Subject: 2.5m obslog 20120213 (MJD 55971) From: doravetz@apo.nmsu.edu Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:03:56 +0000 (UTC) APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Monday February 13, 2012 (MJD 55971) ---- Observing Team ---- Audrey Oravetz Dan Oravetz Steph Snedden (afternoon) ---- Observing Plan ---- BOSS 10.3 hours ---- Observing Summary ---- Clear skies for about the first half of the night, clouds the latter half. Observed the following: C. 12, 5705 C. 13, 5695 C. 10, 4605 DONE C. 15, 5313 Notes to day shift: Please check the alignment of the sensors for the cartridge elevator. There were times when the elevator movement was stuttering. ---- Observing Log ---- Afternoon --------- 22:29Z - Actors checked - all OK. Gcamera dark, BOSS bias, dark, Hartmanns, flat and arc taken on cartridge 10. MARVELS bias taken as health check. 23:51Z - Ventilation started, doors still closed. Cartridge 12 mounted. Another Hartmann sequence taken. Moved b1 ring +4 degrees, b2 ring -4 degrees. With r1, r2 in focus, sp1Temp = 4.5, sp2Temp = 3.7 Predict blue camera ring movement of -5.2 degrees for spectro-1 Predict blue camera ring movement of 6.1 degrees for spectro-2 We should have collimation in spec for tonight's temperatures. Checkout at the telescope was problem free. 00:25Z - Doors opened Night ===== 00:50Z - Opened to clear skies. Force-filled spectrographs. Cart. 12, 5705 ************** 01:08Z - gotoField. GSOGTF. 01:10Z - Hartmanns. 01:12:33 hartSp2: r=830, b=2.8, txt=OK, sp2Temp = 1.8 ; 01:12:33 sos.sp2AverageMove = 2151 01:12:41 motorPos.sp2.move: 2151, 2151, 2151; 01:12:41 hartSp1: r=-970, b=-3.3, txt=OK, sp1Temp = 2.6 ; 01:12:41 sos.sp1AverageMove = 3077 01:12:50 motorPos.sp1.move: 3073, 3077, 3075; 01:13Z - Cals. 01:13:11 boss exposure 4.0, file=139762 01:14:46 boss exposure 30.0, file=139763 01:42Z - Science. 01:42:08 boss exposure 900.0, file=139764 01:58:31 boss exposure 900.0, file=139765 02:14:54 boss exposure 900.0, file=139766 Cart. 13, 5695 ************** 02:34Z - gotoField. GSOGTF. 02:37Z - Hartmanns. 02:37:57 hartSp1: r=-200, b=-0.7, txt=OK, sp1Temp = 1.2 ; 02:37:57 sos.sp1AverageMove = 66 02:38:00 motorPos.sp1.move: 65, 66, 66; 02:38:00 hartSp2: r=138, b=0.5, txt=OK, sp2Temp = 0.9 ; 02:38:00 sos.sp2AverageMove = -3560 02:38:10 motorPos.sp2.move: -3560, -3559, -3560; 02:38Z - Cals. 02:38:31 boss exposure 4.0, file=139769 02:40:05 boss exposure 30.0, file=139770 02:44Z - Science. 02:44:29 boss exposure 900.0, file=139771 03:00:54 boss exposure 900.0, file=139772 Cart. 10, 4605 ************** 03:20Z - gotoField. GSOGTF. 03:24Z - Hartmanns. 03:24:56 hartSp2: r=34, b=0.1, txt=OK, sp2Temp = 0.7 ; 03:24:56 sos.sp2AverageMove = -3135 03:25:06 motorPos.sp2.move: -3135, -3134, -3135; 03:25:07 hartSp1: r=-450, b=-1.5, txt=OK, sp1Temp = 1.1 ; 03:25:07 sos.sp1AverageMove = -5127 03:25:22 motorPos.sp1.move: -5126, -5127, -5122; 03:25Z - Cals. 03:25:43 boss exposure 4.0, file=139775 03:27:17 boss exposure 30.0, file=139776 03:29Z - Science. 03:29:54 boss exposure 900.0, file=139777 03:46:17 boss exposure 900.0, file=139778 04:02:40 boss exposure 900.0, file=139779 04:19:02 boss exposure 900.0, file=139780 04:30Z - We were getting more cloud cover coming in. Cart. 15, 5313 ************** 04:39Z - gotoField. GSOGTF. 04:43Z - Hartmanns. 04:43:19 hartSp1: r=133, b=0.5, txt=OK, sp1Temp = 1.2 ; 04:43:19 sos.sp1AverageMove = 692 04:43:23 motorPos.sp1.move: 692, 691, 692; 04:43:23 hartSp2: r=-742, b=-2.5, txt=OK, sp2Temp = 0.5 ; 04:43:23 sos.sp2AverageMove = 842 04:43:31 motorPos.sp2.move: 842, 841, 842; 04:43Z - Cals. 04:43:54 boss exposure 4.0, file=139783 04:45:28 boss exposure 30.0, file=139784 04:47Z - Science. 04:47:25 boss exposure 900.0, file=139785 05:03:47 boss exposure 900.0, file=139786 low S/N, clouds. 05:20:10 boss exposure 900.0, file=139787 low S/N, clouds. 05:36:32 boss exposure 900.0, file=139788 Declared 'bad', low S/N, clouds. 05:52:55 boss exposure 900.0, file=139789 Declared 'bad', low S/N, clouds. 06:12:11 boss exposure 900.0, file=139790 06:28:33 boss exposure 900.0, file=139791 Declared 'bad', low S/N, clouds. 06:44:55 boss exposure 900.0, file=139792 Declared 'bad', low S/N, clouds. 07:07Z - Closed. We were completely clouded out and we had radar returns just to the north. 11:08Z - Started APOGEE morning calibration sequence. 12:00Z - Still clouded out with radar returns to the north. Called it a night. ---- Telescope Offsets and Scale ---- --- Offsets --- (arcsec) Time Inst Az Alt Rot objArcOff guideRot calibOff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01:41 12-5705A -81.9 44.4 119.5 ( 3.4, 5.3) (-100.8) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 01:57 12-5705A -84.5 40.9 118.9 ( 2.8, 5.7) (-109.0) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 02:13 12-5705A -86.9 37.5 118.6 ( 2.0, 5.8) (-118.0) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 02:43 13-5695A 264.2 43.0 112.0 ( 0.3, 5.0) ( -77.0) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 02:59 13-5695A 262.3 39.5 112.5 ( 0.0, 4.5) ( -81.4) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 03:28 10-4605A 114.6 52.5 266.2 ( 2.6, 3.5) ( -56.8) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 03:45 10-4605A 114.4 55.7 268.6 ( 2.1, 4.4) ( -61.2) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 04:01 10-4605A 114.4 58.8 271.3 ( 2.0, 5.0) ( -62.9) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 04:17 10-4605A 114.7 61.9 274.1 ( 1.9, 5.2) ( -64.1) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 04:46 15-5313A 65.4 53.0 231.7 ( 0.1, 4.0) ( -21.1) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 05:02 15-5313A 61.0 56.1 229.0 ( -0.7, 4.7) ( -23.2) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 05:19 15-5313A 56.0 59.0 225.6 ( -0.3, 5.0) ( -22.4) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 05:35 15-5313A 50.1 61.8 221.4 ( 0.1, 5.1) ( -20.3) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 05:51 15-5313A 43.2 64.3 216.2 ( 0.5, 4.5) ( -17.1) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 06:11 15-5313A 33.6 66.8 208.5 ( 0.5, 4.2) ( -13.6) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 06:27 15-5313A 24.0 68.5 200.6 ( 0.5, 5.2) ( -9.0) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 06:43 15-5313A 13.3 69.6 191.4 ( 0.1, 4.8) ( -0.6) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss ---- Focus Log ---- --- Offsets --- (arcsec) Time Inst Az Alt Rot objArcOff guideRot calibOff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01:41 12-5705A -81.9 44.4 119.5 ( 3.4, 5.3) (-100.8) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 01:57 12-5705A -84.5 40.9 118.9 ( 2.8, 5.7) (-109.0) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 02:13 12-5705A -86.9 37.5 118.6 ( 2.0, 5.8) (-118.0) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 02:43 13-5695A 264.2 43.0 112.0 ( 0.3, 5.0) ( -77.0) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 02:59 13-5695A 262.3 39.5 112.5 ( 0.0, 4.5) ( -81.4) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 03:28 10-4605A 114.6 52.5 266.2 ( 2.6, 3.5) ( -56.8) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 03:45 10-4605A 114.4 55.7 268.6 ( 2.1, 4.4) ( -61.2) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 04:01 10-4605A 114.4 58.8 271.3 ( 2.0, 5.0) ( -62.9) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 04:17 10-4605A 114.7 61.9 274.1 ( 1.9, 5.2) ( -64.1) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 04:46 15-5313A 65.4 53.0 231.7 ( 0.1, 4.0) ( -21.1) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 05:02 15-5313A 61.0 56.1 229.0 ( -0.7, 4.7) ( -23.2) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 05:19 15-5313A 56.0 59.0 225.6 ( -0.3, 5.0) ( -22.4) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 05:35 15-5313A 50.1 61.8 221.4 ( 0.1, 5.1) ( -20.3) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 05:51 15-5313A 43.2 64.3 216.2 ( 0.5, 4.5) ( -17.1) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 06:11 15-5313A 33.6 66.8 208.5 ( 0.5, 4.2) ( -13.6) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 06:27 15-5313A 24.0 68.5 200.6 ( 0.5, 5.2) ( -9.0) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss 06:43 15-5313A 13.3 69.6 191.4 ( 0.1, 4.8) ( -0.6) ( -0.5, 9.6, 0.0) boss ---- Weather Log ---- --- Weather --- Time Inst Temp DP Dif Humid Wind Dir Dust,1um IRSC IRSCm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01:41 12-5705A -0.9 -9.2 8.3 53 14 265 1372 4.8 1613.0 1.5 boss 01:57 12-5705A -0.8 -9.7 8.9 50 19 266 1291 5.2 1626.0 1.6 boss 02:13 12-5705A -0.7 -10.1 9.4 48 19 267 1315 5.7 1628.0 1.6 boss 02:43 13-5695A -0.6 -10.8 10.2 45 16 263 1219 5.0 1621.0 1.8 boss 02:59 13-5695A -0.4 -11.4 11.0 43 20 266 1211 5.3 1616.0 1.8 boss 03:28 10-4605A -0.1 -10.9 10.8 43 19 278 1370 151.3 1627.0 1.9 boss 03:45 10-4605A 0.0 -10.3 10.3 45 17 266 1399 13.3 1605.0 1.8 boss 04:01 10-4605A -0.1 -10.1 10.0 46 19 251 1458 69.8 1580.0 1.8 boss 04:17 10-4605A -0.1 -9.8 9.7 47 16 254 1559 82.7 1611.0 2.3 boss 04:46 15-5313A -0.1 -9.7 9.6 48 19 251 1531 107.4 1616.0 1.9 boss 05:02 15-5313A -0.1 -9.4 9.3 49 18 265 1622 128.0 1618.0 2.2 boss 05:19 15-5313A 0.0 -10.7 10.7 44 14 274 1593 266.7 1777.0 2.1 boss 05:35 15-5313A -0.1 -9.2 9.1 50 14 263 1675 263.0 1734.0 1.6 boss 05:51 15-5313A -0.1 -8.9 8.8 51 16 261 1709 309.3 1780.0 1.4 boss 06:11 15-5313A -0.1 -8.5 8.4 52 15 264 1677 166.9 1912.0 1.6 boss 06:27 15-5313A -0.2 -8.3 8.1 54 18 231 1809 245.1 1772.0 1.8 boss 06:43 15-5313A -0.3 -8.4 8.1 54 15 248 1803 154.5 1780.0 3.0 boss ---- Telescope Status ---- Status at: 12:02:54 Telescope stowed at: 121.0, 30.0, 0.0 mount Instrument mounted: cartridge = 15 Counterweights at: 281, 280, 280, 285 LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on 180L LN2 dewar scales: SP1 106.60 lbs, 22.30 psi SP2 126.90 lbs, 21.76 psi ---- Software Used ---- ----STUI software: STUI: 1.1.2b1 2011-11-08; alerts: v1_1_4; apo: v1_7; boss: v2_5_4; boss.daq: 1.3.2; boss.specMech: 3.0.1; gcamera: v1_2_7; guider: v1_3_17; hub: Tag: sdss3_v1_1_8; mcp: v6_6_11; mcp.plc: 28; platedb: v1_0_5; sop: v1_2_11; sos: v1_2_0; sos.idlspec2d: v5_5_3; tcc: 2.14.0; -----Other software sdssProcedure(sdss3): v3_07; idlspec2d (sos3) --- v5_5_7 plate-mapper3 ------ NOCVS:v5_0_13 Setting up: idlspec2d Flavor: Linux64 Version: v5_5_7 Setting up: |elodie Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_3 Setting up: |spinspect Flavor: Linux64 Version: start Setting up: |specflat Flavor: NULL Version: v1_18 Setting up: |speclog Flavor: Linux64 Version: trunk Setting up: |platelist Flavor: Linux64 Version: trunk Setting up: |platedb Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_0_9 Setting up: |hooloovookit Flavor: Linux64 Version: v3.0b4 Setting up: |sqlalchemy Flavor: Linux64 Version: 0.5.5 Setting up: |psycopg Flavor: Linux64 Version: 2.0.11 Setting up: |scipy Flavor: Linux64 Version: 0.7.1 Setting up: |actorcore Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_15_1 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_10 Setting up: |RO Flavor: Linux64 Version: RO-2.8.0 Setting up: |tron Flavor: Linux64 Version: sdss3_v1_1_8 Setting up: |idlutils Flavor: Linux64 Version: v5_4_26 Setting up: |idl Flavor: Linux64 Version: 7.1 Setting up: |dust Flavor: Linux64 Version: v0_1 ---- Mirror Numbers ---- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: -0.13 -0.127 Axial B: 0.068 0.08 Axial C: -0.008 -0.004 Trans D: 0.41 0.40935 Lateral E: 10.668 10.6553 Lateral F: 12.2809 12.2809 GALILS Commanded: 11300 -650 5500 19150 13500 13050 Actual: 11300 -650 5500 19150 13500 13050 SETMIR VALUES PrimDesOrient: 0.00 0.00 0.00 612.35 1325.90 PrimOrient: 0.00 0.00 0.00 612.43 1325.18 SECONDARY: ---------- Focus: 0.00 Air temp: 1.8 Altitude: 30.1 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: -8.409 -8.408 Axial B: -8.698 -8.705 Axial C: -12.152 -12.158 Trans D: -10.026 -10.018 GALILS Commanded: 1577450 1611550 1562700 -9050 -6750 Actual: 1577432 1611542 1562729 -9050 -6750 SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 13.00 8.00 -60.00 174.63 SecOrient: 1257.00 13.00 8.00 -60.39 174.69