Subject: 2.5m obslog 20120325 (MJD 56012) From: doravetz@apo.nmsu.edu Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:47:43 +0000 (UTC) APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Sunday March 25, 2012 (MJD 56012) ---- Observing Team ---- Audrey Oravetz Dan Oravetz ---- Observing Plan ---- BOSS ---- Observing Summary ---- The night was lost to clouds, radar returns, and periods of high winds. Completed monthly spectro biases, darks, flats. ---- Observing Log ---- Afternoon: ---------- Checked actors. Took bias, darks, hartmanns, and cals. Checked out telescope and gathered mirror numbers. Ventilation delayed because of clouds and light rain. Night: ------ Clouds, isolated light rain prevented us from opening on time. More clouds to follow on the satellite. Completed monthly spectro biases, darks, flats: > apo_plotbias, 141774 25 biases : 141774 - 798 Filename 02% 05% 10% 50% 90% 95% 98% ------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ sdR-b1-00141774.fit -4.1 -3.3 -2.5 -0.0 2.5 3.2 4.0 sdR-b2-00141774.fit -4.2 -3.3 -2.6 -0.0 2.6 3.3 4.2 sdR-r1-00141774.fit -5.6 -4.6 -3.6 0.0 3.6 4.6 5.9 sdR-r2-00141774.fit -6.3 -5.0 -3.9 -0.1 3.9 5.0 6.3 > apo_plotbias, 141799 3 x 900 second darks : 141799 - 801 Filename 02% 05% 10% 50% 90% 95% 98% ------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ sdR-b1-00141799.fit -3.9 -3.1 -2.3 0.3 2.9 3.7 4.6 sdR-b2-00141799.fit -3.9 -3.1 -2.3 0.4 3.1 4.0 4.9 sdR-r1-00141799.fit -5.2 -4.1 -3.1 0.6 4.4 5.5 6.8 sdR-r2-00141799.fit -5.2 -3.9 -2.8 1.3 5.7 6.9 8.4 5 x 30 second flats : 141802 - 806 Periods of high winds and radar returns accompanied the clouds. 11:46Z - Closed up. ---- Weather Log ---- Wind 1 um DIMM IRSC Time Temp C Dewp C MPH Dir Dust fwhm mean sigma 18:00 16.4 -7.3 22.1 207.8 1720 18:15 16.4 -6.9 14.4 193.0 1560 18:30 17.9 -5.9 17.6 195.3 1546 18:45 16.7 -6.3 9.0 185.8 1749 19:00 16.7 -6.8 22.9 191.1 1574 19:15 16.1 -6.8 12.4 178.9 1826 19:30 18.3 -5.5 17.9 195.5 1739 19:45 15.8 -6.3 23.7 186.8 1666 20:00 16.4 -5.7 17.7 190.1 1744 20:15 18.4 -5.1 20.7 222.2 1646 20:30 16.3 -6.6 20.2 183.5 1738 20:45 16.4 -6.1 18.9 198.5 1742 21:00 17.5 -4.8 26.4 188.8 1732 21:15 17.1 -5.1 4.9 200.4 1608 21:30 17.2 -6.2 16.5 201.2 1900 21:45 17.2 -5.6 21.2 195.3 1712 22:00 18.0 -4.3 7.4 201.1 1739 22:15 14.3 -5.7 20.2 170.8 1711 22:30 13.2 -6.2 13.4 132.8 1827 22:45 13.4 -4.7 10.2 113.1 1790 23:00 14.0 -4.3 12.5 111.1 1675 23:15 13.6 -5.6 14.5 177.3 1808 23:30 13.7 -5.6 13.9 197.7 1645 23:45 14.5 -6.4 17.9 175.0 1756 00:00 14.6 -6.6 24.6 193.0 1644 00:15 14.6 -7.4 17.4 191.6 1584 00:30 13.1 -5.3 17.4 169.8 1682 00:45 13.1 -5.5 12.4 158.1 1741 01:00 13.3 -6.3 22.7 168.2 1644 01:15 13.3 -6.3 8.0 183.1 2003 01:30 13.0 -5.9 11.2 133.8 1747 01:45 12.7 -5.9 12.0 149.1 1656 02:00 13.3 -6.6 12.1 172.9 1657 02:15 13.6 -6.8 14.0 182.8 1550 02:30 13.6 -7.1 16.9 179.1 1660 02:45 13.6 -7.4 12.8 179.2 1607 03:00 13.4 -7.3 12.5 168.5 1678 03:15 12.6 -6.8 19.2 124.7 1627 03:30 11.8 -4.9 20.7 120.1 2026 03:45 11.7 -4.4 20.9 118.0 1864 04:00 11.7 -4.3 15.6 112.2 1970 04:15 11.8 -4.3 22.7 127.5 1771 04:30 12.6 -4.7 11.3 184.4 1849 04:45 12.6 -5.4 5.5 159.0 1769 05:00 12.2 -4.9 10.6 207.1 1717 05:15 11.6 -4.6 5.0 183.5 1974 05:30 11.7 -4.6 7.0 181.8 1907 05:45 11.8 -4.1 14.8 185.1 1895 06:00 11.6 -3.7 18.5 167.3 2016 06:15 10.9 -2.7 11.2 136.5 2013 06:30 10.8 -2.7 21.6 164.6 2295 06:45 10.8 -3.8 15.5 161.0 2568 07:00 11.0 -4.6 15.8 167.2 2419 07:15 10.8 -4.4 13.2 155.5 2551 07:30 10.5 -3.9 9.4 179.5 2360 07:45 10.6 -4.7 20.0 159.8 2400 08:00 10.8 -4.4 12.6 180.8 2348 08:15 10.9 -4.7 20.4 182.8 2103 08:30 10.7 -5.0 14.0 198.8 2083 08:45 10.4 -6.0 12.9 187.9 1992 09:00 10.4 -7.7 14.3 199.1 1532 09:15 10.3 -8.9 9.6 184.5 1023 09:30 10.4 -8.6 15.0 194.6 1110 09:45 10.5 -8.6 16.2 194.1 1264 10:00 10.1 -8.9 13.7 200.3 1331 10:15 9.9 -9.1 14.4 211.4 1093 10:30 9.7 -9.1 7.9 196.6 1034 10:45 9.9 -9.4 14.4 207.8 1039 11:00 9.4 -3.9 20.8 208.7 1679 11:15 8.8 -3.3 17.0 235.9 2000 11:30 8.5 -4.7 8.7 204.6 2291 11:45 8.9 -4.4 12.0 228.9 2569 ---- Telescope Status ---- Status at: 11:46:41 Telescope stowed at: 121.0, 30.0, 0.0 mount Instrument mounted: cartridge = 18 Counterweights at: 276, 275, 272, 281 LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on 180L LN2 dewar scales: SP1 145 lbs, 22.4 psi SP2 144 lbs, 19.5 psi ---- Software Used ---- getVersions, 2012-03-25 23:21:03 ----STUI software: STUI: 1.1.2b1 2011-11-08; alerts: v1_2_0; apo: v1_7; boss: v2_5_5; 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; mcp.azFiducialVersion: v1_100; mcp.altFiducialVersion: v1_100; mcp.rotFiducialVersion: v1_100; platedb: v1_0_5; sop: v1_2_11; sos: v1_2_0; sos.idlspec2d: v5_5_3; tcc: 2.14.0; apogee: ** FAILED ** apogeecal: ** FAILED ** apogeeql: v1_4_1 -----Other software sdssProcedure(sdss3): v3_06; ---- Mirror Numbers ---- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: -0.131 -0.127 Axial B: 0.073 0.08 Axial C: -0.006 -0.004 Trans D: 0.41015 0.40935 Lateral E: 10.6426 10.6553 Lateral F: 12.2682 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: 14.5 Altitude: 30.0 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: -8.409 -8.408 Axial B: -8.7 -8.705 Axial C: -12.158 -12.158 Trans D: -10.026 -10.018 GALILS Commanded: 1577450 1611550 1562700 -9050 -6750 Actual: 1577432 1611561 1562704 -9050 -6750 SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 13.00 8.00 -60.00 174.63 SecOrient: 1256.99 13.01 8.00 -60.38 174.68