Subject: 2.5m obslog 20121214 (MJD 56276) From: dmbiz@apo.nmsu.edu Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:57:04 +0000 (UTC) APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Friday December 14, 2012 (MJD 56276) ---- Observing Team ---- Garrett Ebelke Dmitry Bizyaev Karen Kinemuchi (snowed in) ---- Observing Plan ---- 14 Dec 2012 56276.0 0.15 01:12 12:45 23:45 11:20 BOSS 11.6 hours ---- Observing Summary ---- Entire night was lost due to high winds, high humidity, and blowing snow. ---- Observing Log ---- 22:40Z - Started afternoon checkout Before Collimation: ------------------------------ Median spectrographs temperatures: Tsp1= 3.0, Tsp2= 2.6; Outside air temperature= -4.8; Collimation: COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of -9.7 degrees for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of 3.2 degrees for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of 555 steps for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of 85 steps for spectro-2 red cameras adjusted Target B1: -5 B2: +7 COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of -7.5 degrees for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of 2.9 degrees for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of -85 steps for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of -85 steps for spectro-2 Since there is no chance of opening, and that the temperature is -5C, I will not adjust B2. If in the second half of the night, the conditions improve, I will do collimation again. Collimation Finished ------------------------------ motorPosition sp1: 30652, 30874, 30864; sp2: 28072, 28426, 29047; ------------------------------ Median spectrographs temperatures: Tsp1= 2.9, Tsp2= 2.6; Outside air temperature= -4.9; Afternoon checkout complete. Night: ------ 08:20Z APOGEE morning calibrations and scheduler started. 10:50Z BOSS calibrations started. 10:10Z this is still humid and icy outside, we call it a night. ---- Weather Log ---- Wind 1 um DIMM IRSC Time Temp C Dewp C MPH Dir Dust fwhm mean sigma 19:00 -4.9 -5.0 27.4 262.6 70 19:15 -5.2 -5.6 36.2 267.5 98 19:30 -5.3 -5.4 31.3 248.1 5 19:45 -5.2 -5.6 25.6 252.7 27 20:00 -5.3 -5.6 24.0 267.6 18 20:15 -5.3 -5.7 37.0 252.3 9 20:30 -5.7 -6.0 36.2 251.8 15 20:45 -5.3 -5.8 39.1 260.9 12 21:00 -5.2 -5.7 43.0 254.1 4 21:15 -4.7 -5.4 29.4 245.0 3 21:30 -4.3 -5.0 39.7 267.4 63 21:45 -4.7 -5.4 32.0 255.0 125 22:00 -4.9 -5.7 33.7 270.3 174 22:15 -5.1 -5.8 36.6 263.8 62 22:30 -4.8 -5.6 38.6 243.9 16 22:45 -4.4 -5.4 39.1 231.9 26 23:00 -4.3 -5.3 37.7 260.8 196 23:15 -4.3 -5.1 28.4 267.1 466 23:30 -4.5 -5.4 30.9 267.9 55 23:45 -4.6 -5.7 36.7 260.5 27 00:00 -4.6 -5.7 34.3 261.1 435 00:15 -4.6 -5.7 39.0 252.6 351 00:30 -4.7 -5.8 28.6 267.9 565 00:45 -4.7 -5.8 29.2 272.1 414 01:00 -4.8 -5.9 24.5 265.8 351 01:15 -4.7 -5.9 31.8 266.0 197 01:30 -4.8 -5.9 19.5 251.2 293 01:45 -4.9 -6.1 21.7 274.1 137 02:00 -4.9 -6.1 22.3 253.9 509 02:15 -5.0 -6.1 20.7 258.6 58 02:30 -5.3 -6.4 20.4 277.1 72 02:45 -5.4 -6.6 21.0 260.7 84 03:00 -5.4 -6.6 15.3 256.0 88 03:15 -5.3 -6.6 19.2 268.3 87 03:30 -5.6 -6.7 22.1 291.0 82 03:45 -5.6 -6.8 21.2 287.2 89 04:00 -5.6 -6.7 20.2 301.3 103 04:15 -5.7 -6.8 11.7 268.3 101 04:30 -5.9 -7.1 12.2 302.9 128 04:45 -5.8 -6.9 2.0 247.0 118 05:00 -6.0 -7.5 17.1 297.1 75 05:15 -5.9 -7.4 29.0 306.8 74 05:30 -6.3 -7.4 9.1 285.1 89 05:45 -6.3 -7.4 28.6 306.2 82 06:00 -6.5 -7.4 22.7 295.7 80 06:15 -6.7 -7.6 13.7 293.5 76 06:30 -6.7 -7.6 1.2 317.3 87 06:45 -6.8 -7.8 16.9 313.7 70 07:00 -6.7 -7.9 8.4 264.8 69 07:15 -6.6 -8.1 12.0 290.9 80 07:30 -6.6 -8.2 15.0 304.0 78 07:45 -6.6 -8.5 13.2 285.3 54 08:00 -6.7 -8.3 13.9 264.1 82 08:15 -6.7 -8.3 14.7 266.3 62 08:30 -6.7 -8.3 11.3 259.1 91 08:45 -6.6 -8.7 18.4 258.1 88 09:00 -6.3 -9.1 13.4 260.3 65 09:15 -6.7 -9.2 12.1 265.3 71 09:30 -6.2 -9.1 10.5 297.5 70 09:45 -6.2 -9.2 9.2 292.0 79 10:00 -6.9 -9.2 7.3 311.3 108 10:15 -6.7 -9.1 17.6 302.0 100 10:30 -6.6 -8.6 14.6 310.7 140 10:45 -6.7 -8.4 14.4 297.7 135 ---- Telescope Status ---- Never opened tonight. No interlocks bypassed Status at: ____ Telescope stowed at: 121.0, 30.3, 0.0 mount Instrument mounted: cartridge = 11 Counterweights at: 290, 291, 290, 290 LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on 180L LN2 dewar scales: SP1 212 lbs, 21 psi SP2 213 lbs, 19 psi --------------- ---- Software Used ---- getVersions, 2012-12-14 22:39:48 ----STUI software: STUI: 1.1.3b3 2012-11-19; alerts: v1_2_1; apo: v1_7; boss: v2_5_13; boss.daq: 1.3.2; boss.specMech: 3.0.1; gcamera: v1_2_10; guider: v1_4_0; hub: Tag: sdss3_v1_2_0; mcp: v6_6_16; mcp.plc: 28; mcp.azFiducialVersion: v1_107; mcp.altFiducialVersion: v1_107; mcp.rotFiducialVersion: v1_107; platedb: v1_0_5; sop: v1_2_15; sos: v1_2_0; sos.idlspec2d: v5_5_9; tcc: 2.14.0; apogee: ** not availble ** apogeecal: ** not availble ** apogeeql: v1_4_1 -----Other software sdssProcedure(sdss3): v3_06; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Setting up: idlspec2d Flavor: Linux64 Version: v5_6_1 Setting up: |elodie Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_3 Setting up: |spinspect Flavor: Linux64 Version: start Setting up: |specflat Flavor: NULL Version: v1_19 Setting up: |speclog Flavor: Linux64 Version: trunk Setting up: |platelist Flavor: Linux64 Version: trunk Setting up: |platedb Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_3_1 Setting up: |hooloovookit Flavor: Linux64 Version: v3_4_1 Setting up: |sqlalchemy Flavor: Linux64 Version: 0.7.7 Setting up: |scipy Flavor: Linux64 Version: 0.7.1 Setting up: |psycopg Flavor: Linux64 Version: 2.0.11 Setting up: |actorcore Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_15_2 Setting up: |opscore Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_15_1 Setting up: |external Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_2_0 Setting up: |actorkeys Flavor: Linux64 Version: trunk Setting up: |plc Flavor: Linux64 Version: v28_1 Setting up: |sdss3tools Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_7_11 Setting up: |RO Flavor: Linux64 Version: RO-2.8.0 Setting up: |tron Flavor: Linux64 Version: sdss3_v1_1_9 Setting up: |idlutils Flavor: Linux64 Version: v5_5_8 Setting up: |idl Flavor: Linux64 Version: 7.1 Setting up: |dust Flavor: Linux64 Version: v0_1 Setting up: actorcore Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_17 Setting up: |opscore Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_16 Setting up: |external Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_2_0 Setting up: |actorkeys Flavor: Linux64 Version: trunk Setting up: |plc Flavor: Linux64 Version: v28_5 Setting up: |sdsstools Flavor: Linux64 Version: v4_33 Setting up: |sdss3tools Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_7_12 Setting up: |RO Flavor: Linux64 Version: RO-2.8.0 Setting up: |tron Flavor: Linux64 Version: sdss3_v1_1_9 ---- Mirror Numbers ---- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: 5.364 5.357 Axial B: 5.213 5.221 Axial C: 5.517 5.516 Trans D: 10.364 10.374 Lateral E: 10.6426 10.6299 Lateral F: 12.2809 12.2428 GALILS Commanded: 11300 -650 5500 21900 13500 13050 Actual: 11300 -650 5500 21900 13500 13050 SETMIR VALUES PrimDesOrient: 0.00 0.00 0.00 612.35 1500.90 PrimOrient: 0.00 0.00 0.00 612.07 1500.38 SECONDARY: ---------- Focus: 0.00 Air temp: -4.7 Altitude: 30.3 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: 7.041 7.041 Axial B: 7.06 7.059 Axial C: 7.034 7.041 Trans D: 0.333 0.33 GALILS Commanded: 1576550 1594600 1580000 -3550 -6650 Actual: 1576575 1594572 1579989 -3550 -6650 SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 3.00 5.00 0.00 115.81 SecOrient: 1256.99 3.01 5.02 -0.15 116.13