Subject: 2.5m obslog 20141225 (SJD 57017) From: doravetz@apo.nmsu.edu Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 11:21:30 +0000 (UTC) APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Thursday December 25, 2014 (SJD 57017) ---- Observing Team ---- Howard Brewington Dan Oravetz Kaike Pan (afternoon) ---- Observing Summary ---- The night was lost to all-around bad weather. Completed focus sweep test on cart. 5 (Exp. #191781-191848) and cart. 6 (Exp. #191711-191778). The outside dust counter information was absent from the Weather Status page. Apogeediskwarn apogeeql.icsDiskAlarm (Enum('Warning'), Int(693 GB)) ---- Observing Plan ---- Thu 25 DEC 2014 57017.0 eBOSS until 08:13 ( 6.9 h), then MaNGA ( 4.6 h) ---- Observing Log ---- Afternoon: ========== 23:00Z mounted cart 11, check BOSS collimation. B2 focus ring was adjusted by -2 degrees. 23:28:14 Hartmann collimate output on cart #11 sp1: offset: r=-989 (In Focus); b=-1.4 (In Focus) sp1: pred. move: spAverageMove= -270 sp1: pred. spResiduals: r=-719, b=-2.3, txt=OK, spTemp = 4.1 sp2: offset: r=-315 (In Focus); b=3.6 (In Focus) sp2: pred. move: spAverageMove= -724 sp2: pred. spResiduals: r=409, b=1.3, txt=OK, spTemp = 3.2 Guider cart= 11, pl= 7856, side= A (loaded); motorPosition sp1: 18249, 18150, 17698; sp2: 16353, 15489, 16708; Median spectrographs temperatures: Tsp1= 4.1, Tsp2= 3.3; Outside air temperature= 3.7; NIGHT ===== We did not open at sunset because of high winds, clouds, and nearby radar returns. Mounted cart. 6 for focus sweep test. Focus Sweep Test with Cart. 6 ***************************** -- Focused the spectrographs and are now in-focus: 01:12:50 boss exposure 4.0, file=191709 01:14:01 boss exposure 4.0, file=191710 01:15:34 Hartmann collimate output on cart #6 sp1: offset: r=329 (In Focus); b=-0.4 (In Focus) sp1: pred. move: spAverageMove= 228 sp1: pred. spResiduals: r=100, b=0.3, txt=OK, spTemp = 4.1 sp2: offset: r=315 (In Focus); b=-1.4 (In Focus) sp2: pred. move: spAverageMove= 378 sp2: pred. spResiduals: r=-63, b=-0.2, txt=OK, spTemp = 3.2 01:15:24 sp1.motor.move= 228, 227, 228 01:15:29 sp2.motor.move= 379, 377, 378 -- Collimator piston positions before starting focus sweep: sp1: 17791 17697 17242 sp2: 18904 18040 19262 -- Started taking focus sweep data per the instructions in the Science Plan. 01:26:39 boss exposure 4.0, file=191711 01:28:04 boss exposure 4.0, file=191712 01:29:35 boss exposure 30.0, file=191713 01:31:35 boss exposure 4.0, file=191714 01:33:11 sp1.motor.move= 10499, 10500, 10501 01:33:34 sp2.motor.move= 10500, 10500, 10500 01:33:59 boss exposure 4.0, file=191715 01:35:23 boss exposure 4.0, file=191716 01:36:55 boss exposure 30.0, file=191717 01:38:56 boss exposure 4.0, file=191718 01:40:16 sp1.motor.move= -1500, -1502, -1500 01:40:22 sp2.motor.move= -1500, -1500, -1500 01:40:45 boss exposure 4.0, file=191719 01:42:09 boss exposure 4.0, file=191720 01:43:41 boss exposure 30.0, file=191721 01:45:43 boss exposure 4.0, file=191722 01:47:01 sp1.motor.move= -1500, -1498, -1500 01:47:06 sp2.motor.move= -1501, -1500, -1500 01:47:29 boss exposure 4.0, file=191723 01:48:53 boss exposure 4.0, file=191724 01:50:24 boss exposure 30.0, file=191725 01:52:23 boss exposure 4.0, file=191726 01:53:41 sp1.motor.move= -1502, -1499, -1503 01:53:47 sp2.motor.move= -1499, -1503, -1500 01:54:11 boss exposure 4.0, file=191727 01:55:36 boss exposure 4.0, file=191728 01:57:08 boss exposure 30.0, file=191729 01:59:06 boss exposure 4.0, file=191730 02:00:27 sp1.motor.move= -1501, -1500, -1498 02:00:33 sp2.motor.move= -1500, -1498, -1500 02:00:55 boss exposure 4.0, file=191731 02:02:20 boss exposure 4.0, file=191732 02:03:51 boss exposure 30.0, file=191733 02:05:53 boss exposure 4.0, file=191734 02:07:13 sp1.motor.move= -1499, -1500, -1499 02:07:19 sp2.motor.move= -1500, -1499, -1500 02:07:41 boss exposure 4.0, file=191735 02:09:06 boss exposure 4.0, file=191736 02:10:43 boss exposure 30.0, file=191737 02:12:46 boss exposure 4.0, file=191738 02:14:04 sp1.motor.move= -1500, -1500, -1500 02:14:09 sp2.motor.move= -1499, -1496, -1500 02:14:34 boss exposure 4.0, file=191739 02:15:59 boss exposure 4.0, file=191740 02:17:30 boss exposure 30.0, file=191741 02:19:30 boss exposure 4.0, file=191742 02:20:48 sp1.motor.move= -1500, -1498, -1500 02:20:54 sp2.motor.move= -1500, -1499, -1500 02:21:19 boss exposure 4.0, file=191743 02:22:44 boss exposure 4.0, file=191744 02:24:19 boss exposure 30.0, file=191745 02:26:20 boss exposure 4.0, file=191746 02:27:38 sp1.motor.move= -1501, -1495, -1500 02:27:44 sp2.motor.move= -1501, -1499, -1500 02:28:07 boss exposure 4.0, file=191747 02:29:34 boss exposure 4.0, file=191748 02:31:05 boss exposure 30.0, file=191749 02:33:08 boss exposure 4.0, file=191750 02:34:27 sp1.motor.move= -1500, -1500, -1499 02:34:33 sp2.motor.move= -1502, -1500, -1500 02:34:55 boss exposure 4.0, file=191751 02:36:20 boss exposure 4.0, file=191752 02:37:51 boss exposure 30.0, file=191753 02:39:51 boss exposure 4.0, file=191754 02:41:09 sp1.motor.move= -1499, -1500, -1499 02:41:15 sp2.motor.move= -1500, -1498, -1500 02:41:39 boss exposure 4.0, file=191755 02:43:04 boss exposure 4.0, file=191756 02:44:36 boss exposure 30.0, file=191757 02:46:37 boss exposure 4.0, file=191758 02:47:55 sp1.motor.move= -1500, -1500, -1499 02:48:00 sp2.motor.move= -1500, -1494, -1500 02:48:25 boss exposure 4.0, file=191759 02:49:49 boss exposure 4.0, file=191760 02:51:23 boss exposure 30.0, file=191761 02:53:26 boss exposure 4.0, file=191762 02:54:43 sp1.motor.move= -1500, -1502, -1500 02:54:49 sp2.motor.move= -1499, -1493, -1500 02:55:13 boss exposure 4.0, file=191763 02:56:38 boss exposure 4.0, file=191764 02:58:10 boss exposure 30.0, file=191765 03:00:10 boss exposure 4.0, file=191766 03:01:28 sp1.motor.move= -1500, -1498, -1501 03:01:35 sp2.motor.move= -1500, -1500, -1500 03:01:59 boss exposure 4.0, file=191767 03:03:24 boss exposure 4.0, file=191768 03:04:53 boss exposure 30.0, file=191769 03:06:53 boss exposure 4.0, file=191770 03:08:11 sp1.motor.move= -1499, -1501, -1500 03:08:17 sp2.motor.move= -1499, -1502, -1500 03:08:39 boss exposure 4.0, file=191771 03:10:04 boss exposure 4.0, file=191772 03:11:35 boss exposure 30.0, file=191773 03:13:34 boss exposure 4.0, file=191774 03:15:10 sp1.motor.move= 10500, 10501, 10501 03:15:41 sp2.motor.move= 10496, 10501, 10500 03:16:06 boss exposure 4.0, file=191775 03:17:34 boss exposure 4.0, file=191776 03:19:05 boss exposure 30.0, file=191777 03:21:06 boss exposure 4.0, file=191778 -- Collimator piston positions at the end of the focus sweep test: sp1: 17789 17705 17246 sp2: 18900 18060 19262 Mounted cart. 5 for focus sweep test. Focus Sweep Test with Cart. 5 ***************************** -- Focused the spectrographs and are now in-focus: 03:41:13 boss exposure 4.0, file=191779 03:42:24 boss exposure 4.0, file=191780 03:43:58 Hartmann collimate output on cart #5 sp1: offset: r=989 (In Focus); b=-2.4 (In Focus) sp1: pred. move: spAverageMove= 880 sp1: pred. spResiduals: r=109, b=0.3, txt=OK, spTemp = 4.1 sp2: offset: r=0 (In Focus); b=-1.4 (In Focus) sp2: pred. move: spAverageMove= 220 sp2: pred. spResiduals: r=-220, b=-0.7, txt=OK, spTemp = 3.3 03:43:49 sp1.motor.move= 880, 880, 880 03:43:52 sp2.motor.move= 221, 220, 220 -- Collimator piston positions before starting focus sweep: sp1: 18669 18585 18126 sp2: 19121 18279 19842 -- Started taking focus sweep data per the instructions in the Science Plan. 03:47:12 boss exposure 4.0, file=191781 03:48:37 boss exposure 4.0, file=191782 03:50:09 boss exposure 30.0, file=191783 03:52:10 boss exposure 4.0, file=191784 03:53:46 sp1.motor.move= 10500, 10501, 10499 03:54:09 sp2.motor.move= 10500, 10500, 10499 03:54:35 boss exposure 4.0, file=191785 03:55:59 boss exposure 4.0, file=191786 03:57:34 boss exposure 30.0, file=191787 03:59:34 boss exposure 4.0, file=191788 04:00:54 sp1.motor.move= -1499, -1501, -1500 04:01:00 sp2.motor.move= -1499, -1495, -1500 04:01:22 boss exposure 4.0, file=191789 04:02:47 boss exposure 4.0, file=191790 04:04:19 boss exposure 30.0, file=191791 04:06:23 boss exposure 4.0, file=191792 04:07:42 sp1.motor.move= -1501, -1497, -1501 04:07:48 sp2.motor.move= -1500, -1501, -1500 04:08:10 boss exposure 4.0, file=191793 04:09:35 boss exposure 4.0, file=191794 04:11:08 boss exposure 30.0, file=191795 04:13:09 boss exposure 4.0, file=191796 04:14:28 sp1.motor.move= -1500, -1498, -1501 04:14:33 sp2.motor.move= -1499, -1498, -1500 04:14:56 boss exposure 4.0, file=191797 04:16:20 boss exposure 4.0, file=191798 04:17:51 boss exposure 30.0, file=191799 04:19:52 boss exposure 4.0, file=191800 04:21:10 sp1.motor.move= -1500, -1500, -1499 04:21:16 sp2.motor.move= -1500, -1499, -1500 04:21:38 boss exposure 4.0, file=191801 04:23:03 boss exposure 4.0, file=191802 04:24:34 boss exposure 30.0, file=191803 04:26:35 boss exposure 4.0, file=191804 04:27:52 sp1.motor.move= -1500, -1500, -1501 04:27:58 sp2.motor.move= -1500, -1499, -1500 04:28:21 boss exposure 4.0, file=191805 04:29:46 boss exposure 4.0, file=191806 04:31:20 boss exposure 30.0, file=191807 04:33:22 boss exposure 4.0, file=191808 04:34:41 sp1.motor.move= -1499, -1501, -1499 04:34:47 sp2.motor.move= -1499, -1494, -1500 04:35:11 boss exposure 4.0, file=191809 04:36:36 boss exposure 4.0, file=191810 04:38:07 boss exposure 30.0, file=191811 04:40:08 boss exposure 4.0, file=191812 04:41:28 sp1.motor.move= -1501, -1503, -1501 04:41:34 sp2.motor.move= -1500, -1500, -1500 04:41:56 boss exposure 4.0, file=191813 04:43:21 boss exposure 4.0, file=191814 04:44:52 boss exposure 30.0, file=191815 04:46:56 boss exposure 4.0, file=191816 04:48:16 sp1.motor.move= -1500, -1497, -1501 04:48:22 sp2.motor.move= -1501, -1501, -1501 04:48:44 boss exposure 4.0, file=191817 04:50:09 boss exposure 4.0, file=191818 04:51:41 boss exposure 30.0, file=191819 04:53:42 boss exposure 4.0, file=191820 04:55:00 sp1.motor.move= -1500, -1498, -1500 04:55:05 sp2.motor.move= -1500, -1500, -1500 04:55:28 boss exposure 4.0, file=191821 04:56:53 boss exposure 4.0, file=191822 04:58:27 boss exposure 30.0, file=191823 05:00:29 boss exposure 4.0, file=191824 05:01:48 sp1.motor.move= -1499, -1500, -1498 05:01:54 sp2.motor.move= -1499, -1498, -1500 05:02:20 boss exposure 4.0, file=191825 05:03:45 boss exposure 4.0, file=191826 05:05:20 boss exposure 30.0, file=191827 05:07:22 boss exposure 4.0, file=191828 05:08:40 sp1.motor.move= -1499, -1500, -1499 05:08:46 sp2.motor.move= -1499, -1492, -1500 05:09:08 boss exposure 4.0, file=191829 05:10:34 boss exposure 4.0, file=191830 05:12:05 boss exposure 30.0, file=191831 05:14:05 boss exposure 4.0, file=191832 05:15:23 sp1.motor.move= -1500, -1501, -1500 05:15:31 sp2.motor.move= -1499, -1499, -1500 05:15:55 boss exposure 4.0, file=191833 05:17:20 boss exposure 4.0, file=191834 05:18:53 boss exposure 30.0, file=191835 05:20:53 boss exposure 4.0, file=191836 05:22:12 sp1.motor.move= -1500, -1504, -1501 05:22:17 sp2.motor.move= -1500, -1500, -1500 05:22:39 boss exposure 4.0, file=191837 05:24:04 boss exposure 4.0, file=191838 05:25:35 boss exposure 30.0, file=191839 05:27:38 boss exposure 4.0, file=191840 05:28:56 sp1.motor.move= -1499, -1500, -1501 05:29:02 sp2.motor.move= -1499, -1499, -1500 05:29:26 boss exposure 4.0, file=191841 05:30:51 boss exposure 4.0, file=191842 05:32:22 boss exposure 30.0, file=191843 05:34:24 boss exposure 4.0, file=191844 05:35:59 sp1.motor.move= 10500, 10500, 10501 05:36:23 sp2.motor.move= 10498, 10500, 10500 05:36:46 boss exposure 4.0, file=191845 05:38:10 boss exposure 4.0, file=191846 05:39:44 boss exposure 30.0, file=191847 05:41:45 boss exposure 4.0, file=191848 -- Collimator piston positions at the end of the focus sweep test: sp1: 18672 18586 18124 sp2: 19125 18303 19480 Mounted cart. 11. Called it a night because of high winds, clouds, snow flurries, high humidity, and approaching snow on the radar. Morning cals had been started. ---- Telescope Status ---- Telescope stowed at: 121.0, 30.0, 0.0 mount Instrument mounted: cartridge = 11 Counterweights at: 438 435 445 437 LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on 180L LN2 dewar scales: SP1 232.80 lbs, 21.00 psi SP2 217.80 lbs, 21.39 psi ---- Software Used ---- -- STUI software -- STUI : 1.5.2 alerts : trunk+svn149374 apo : trunk+svn158476 boss : v3_5 -boss.daq : 1.3.2 -boss.specMec : 3.0.4 gcamera : v2_0 guider : v2_5 hartmann : FAILED hub : Tag: sdss4_v2_1 mcp : v6_6_18 -mcp.plc : 31 -mcp.azFiduci : v1_114 -mcp.altFiduc : v1_114 -mcp.rotFiduc : v1_114 platedb : v2_3 sop : v2_14_1 tcc : 2.14.0 apogee : not availble apogeecal : not availble apogeeql : branch_external_addExposure+svn159463 -- Other software -- sdssProcedure : v3_06 APO-local : not availble idlspec2d (sos3) --- v5_7_6 plate-mapper3 ------ NOCVS:v5_1_9 ---- Mirror Numbers ---- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: 0.03 0.032 Axial B: -0.012 -0.026 Axial C: -0.026 -0.024 Trans D: -0.02 -0.014 Lateral E: 10.7188 10.7061 Lateral F: 12.319 12.3063 GALILS Commanded: 10850 -450 5750 13050 14750 14300 Actual: 10850 -450 5750 13050 14750 14300 SETMIR VALUES PrimDesOrient: 0.00 0.00 0.00 651.00 937.40 PrimOrient: 0.00 0.00 0.00 651.08 936.54 SECONDARY: ---------- Focus: 0.00 Air temp: 3.6 Altitude: 30.0 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: -7.064 -7.065 Axial B: -7.121 -7.121 Axial C: -7.025 -7.028 Trans D: -0.183 -0.188 GALILS Commanded: 1581300 1578850 1590700 1400 -2000 Actual: 1581299 1578868 1590685 1400 -2000 SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -3.80 0.00 0.00 9.58 SecOrient: 1257.00 -3.81 0.00 0.00 9.44