Subject: 2.5m obslog 20140203 (MJD 56692) From: doravetz@apo.nmsu.edu Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 12:51:51 +0000 (UTC) APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Monday February 03, 2014 (MJD 56692) ---- Observing Team ---- Karen Kinemuchi Dan Oravetz Elena Malanushenko - Afternoon Checkout ---- Observing Plan ---- 3 Feb 2014 56692.0 0.33 01:48 12:46 03:41 14:42 BOSS 11.0 hours ---- Observing Summary ---- The night was lost to bad weather: high humidity, clouds, snow. A couple of inches accumulated on site, though it's hard to tell exactly because of blowing snow. We completed the BOSS spectro monthly night tasks including biases, darks, and flats. John P. tested a few software dependencies with cartridge 2 loaded. We completed a MaNGA focus sweep test which spans exposures 174550 - 174603 and then 174606 - 174641. The reason for the discontinuity is attributed to another Netburner problem which occurred mid-test. ---- Observing Log ---- Day test: Sparse plugged plate test for MaNGA: last hartmann pair that indicates all camera in focus: 174471-72. Predict blue camera ring movement of -0.5 degrees for spectro-1 Predict blue camera ring movement of 0.5 degrees for spectro-2 Predict (red) piston movement of -213 steps for spectro-1 Predict (red) piston movement of -298 steps for spectro-2 motorPosition sp1: 18024, 18177, 17836; sp2: 18585, 17951, 19091; sop doCalibs nflat=1 flatTime=30 FM: 174473 mcp ne.on mcp hgcd.on boss exposure arc iTime=30 FM: 174474 boss exposure arc iTime=60 FM: 174475 Frames 177476-77: taken by mistake. boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=1550 b=-1550 c=0 boss moveColl spec=sp2 a=1550 b=-1550 c=0 boss exposure arc iTime=30 FM: 174478 boss exposure arc iTime=60 FM: 174479 Move collimator so that blue WMids will move -10 angstroms, then take a 30 sec arc and a 60 sec arc. repeatm this ten time. boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=-310 b=310 c=0 boss moveColl spec=sp2 a=-310 b=310 c=0 boss exposure arc iTime=30 boss exposure arc iTime=60 Frames are: 174480-174499. Move collimator back to the best focus position, and take two arc with integration time of 30 sec and 60 sec and one flat. boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=1550 b=-1550 c=0 boss moveColl spec=sp2 a=1550 b=-1550 c=0 boss exposure arc iTime=30 boss exposure arc iTime=60 sop doCalibs nflat=1 flatTime=30 Frames: 174500-502. Here are frames with collimator positions. 6 20:46 b1-00174471 2 7341 arc Lef 4.1 18024 18177 17836 HART 7 20:47 b1-00174472 2 7341 arc Rig 4.1 18024 18177 17836 HART 8 20:52 b1-00174473 2 7341 fla Out 30.1 18024 18177 17836 9 20:54 b1-00174474 2 7341 arc Out 30.1 18024 18177 17836 10 20:56 b1-00174475 2 7341 arc Out 60.1 18024 18177 17836 11 20:59 b1-00174476 2 7341 arc Out 30.1 17869 18336 17836 12 21:01 b1-00174477 2 7341 arc Out 60.1 17869 18336 17836 13 21:14 b1-00174478 2 7341 arc Out 30.1 19572 16635 17837 14 21:16 b1-00174479 2 7341 arc Out 60.1 19572 16635 17837 15 21:18 b1-00174480 2 7341 arc Out 30.1 19262 16952 17837 16 21:20 b1-00174481 2 7341 arc Out 60.1 19262 16952 17837 17 21:22 b1-00174482 2 7341 arc Out 30.1 18953 17261 17837 18 21:24 b1-00174483 2 7341 arc Out 60.1 18953 17261 17837 19 21:27 b1-00174484 2 7341 arc Out 30.1 18643 17572 17837 20 21:29 b1-00174485 2 7341 arc Out 60.1 18643 17572 17837 21 21:31 b1-00174486 2 7341 arc Out 30.1 18332 17882 17837 22 21:33 b1-00174487 2 7341 arc Out 60.1 18332 17882 17837 23 21:35 b1-00174488 2 7341 arc Out 30.1 18023 18192 17837 24 21:37 b1-00174489 2 7341 arc Out 60.1 18023 18192 17837 25 21:40 b1-00174490 2 7341 arc Out 30.1 17713 18502 17837 26 21:42 b1-00174491 2 7341 arc Out 60.1 17713 18502 17837 27 21:44 b1-00174492 2 7341 arc Out 30.1 17403 18812 17837 28 21:46 b1-00174493 2 7341 arc Out 60.1 17403 18812 17837 29 21:49 b1-00174494 2 7341 arc Out 30.1 17093 19122 17837 30 21:50 b1-00174495 2 7341 arc Out 60.1 17093 19122 17837 31 21:53 b1-00174496 2 7341 arc Out 30.1 16782 19433 17837 32 21:55 b1-00174497 2 7341 arc Out 60.1 16782 19433 17837 33 21:57 b1-00174498 2 7341 arc Out 30.1 16472 19743 17837 34 21:59 b1-00174499 2 7341 arc Out 60.1 16472 19743 17837 35 22:02 b1-00174500 2 7341 arc Out 30.1 18023 18180 17837 36 22:04 b1-00174501 2 7341 arc Out 60.1 18023 18180 17837 37 22:14 b1-00174502 2 7341 fla Out 30.1 18023 18180 17837 Afternoon telescope checkout -------------------------------- Software and actors tested, status checked, all good. Restarted STUI on telescope. APOGEE I did short dark to check the instrument, it was ok. I did not do evening calibrations because we do not plan apogee observations tonight. GUIDER dark guider dark stack=9 time=15 --- BOSS calibrations /collimation: Restarted boss-manga actor to boss; cart=11, pl=5718 ff=00174503, 04 - bias, dark Median spectrographs temperatures: Tsp1= 3.7, Tsp2= 2.9; Outside air temperature= 1.0; COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of -2.2 degrees for spectro-1 COLLIMATE: Predict blue camera ring movement of 2.5 degrees for spectro-2 COLLIMATE: Issue command: "boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=170 b=170 c=170" COLLIMATE: Issue command: "boss moveColl spec=sp2 a=42 b=42 c=42" Target B1: -5 B2: +3 KP said do not adjust b-rings as currently they set for manga. But we are almost in focus. 00174509, 00174510 - flat and arc ----- end boss calibrations /collimation Cart 11 is left on telescope. Enclosure and Telescope have been checked, all good. 23:40 started ventilation Night ------ We did not open because of weather; high humidity, clouds, snow. We completed BOSS spectro monthly night tasks: biases: 174511 - 174535 darks: 174536 - 174538 (900s exposures) flats: 174539 - 174543 Mounted cartridge 2 in anticipation of a MaNGA test. John P. logged-in and tested a few dependencies with the MaNGA cartridge loaded. We changed the BOSS-ICC to the MaNGA-hacked version. We completed a MaNGA focus-sweep test using cartridge 2. We adjusted b1 focus ring by -1 degree. After confirming we were focused, we began the focus sweep test, which spans exposures 174550 - 174603 and then 174606 - 174641 We encountered another Netburner problem at 06:54Z. Only the sp2 data read out for 174604. We cleared the exposure since BOSS was hung at 'Reading 0.0' and then reloaded controllers and proceeded to take a test bias which read out fine: 139 06:51 b2-00174604 2 7341 arc Lef 4.2 14129 13475 14626 HART 06:51 r2-00174604 2 7341 arc Lef 4.2 14129 13475 14626 HART 140 07:03 b1-00174605 2 7341 bia Clo 0.0 13311 13472 13130 07:03 b2-00174605 2 7341 bia Clo 0.0 14129 13475 14626 07:03 r1-00174605 2 7341 bia Clo 0.0 13311 13472 13130 07:03 r2-00174605 2 7341 bia Clo 0.0 14129 13475 14626 We reverted to the non-MaNGA BOSS-ICC version. Mounted cartridge 11 and started morning biases/darks. Started APOGEE morning calibration sequence and ran APOGEE autoscheduler. ---- Telescope Status ---- Status at: 12:50Z Telescope stowed at: 121.0, 30.0, 0.0 mount Instrument mounted: cartridge = 11 Counterweights at: 438 438 439 440 LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on 180L LN2 dewar scales: SP1 128.80 lbs, 18.51 psi SP2 135.30 lbs, 21.04 psi ---- Software Used ---- Get Versions, 02/03/14, 22:42:28 ----STUI software---- STUI: 1.3.1b1 2013-10-22 alerts: v1_3_0 apo: v1_10 boss: v2_5_15 boss.daq: 1.3.2 boss.specMech: 3.0.4 gcamera: v1_3_7 guider: v1_6_3 hub: Tag: sdss3_v1_2_0 mcp: v6_6_17 mcp.plc: 29 mcp.azFiducialVersion: v1_111 mcp.altFiducialVersion: v1_111 mcp.rotFiducialVersion: v1_111 platedb: v1_1_0 sop: v1_3_2 sos: v1_2_0 sos.idlspec2d: v5_6_7a tcc: 2.14.0 apogee: -not availble- apogeecal: -not availble- apogeeql: v1_5_3 ----Other software---- sdssProcedure(sdss3): v3_06 APO-local scripts : trunk idlspec2d (sos3) --- v5_6_7 plate-mapper3 ------ NOCVS:v5_0_14a ---- Mirror Numbers ---- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: 15.009 15.012 Axial B: 16.002 16.003 Axial C: 15.528 15.53 Trans D: 10.404 10.407 Lateral E: 10.6299 10.6172 Lateral F: 12.2809 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: 1.2 Altitude: 30.0 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: -7.062 -7.062 Axial B: -7.037 -7.035 Axial C: -7.078 -7.077 Trans D: 0.027 0.026 GALILS Commanded: 1575950 1583000 1592550 -8800 -3350 Actual: 1575939 1582994 1592550 -8800 -3350 SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -4.10 3.00 -100.00 143.14 SecOrient: 1257.00 -4.09 3.02 -100.02 143.62 ---- Problems in Detail ----