Subject: 2.5m obslog 20120818 (MJD 56158)
From: asimmons@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 10:37:04 +0000 (UTC)
                       APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M
                                 OBSERVING LOG
                          Saturday August 18, 2012
                                  (MJD 56158)
----  Observing Team ----
Dan Oravetz
Audrey Oravetz
---- Observing Plan ----
Pointing Model
---- Observing Summary ----
We were closed for most of the night. The weather conditions improved for 3
hours, barely enough time for us to obtain a 100-pt pointing model, however the
results were not great. We implemented it anyway and will perhaps test it tomorrow.
We ran the APOGEE autoscheduler, but no new MJD was visible on the webpage. Do
we know which cart to observe during twilight?
The dewar for SP1 will need replacing soon (at 94lbs when we left this morning),
but if it makes it until the afternoon we can swap it when we get up.
---- Observing Log ----
Afternoon:
==========
Checked out telescope and software. All working properly. Took BOSS cals, biases
and darks. Focused collimators. Took APOGEE evening cals.
Did not start ventilating due to nearby storms.
Night:
======
05:11Z - Started ventilating. Mounted engineering camera. Force filled
spectrographs. Moved telescope to 70 degrees for homing/relaxing. We decided to
do this while the mirrors were reaching equilibrium, and to wait while nearby
storms passed.
05:45Z - Began to home and relax the mirrors. Checked mirror numbers again.
Everything looks great.
06:06Z - Opened enclosure. Connected engineering camera and established
communication.
06:21Z - Test slew. Crossed fiducials.
06:40Z - Took ecamera dark, flat. Focused the camera. Checked the center -
needed to adjust the instrument block 0DEG;40 image center to llm_Ctr 595 520.
07:12Z - Began pointing model, GRID_10_10_20_88_T_90.DAT;1. Some clouds, but
mostly clear. Seeing ~1.5" (most of the time).
Point #2 was saturated @ 5s exposure time.
Point #28 (gimg-0049) was a double star.
Points #65, #76, and #96, the stars were not able to be found.
09:05Z - Finished pointing model, but was forced to close right afterwards
because the humidity rose over the limit. We noticed the humidity spiked when
there was ~15 points left on the model. We did several touch-tests around the
telescope and surrounding area during this time to make sure that the telescope
was safe. We also kept a very close eye on the temperature of the mirror. The
dew point on the mirror never dropped below 2.2. We closed the enclosure,
stopped ventilating, and replaced the engineering cartridge with cart 10.
09:08Z - Results of the pointing model:
* getdat[tcc.pterr]pterr_20120819.DAT;1
Read    97 data points
* fix
* use ie ia pzz1 an aw ca
* fit
Sky RMS = 4.34
Popn SD = 4.48
*use
*fit
Sky RMS = 3.27
Popn SD = 3.51
The results are not the greatest (several outliers reading 4-10"), but we
implemented the new model anyway. We figure that we can test the model tomorrow
(weather depending), and if it is not at all useable, we can alter the model to
remove the greatest of the outliers, or we can attempt to take a new model
altogether.
10:10Z - Ran the APOGEE autoscheduler, but the MJD did not show up on the page?
Started APOGEE morning cals.
10:36Z - Humidity still high, and not enough time to reopen and test the model.
We turned everything off.
---- Telescope Status ----
05:11Z - Began ventilation. Doors and louvers opened, fans on.
06:06Z - Opened enclosure.
09:05Z - Enclosure is on, doors and louvers are closed, and fans are off.
Status at: 10:10Z
Telescope stowed at:    30,121,00 mount
Instrument mounted:     Cartridge 10
Counterweights at:      280 lbs
LN2 autofill systems:   Connected and turned on.
SP1 LN2 dewar scale:    94 lbs, 20 psi
SP2 LN2 dewar scale:    118 lbs, 23 psi
---- Software Used ----
getVersions,  2012-08-18 22:09:37
----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_9
guider: v1_3_22
hub: Tag: sdss3_v1_2_0
mcp:  v6_6_15
mcp.plc:  28
mcp.azFiducialVersion:  v1_106
mcp.altFiducialVersion:  v1_106
mcp.rotFiducialVersion:  v1_106
platedb: v1_0_5
sop: v1_2_11
sos: v1_2_0
sos.idlspec2d: v5_5_9
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:	5.359	5.357
Axial B:	5.215	5.221
Axial C:	5.513	5.516
Trans D:	10.371	10.374
Lateral E:	10.6172	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:   17.0
Altitude:   30.1
MIGS		TONIGHT	NOMINAL
Axial A:	7.04	7.041
Axial B:	7.056	7.059
Axial C:	7.04	7.041
Trans D:	0.329	0.33
GALILS
Commanded: 1576550 1594600 1580000 -3550 -6650
Actual:    1576915 1594628 1580184 -3550 -6650
SETMIR VALUES
SecDesOrient: 1257.00 3.00 5.00 0.00 115.81
SecOrient:    1257.16 2.96 4.90 -0.24 116.16
---- Problems in Detail ----
-- Status --  2012-08-18 22:31:40.624058
Enclosure is closed;
cwPositions =  282  280  281  281;
MCP instr 10  (mounted);
Guider cart= 10,   pl= 6037,  side= A (loaded);
motorPosition
   sp1:   23449,   23750,   23662;
   sp2:   37878,   37939,   38486;
Median spectrographs temperatures:
   Tsp1= 16.6,  Tsp2= 15.8;
Outside air temperature= 18.1;
Boss CCD Temp :
    sp1r0= -124.2 (-126.6);
    sp1b2=  -99.6 (-100.0);
    sp2r0= -134.0 (-134.8);
    sp2b2= -100.8 (-100.0);
sp1LN2: 10.0;
sp2LN2: 10.0;
gcameraTemp= -40.0 (-40.0);
Rel. Focus =  0.0;
objArcOff = 0.0,  0.0;
humid25m =  71.6;
airTemp25m =  18.1C,  dpTemp25m =  12.8C;
      diff= 5.3C;
wind25m = n/a,  direction = n/a;
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==> Collimate-56158-b1-00146155.log  Collimate-56158-b2-00146155.log  Collimate-56158-r1-00146155.log  Collimate-56158-r2-00146155.log <==
COLLIMATE:
COLLIMATE: Min offset = -0.10 pix
COLLIMATE: Max offset =  0.20 pix
COLLIMATE: RMS across CCD =  0.11 pix
COLLIMATE:
COLLIMATE: Mean offset = -0.04 pix
COLLIMATE:
COLLIMATE: Camera r2 appears to be IN-FOCUS (|mean| < 0.15 pix)
COLLIMATE: Predict (red) piston movement of  -256 steps for spectro-2
COLLIMATE: Issue command: "boss moveColl spec=sp2 a=-256 b=-256 c=-256"
COLLIMATE: current   motorPosition  37878 37939 38486
COLLIMATE: new  expected    motorPosition 37622 37683 38230