Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 05:52:32 -0700 (MST) From: Jack Dembicky Subject: 3.5m Night log 20070103 Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Wednesday, January 03, 2007 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- D.York J.Dembicky SPIcam 17:30 21:00 M.Klaene J.Dembicky, R.McMillan NICFPS 21:00 05:08 R.Owen S-H DIS INST SCHED(TWILIGHT) WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOT USED I/ROW/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B --------------------------------------------------------------------- UCxx/O 18:07 21:00 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 0 0 0 EN01/O 21:00 06:08 0 1.0 0 0 0 8.1 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky GRB went off this afternoon, I chased it for D.York. He owes EN01 the time back so we can finish a pointing model and collimation for the telescope (2-3hrs). I had to abort the pointing model due to wind otherwise I would have had time. Here are the images I took (/export/images/EN01/York/UT070104) 00:30 bias.0001 - .0010 - Bias frames 00:41 zskyflat.0011 - 5s z sky flat (4k cts) 00:44 zskyflat.0012 - 5s z sky flat (4k cts) 00:45 zskyflat.0013 - 30s z sky flat (8k cts) 00:46 zskyflat.0014 - 60s z sky flat (12k) 00:48 zskyflat.0015 - 120s z sky flat (16k) 00:52 zskyflat.0016 - 120s z sky flat (10k) 00:55 iskyflat.0017 - 60s i sky flat (9k) 01:01 focus.0018 - focus (test) 01:02 focus.0019 - focus sweep 01:10 i_grb.0020 - 5s GRB field ID 01:14 i_grb.0021 - 600s GRB field in i' (dither +0",+0") 01:27 z_grb.0022 - 600s GRB field in z' (dither +0",+0") 01:38 focus.0023 - focus sweep 01:42 focus.0024 - focus sweep 01:45 focus.0025 - focus sweep 01:53 i_grb.0026 - 600s GRB field in i' (dither +30",+30") 02:04 z_grb.0027 - 600s GRB field in z' (dither +30",+30") 02:16 i_grb.0028 - 600s GRB field in i' (dither +15",-15") 02:27 z_grb.0029 - 600s GRB field in z' (dither +15",-15") 02:38 focus.0030 - focus sweep 02:44 i_grb.0031 - 600s GRB field in i' (dither -30",-30") 02:55 z_grb.0032 - 600s GRB field in z' (dither -30",-30") 03:06 i_grb.0033 - 600s GRB field in i' (dither -15",+15") 03:18 z_grb.0034 - 600s GRB field in z' (dither -15",+15") 03:31 SA114-531_i.0035 - 5s std star (8k cts) 03:33 SA114-531_i.0036 - 20s std star (18k cts) 03:35 SA114-531_i.0037 - 40s std star (34k cts) 03:37 SA114-531_z.0038 - 40s std star (20k cts) 03:37 SA114-531_z.0039 - 60s std star (26k cts) 03:43 iflat.0040 - 5s Br. Qrtz cover flat in i' (saturated) 03:44 iflat.0041 - 5s Dim Qrtz cover flat in i' (2.5k cts) 03:45 iflat.0042 - 60s Dim Qrtz cover flat in i' (30k cts) 03:47 iflat.0043 - 60s Dim Qrtz cover flat in i' (30k cts) 03:49 iflat.0044 - 60s Dim Qrtz cover flat in i' (30k cts) 03:51 iflat.0045 - 60s Dim Qrtz cover flat in i' (30k cts) 03:53 iflat.0046 - 60s Dim Qrtz cover flat in i' (30k cts) 03:55 zflat.0047 - 60s Dim Qrtz cover flat in z' (30k cts) 03:57 zflat.0048 - 60s Dim Qrtz cover flat in z' (30k cts) 03:59 zflat.0049 - 60s Dim Qrtz cover flat in z' (30k cts) 04:01 zflat.0050 - 60s Dim Qrtz cover flat in z' (30k cts) 04:03 zflat.0051 - 60s Dim Qrtz cover flat in z' (30k cts) +++++++++++++++++ 21:00 Zero'ed rotator (change 0.265) Checked out NICFPS focus script with Russell online. I quickly broke it for him. Spent the next 2 hrs tourture testing the NICFPS script with Russell live on the phone. +++++++++++++++++ 23:15 Drive tuning w/Shack-Hartmann checked changes in az tuning parameters, done a few nights ago, and they looked good. Made a small change in alt tuning parameter to improve tracking at high southern tranis +++++++++++++++++ 00:25 DIS R1200 grating (instrument rotation) stability check calibration spectrum in /export/images/Q1EN0 images in /export/images/Q1EN01/UT070104 Line Rotation dis_rot_0.0002r rotation 0 deg, line=477.9-465.8=12.1 dis_rot_0.0003r rotation 90 deg, line=478.2-466.0=12.2 dis_rot_0.0004r rotation -90 deg, line=477.7-465.9=11.8 dis_rot_0.0086r rotation 180 deg, line=481.2-469.1=12.1 dis_rot_0.0087r rotation -180 deg, line=481.3-469.1=12.2 dis_rot_0.0088r rotation 270 deg, line=480.0-467.9=12.1 dis_rot_0.0089r rotation -270 deg, line=479.3-466.9=12.4 multiple long rotations (+270/-270 x 3) dis_rot_3.0090r rotation 0 deg, line=479.4-467.2=12.2 dis_rot_3.0091r rotation 180 deg, line=480.3-468.3=12.0 Flat Lamps (Br Qrtz) dis_rot_4.0092r rotation 180 deg dis rot_4.0093r rotation 0 deg (star in field) dis_rot_4_0094r rotation 0 deg dis_rot_4_0095r rotation 270 deg dis_rot_4_0096r rotation -270 deg dis_rot_4_0097r rotation -180 deg dis_rot_4_0098r rotation 0 deg dis_rot_4_0099r rotation 180 deg dis_rot_4_0100r rotation -90 deg dis rot_4_0101r rotation 90 deg Somebody during the day should look at these before the staff meeting later today. +++++++++++++++++ 03:15 DIS Throughput with BH/R1200 gratings (for J.Holtzman) images are in /export/images/Q1QN01/Throughput 03:19 bias.0001 - bias frame 03:20 bias.0002 - bias frame 03:21 bias.0003 - bias frame 03:21 bias.0004 - bias frame 03:22 bias.0005 - bias frame 03:28 Fiege34_slit_UT070104.0006 - Fiege 34 with Slit 30s 03:31 Fiege34_slitless_UT070104.0007 - Fiege 34 Slitless 15s 03:34 Fiege34_slitless_UT070104.0008 - Fiege 34 Slitless 30s 03:38 Fiege34_slit_UT070104.0009 - Fiege 34 with Slit 60s 03:43 Fiege66_slit_UT070104.0010 - Fiege 66 with Slit 15s 03:44 Fiege66_slit_UT070104.0011 - Fiege 66 with Slit 30s 03:46 Fiege66_slitless_UT070104.0012 - Fiege 66 Slitless 15s 03:47 Fiege66_slitless_UT070104.0013 - Fiege 66 Slitless 30s 03:49 Fiege67_slit_UT070104.0014 - Fiege 67 with Slit 60s 03:51 Fiege67_slit_UT070104.0015 - Fiege 67 with Slit 120s 03:55 Fiege67_slit_UT070104.0016 - Fiege 67 with Slit 30s 03:56 Fiege67_slit_UT070104.0017 - Fiege 67 with Slit 60s 04:03 BrQrtz_flat_UT070104.0018 - forgot slit 04:04 BrQrtz_flat_UT070104.0019 - 12s Bright Quartz flat field 04:05 BrQrtz_flat_UT070104.0020 - 12s Bright Quartz flat field 04:06 BrQrtz_flat_UT070104.0021 - 12s Bright Quartz flat field 04:07 BrQrtz_flat_UT070104.0022 - 12s Bright Quartz flat field 04:08 BrQrtz_flat_UT070104.0023 - 12s Bright Quartz flat field 04:09 He_UT070104.0024 - 60s Helium Calibration 04:11 Ne_UT070104.0025 - 30s Neon Calibration 04:13 Ar_UT070104.0026 - 90s Argon Calibration ++++++++++++++++ 04:15 Pointing Model Was really windy during the pointing model 05:19 the wind was just too gusty. Watched it go over the limit several times and the mirror wasn't happy either. I decided better to close and call it a night. 51 pts of model done, but probably lots of wind shake. model not reduced or implemented. +++++++++++++++++ EN01/UT070104 & York data written to CD and archived. ------- FAILURE LOG ------- PROG INST FAILURE MODE TIME (SEDFNVOG) TI/SHU START FINISH DESCRIPTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- FOCUS LOG --------------- Time Instrument Focus Az El Temp Strc Prim Sec Air filt FWHM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:02 SPIcam 25(70) 54 70 1.7 3.8 2.2 2.5 2.0 i' 1.3 18:10 NA2gdr - 765(32234) -79 70 1.3 3.6 2.1 2.3 1.9 R 1.4 18:45 SPIcam -150(-147) -86 63 -0.3 2.5 1.4 1.4 0.4 i' 1.9 18:50 NA2gdr -1496(31503) -87 61 -0.4 2.2 1.1 1.1 0.2 R 2.1 19:38 SPIcam -125(-111) -93 52 1.9 1.6 0.6 1.3 1.6 i' 1.7 01:19 DISslit -32(-177) -5 57 1.8 1.8 0.8 1.4 2.0 -- 1.9 04:24 NA2gdr -6987(22012) -53 43 2.7 2.2 1.5 1.7 2.7 R 1.4 ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------- 16:02 34 28 1 119 (ESE) 649 clear none 17:02 35 17 15 25 (NNE) 170 clear none 18:02 35 12 20 23 (NNE) 136 clear none 19:02 33 12 12 18 (NNE) 211 clear none 20:02 35 -9 18 20 (NNE) 77 clear none 21:02 35 -6 22 16 (NNE) 129 clear none 22:02 34 0 21 9 (N) 147 clear none 23:02 33 7 23 17 (NNE) 210 clear none 00:02 32 8 26 15 (NNE) 101 clear none 01:02 37 11 14 27 (NNE) 90 clear none 02:02 37 12 18 19 (NNE) 100 clear none 03:02 35 14 27 26 (NNE) 114 clear none 04:02 38 15 20 24 (NNE) 198 clear none 05:02 38 15 33 2 (N) 229 clear wind Note: the wind was coming from the azimuth listed. The convention used is north=0 degrees, east=90 degrees. The dust count is particles > 1u per 0.1 cubic feet. TELESCOPE STATUS Telescope drives operational. Current TCC version: 2.8.5 Current TUI version: TUI 1.2