Subject: 2.5m obslog 20120815 (MJD 56155)
From: doravetz@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:37:15 +0000 (UTC)
                       APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M
                                 OBSERVING LOG
                          Wednesday August 15, 2012
                                  (MJD 56155)
----  Observing Team ----
Howard Brewington
Dan Oravetz
Karen Kinemuchi
Moses Marchante
Paul Harding
---- Observing Plan ----
Fiducial tables
Pointing model
---- Observing Summary ----
We were clouded out again tonight; no pointing model. A new version of fiducials
was tagged and installed. The mirrors were homed/relaxed. We ran some guider
focusing tests with Paul and completed sequences of BOSS biases and darks.
Blow-off valve on SP1 180L dewar was releasing a slow steady stream of pressure.
Please check the valve for debris or leak.
---- Observing Log ----
Afternoon:
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22:00Z Started the afternoon checkout.
Checked email and changeNotes
Checked 180-L dewars weight
Cleaned APOGEE gang connector with air.
3 test darks
Did APOGEE evening cals
Checked the images
Checked status of rain sensor
Recorded the software versions
Recorded and checked mirror numbers
Did 'platedb showActive'  All BOSS/MARVELS carts are ready
Tested the actors
Check calib lamps
Guider/gcamera tests:
  a) gcamera status (simulate=off; temp=-40)
  b) gcamera dark time=20
  c) guider flat
  d) guider status
Spectro tests and focus
  a) guider loadCartridge
  b) boss exposure bias itime=0
  c) boss exposure dark itime=20
  d) sop hartmann
     put numbers in log (boss status) temp, motor position
  e) sop doCalibs
  f) checked xMid and waveMid values
  g) declared calibs as test
Checked that carts were in bay correctly; All BOSS/MARVELS carts are ready
Opened doors/louvers; turned on fans
Mounted first cart of the night
hub25m> df -h
Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda2              95G   17G   74G  19% /
/dev/sda4             793G  245G  507G  33% /home
/dev/sda1              99M   31M   63M  33% /boot
tmpfs                 5.9G     0  5.9G   0% /dev/shm
sdssfiles1-p://data1/data/MARVELS
                      1.8T  363G  1.5T  20% /MARVELS
/dev/drbd1             13T   12T  996G  93% /data
Night
=====
01:35Z - Began ventilation, mounted engineering camera, adjusted counter
weights, force-filled spectrographs.
Completed home/relax mirrors procedure.
Kaike installed a new version of fiducials (v1_106).
We had clouds and lightning was visible in two different directions so we helped
Paul perform a focusing test on the guide camera while we waited for conditions
to improve for a pointing model.
07:19Z - We took BOSS biases and darks while we waited for the skies
to clear. 146040-140064 for biases and 146065-146071 were the darks.
10:37Z- Still clouded out, so we closed and called it a night. We topped-off the
spectrographs from the 180L dewars in hopes that an autofill won't be triggered
before the day crew arrives and can correct the shutoff. There were a few more
darks queued to run.
---- Telescope Status ----
No interlocks bypassed.
Status at: 10:36Z
Telescope stowed at:    30,121,00 mount
Instrument mounted:     Cartridge 10
Counterweights at:      280
LN2 autofill systems:   Connected and turned on.
180L LN2 dewar scales:  Sp_01  280 lbs, 21.22 psi
                        Sp_02  287 lbs, 22.75 psi
---- Software Used ----
getVersions,  2012-08-15 22:13:02
----STUI software:
STUI: 1.1.2b5 2012-06-19;
alerts: v1_2_0;
apo:  v1_7;
boss:  trunk+svn137441;
boss.daq: 1.3.2;
boss.specMech: 3.0.1;
gcamera: v1_2_10;
guider: v1_3_22;
hub: Tag: sdss3_v1_2_0;
mcp:  v6_6_14;
mcp.plc:  28;
mcp.azFiducialVersion:  v1_103;
mcp.altFiducialVersion:  v1_103;
mcp.rotFiducialVersion:  v1_103;
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:
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Scale: 1.000000
MIGS		TONIGHT	NOMINAL
Axial A:	5.358	5.357
Axial B:	5.221	5.221
Axial C:	5.515	5.516
Trans D:	10.369	10.374
Lateral E:	10.6426	10.6299
Lateral F:	12.2428	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:
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Focus:      0.00
Air temp:   24.4
Altitude:   30.2
MIGS		TONIGHT	NOMINAL
Axial A:	7.039	7.041
Axial B:	7.053	7.059
Axial C:	7.039	7.041
Trans D:	0.327	0.33
GALILS
Commanded: 1576550 1594600 1580000 -3550 -6650
Actual:    1576777 1594584 1580065 -3550 -6650
SETMIR VALUES
SecDesOrient: 1257.00 3.00 5.00 0.00 115.81
SecOrient:    1257.06 3.00 4.92 -0.22 116.14
PRIMARY:
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Scale: 1.000000
MIGS		TONIGHT	NOMINAL
Axial A:	5.354	5.357
Axial B:	5.233	5.221
Axial C:	5.513	5.516
Trans D:	10.373	10.374
Lateral E:	10.6426	10.6299
Lateral F:	12.2428	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:
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Focus:      0.00
Air temp:   18.5
Altitude:   30.0
MIGS		TONIGHT	NOMINAL
Axial A:	7.041	7.041
Axial B:	7.059	7.059
Axial C:	7.042	7.041
Trans D:	0.328	0.33
GALILS
Commanded: 1576550 1594600 1580000 -3550 -6650
Actual:    1576550 1594584 1580002 -3550 -6650
SETMIR VALUES
SecDesOrient: 1257.00 3.00 5.00 0.00 115.81
SecOrient:    1256.96 3.03 5.00 -0.17 116.12