Subject: 2.5m obslog 20130702 (MJD 56476) From: doravetz@apo.nmsu.edu Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2013 10:30:48 +0000 (UTC) APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Tuesday July 02, 2013 (MJD 56476) ---- Observing Team ---- Moses Marchante Dan Oravetz ---- Observing Plan ---- All BOSS w/ morning APOGEE 2 Jul 2013 56476.0 0.30 03:37 10:38 15:19 22:21 BOSS 7.0 hours ---- Observing Summary ---- The night was lost to thunderstorms and clouds. The lossy fiber test for SP2 was completed tonight. ---- Observing Log ---- Afternoon: ---------- 22:51Z Started the afternoon checkout. Checked email and changeNotes Checked 180-L dewars weight Cleaned APOGEE gang connector with air. Did 3-read dark 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/APOGEE carts are ready Tested the actors Check calib lamps Guider/gcamera tests: a) gcamera status (simulate=off; temp=-40) b) guider dark stack=9 time=15 c) guider status d) guider flat Spectro tests and focus a) guider loadCartridge b) boss exposure bias itime=0 c) boss exposure dark itime=20 d) sop hartmann 00164041 Predict blue camera ring movement of -2.7 degrees for spectro-1 Predict blue camera ring movement of 0.2 degrees for spectro-2 Predict (red) piston movement of -341 steps for spectro-1 Predict (red) piston movement of 213 steps for spectro-2 -- Status, 2013-07-03, 00:10:45 Enclosure = closed; cwPositions = 298 298 299 299; MCP instr = 10 (mounted); Guider cart= 10, plate= 6814, side= A (loaded); ---------- motorPosition sp1: 26918, 27032, 26898; sp2: 26741, 26339, 27239; ---------- Median spectrographs temperatures: Tsp1= 14.8, Tsp2= 14.0; Outside air temperature= 16.2; ---------- Boss CCD Temp : sp1r0= -124.6 (-126.6); sp1b2= -99.6 (-100.0); sp2r0= -134.4 (-134.8); sp2b2= -100.8 (-100.0); sp1LN2: 10.0; sp2LN2: 10.0; ---------- e) sop doCalibs f) checked xMid and waveMid values g) declared calibs as test Checked that carts were in bay correctly; All BOSS/Apogee carts are ready Delayed ventilation due to radar Mounted cart 8 for lossy fiber test hub25m> df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sda2 95G 18G 73G 20% / /dev/sda4 793G 381G 371G 51% /home /dev/sda1 99M 31M 63M 33% /boot tmpfs 5.9G 0 5.9G 0% /dev/shm sdssfiles1-p://data1/data/MARVELS 1.8T 516G 1.3T 29% /MARVELS /dev/drbd1 13T 12T 680G 95% /data Night ===== Thunderstorms in the evening prevented opening. Although the severe thunderstorms moved through the area quickly before sunset, intermittent light rain and threatening clouds/radar returns remained in the area for the rest of the night. 00:30Z - Started lossy fiber test for SP2. SP2 collimator piston positions: 26741 26339 27239 00:30:28 loadCart: ct=8, pl=5549, sd=A; 00:49:12 boss exposure 150.0, file=164045 01:00:26 boss exposure 150.0, file=164046 01:04:18 boss exposure 150.0, file=164047 01:08:12 boss exposure 150.0, file=164048 01:12:04 boss exposure 150.0, file=164049 01:15:56 boss exposure 150.0, file=164050 01:19:48 boss exposure 150.0, file=164051 01:23:40 boss exposure 150.0, file=164052 01:27:16 sp2.motor.move= 652, -650, 0 01:27:20 sp2.motor.move= -318, -314, 315 01:27:39 boss exposure 150.0, file=164053 01:31:31 boss exposure 150.0, file=164054 01:35:23 boss exposure 150.0, file=164055 01:39:15 boss exposure 150.0, file=164056 01:43:07 boss exposure 150.0, file=164057 01:46:59 boss exposure 150.0, file=164058 01:50:51 boss exposure 150.0, file=164059 01:54:27 sp2.motor.move= 655, -653, 0 01:54:31 sp2.motor.move= -319, -313, 315 01:54:51 boss exposure 150.0, file=164060 01:58:43 boss exposure 150.0, file=164061 02:02:35 boss exposure 150.0, file=164062 02:06:28 boss exposure 150.0, file=164063 02:10:20 boss exposure 150.0, file=164064 02:14:12 boss exposure 150.0, file=164065 02:18:05 boss exposure 150.0, file=164066 02:21:41 sp2.motor.move= 654, -653, 0 02:21:45 sp2.motor.move= -319, -313, 315 02:22:04 boss exposure 150.0, file=164067 02:25:56 boss exposure 150.0, file=164068 02:29:48 boss exposure 150.0, file=164069 02:33:43 boss exposure 150.0, file=164070 02:37:35 boss exposure 150.0, file=164071 02:41:28 boss exposure 150.0, file=164072 02:45:20 boss exposure 150.0, file=164073 02:48:58 sp2.motor.move= 651, -656, 0 02:49:04 sp2.motor.move= -316, -309, 315 02:49:23 boss exposure 150.0, file=164074 02:53:15 boss exposure 150.0, file=164075 02:57:07 boss exposure 150.0, file=164076 03:00:59 boss exposure 150.0, file=164077 03:04:51 boss exposure 150.0, file=164078 03:08:44 boss exposure 150.0, file=164079 03:12:35 boss exposure 150.0, file=164080 03:16:16 sp2.motor.move= 651, -650, 0 03:16:22 sp2.motor.move= -316, -309, 315 03:16:41 boss exposure 150.0, file=164081 03:20:33 boss exposure 150.0, file=164082 03:24:28 boss exposure 150.0, file=164083 03:28:20 boss exposure 150.0, file=164084 03:32:13 boss exposure 150.0, file=164085 03:36:05 boss exposure 150.0, file=164086 03:39:58 boss exposure 150.0, file=164087 03:43:38 sp2.motor.move= 652, -652, 0 03:43:43 sp2.motor.move= -317, -308, 315 03:44:02 boss exposure 150.0, file=164088 03:47:54 boss exposure 150.0, file=164089 03:51:46 boss exposure 150.0, file=164090 03:55:38 boss exposure 150.0, file=164091 03:59:30 boss exposure 150.0, file=164092 04:03:22 boss exposure 150.0, file=164093 04:07:14 boss exposure 150.0, file=164094 04:10:51 sp2.motor.move= 653, -657, 0 04:10:54 sp2.motor.move= -318, -311, 315 04:11:14 boss exposure 500.0, file=164095 04:20:56 boss exposure 500.0, file=164096 04:30:38 boss exposure 500.0, file=164097 04:40:20 boss exposure 500.0, file=164098 04:50:02 boss exposure 500.0, file=164099 04:59:44 boss exposure 500.0, file=164100 05:09:29 boss exposure 500.0, file=164101 05:19:14 boss exposure 500.0, file=164102 05:28:56 boss exposure 500.0, file=164103 05:38:38 boss exposure 500.0, file=164104 05:48:16 sp2.motor.move= -2344, 6755, -2205 SP2 collimator piston positions: 26742 26345 27239 Called it a night. Still have clouds, radar, and another storm cell from the north is heading toward us. Started APOGEE morning cals and BOSS biases and dark. ---- Telescope Status ---- Telescope stowed at: 121.0, 30.0, 0.0 mount Instrument mounted: cartridge = 11 Counterweights at: 299 LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on 180L LN2 dewar scales: SP1 237.30 lbs, 20.23 psi SP2 236.00 lbs, 20.22 psi ---- Software Used ---- ----STUI software---- STUI: 1.3b7 2013-05-17 alerts: v1_2_1 apo: v1_7 boss: v2_5_13 boss.daq: 1.3.2 boss.specMech: 3.0.1 gcamera: v1_3_0 guider: v1_5_1 hub: Tag: sdss3_v1_1_9 mcp: v6_6_16 mcp.plc: 28 mcp.azFiducialVersion: v1_109 mcp.altFiducialVersion: v1_109 mcp.rotFiducialVersion: v1_109 platedb: v1_0_5 sop: v1_2_19 sos: v1_2_0 sos.idlspec2d: v5_6_5 tcc: 2.14.0 apogee: ** not availble ** apogeecal: ** not availble ** apogeeql: v1_4_1 ----Other software---- sdssProcedure(sdss3): v3_06 Scripts : v3_0+trunk -- done -- ---- Other versions ---- idlspec2d (sos3) --- v5_6_6 plate-mapper3 ------ NOCVS:v5_0_16 ---- Mirror Numbers ---- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: 5.361 5.362 Axial B: 5.208 5.212 Axial C: 5.515 5.517 Trans D: 10.355 10.353 Lateral E: 10.6426 10.6553 Lateral F: 12.2682 12.2809 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: 16.4 Altitude: 30.0 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: 7.041 7.036 Axial B: 7.053 7.041 Axial C: 7.039 7.031 Trans D: 0.331 0.334 GALILS Commanded: 1576550 1594600 1580000 -3550 -6650 Actual: 1576550 1594591 1579926 -3550 -6650 SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 3.00 5.00 0.00 115.81 SecOrient: 1256.98 3.03 5.01 -0.16 116.12