23.67 SecOrient: 1257.21 -9.45 -3.30 -57.62 23.61