Subject: 2.5m obslog 20110513 (MJD 55695) From: asimmons@apo.nmsu.edu Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 11:00:03 +0000 (UTC) APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Friday May 13, 2011 (MJD 55695) ---- Observing Team ---- Dan Oravetz Audrey Simmons ---- Observing Plan ---- MARVELS ---- Observing Summary ---- Clear night, but with poor seeing. We gathered 8 exposures with 7 MARVELS fields. ---- Observing Log ---- Afternoon: ---------- Checked actors. Checked telescope. Mounted cart 4 for the beginning of the night. Took bias and dark. All ok. 00:30Z - Started ventilating. Night: ------ 01:55Z - Opened enclosure. Filled spectrographs. 02:12Z - Cals. T02:12:01.620.fits[0] 2.000000 66006.000000 T02:14:03.300.fits[0] 15.000000 5205.153809 T02:16:16.350.fits[0] 2.000000 144192.000000 02:29Z - gotoField cart 4, MARVELS plate 4810A, APG SGR1. 02:51Z - 50 min exposure. Seeing 1.5-2.5" T02:51:53.170.fits[0] 3000.000000 24.912666 No broken fibers. 03:43Z - Cals. T03:43:43.790.fits[0] 2.000000 159383.000000 T03:45:43.390.fits[0] 15.000000 5349.384766 T03:47:56.420.fits[0] 2.000000 274833.000000 03:43Z - gotoField cart 9, MARVELS plate 4517B, APG M53. 03:53Z - 50 min exposure. Seeing 2.0" T03:53:04.020.fits[0] 3000.000000 26.211666 No broken fibers. 04:45Z - Cals. T04:45:47.690.fits[0] 2.000000 2819.000000 T04:47:48.410.fits[0] 15.000000 5046.077148 T04:50:01.480.fits[0] 2.000000 58395.000000 04:45Z - gotoField cart 6, MARVELS plate 4814A, APGS M3. 50 min exposure. Seeing 2.2" T04:54:31.130.fits[0] 3000.000000 18.463667 No broken fibers. 05:46Z - Cals. T05:46:21.110.fits[0] 2.000000 259741.000000 T05:48:20.960.fits[0] 15.000000 5504.615234 T05:50:33.750.fits[0] 2.000000 76000.000000 05:46Z - gotoField cart 3, MARVELS plate 4823A, APGS N5466. 50 min exposure. Seeing 2.8" T05:53:29.340.fits[0] 3000.000000 18.834000 No broken fibers. 06:45Z - Cals. T06:45:20.280.fits[0] 2.000000 9558.000000 T06:47:20.040.fits[0] 15.000000 5089.615234 T06:49:32.440.fits[0] 2.000000 7.000000 06:45Z - gotoField cart 1, MARVELS plate 4817A, APGS M107. 06:53Z - 50 min exposure. Seeing 3.5" T06:53:06.340.fits[0] 3000.000000 21.998667 No broken fibers. 07:45Z - Cals. T07:45:00.630.fits[0] 2.000000 2669.000000 T07:47:00.130.fits[0] 15.000000 5550.307617 T07:49:13.440.fits[0] 2.000000 52901.000000 07:45Z - gotoField cart 5, MARVELS plate 4819A, APG M13. 07:56Z - 50 min exposure. Seeing 1.8" T07:55:04.110.fits[0] 3000.000000 44.055668 08:46Z - Cals. T08:46:50.880.fits[0] 2.000000 29789.000000 T08:48:52.210.fits[0] 15.000000 6292.384766 T08:51:05.320.fits[0] 2.000000 207007.000000 08:46Z - We are running way ahead of schedule, so we observed this previous field again. 08:53Z - 50 min exposure. Seeing 2.3" T08:53:31.080.fits[0] 3000.000000 36.868000 No broken fibers. 09:45Z - Cals. T09:45:40.200.fits[0] 2.000000 292780.000000 T09:47:41.150.fits[0] 15.000000 5626.000000 T09:49:54.750.fits[0] 2.000000 153652.000000 09:45Z - gotoField cart 7, MARVELS plate 4909A, APG 030+00. 09:55Z - 50 min exposure. Seeing 2.4" T09:55:13.840.fits[0] 3000.000000 25.206333 10:47Z - Cals. T10:47:39.430.fits[0] 2.000000 46326.000000 T10:49:39.840.fits[0] 15.000000 5817.538574 T10:51:51.950.fits[0] 2.000000 198235.000000 10:58Z - Closed enclosure and stopped ventilating. ---- Telescope Offsets and Scale ---- --- Offsets --- (arcsec) Time Inst Az Alt Rot objArcOff guideRot calibOff scale -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03:58 9-4517B 39.8 70.5 214.2 ( 1.1, 8.7) (21.8) (-10.8,10.8, 0.0) 1.000386 04:57 6-4814A 48.3 82.4 225.0 ( 3.1, 3.1) (72.7) (-10.8,10.8, 0.0) 1.000144 05:55 3-4823A -32.0 85.3 149.5 (-1.4, 1.3) (143.2) (-10.8,10.8, 0.0) 1.000178 06:53 1-4817A 23.9 40.9 200.4 ( 7.3, 6.5) (42.2) (-10.8,10.8, 0.0) 1.000289 07:54 5-4819A 127.8 83.7 -55.8 (-9.9,-3.5) (-224.3) (-10.8,10.8, 0.0) 1.000213 08:56 5-4819A 241.8 81.4 67.1 (-10.5,-6.9) (-219.0) (-10.8,10.8, 0.0) 1.000218 10:00 7-4909A 9.6 54.3 188.0 ( 3.8, 0.8) (33.3) (-10.8,10.8, 0.0) 1.000124 ---- Focus Log ---- --- Focus --- Time Inst Scale M1 M2 Focus Az Alt Temp Wind Dir -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03:58 9-4517B 1.000386 -3809 -1503 520 39.8 70.5 8.6 14 91 2.0 04:57 6-4814A 1.000144 -1423 416 479 48.3 82.4 8.0 22 74 2.2 05:55 3-4823A 1.000178 -1761 69 413 -32.0 85.3 7.7 17 92 2.8 06:53 1-4817A 1.000289 -2854 -812 337 23.9 40.9 8.1 17 88 3.4 07:54 5-4819A 1.000213 -2102 -269 355 127.8 83.7 7.6 13 86 1.8 08:56 5-4819A 1.000218 -2143 -245 421 241.8 81.4 7.1 15 114 2.3 10:00 7-4909A 1.000124 -1226 557 405 9.6 54.3 6.9 14 114 2.4 ---- Weather Log ---- --- Weather --- Time Inst Temp DP Dif Humid Wind Dir Dust,1um IRSC IRSCm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03:58 9-4517B 8.6 -3.3 11.9 42 14 91 973 5.5 1503.0 2.0 04:57 6-4814A 8.0 -4.2 12.2 41 22 74 1089 5.5 1514.0 2.2 05:55 3-4823A 7.7 -4.2 11.9 42 17 92 1147 5.2 1517.0 2.8 06:53 1-4817A 8.1 -6.2 14.3 35 17 88 1130 5.2 1508.0 3.4 07:54 5-4819A 7.6 -3.9 11.5 44 13 86 1264 5.2 1531.0 1.8 08:56 5-4819A 7.1 -3.7 10.8 46 15 114 1225 5.4 1521.0 2.3 10:00 7-4909A 6.9 -3.8 10.7 46 14 114 1431 5.2 1527.0 2.4 ---- Telescope Status ---- 00:30Z - Began ventilation. Doors and louvers opened, fans on. 01:55Z - Opened enclosure. 10:59Z - Enclosure is on, doors and louvers are closed, and fans are off. Status at: 10:59Z Telescope stowed at: 30,121,00 mount Instrument mounted: Cartridge 7 Counterweights at: 280 lbs LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on. SP1 LN2 dewar scale: 156.10 lbs, 17.25 psi SP2 LN2 dewar scale: 196.80 lbs, 22.87 psi ---- Software Used ---- getVersions, 2011-05-13 22:23:29; ----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; ---- Mirror Numbers ---- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: -5.518 -5.520 Axial B: -0.025 -0.022 Axial C: 15.92 15.924 Trans D: 11.031 11.033 Lateral E: 10.668 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: 17.2 Altitude: 30.0 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: -0.014 -0.013 Axial B: -2.437 -2.442 Axial C: 13.808 13.810 Trans D: 14.179 14.184 GALILS Commanded: 1585350 1566700 1598900 -1450 -50 Actual: 1585299 1566710 1598912 -1450 -50 SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -9.00 -4.00 -58.00 23.67 SecOrient: 1257.00 -9.01 -3.98 -58.07 23.32