FM Walter 8/27/03 rev. 9/3 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 030904 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Thu, 2003 Sep 4 ---> Fri, 2003 Sep 5 Local midnight = 2003 Sep 5, 4 hr UT, or JD 2452887.667 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 22 12 10.0 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 18 37 CST; Sunrise: 6 47 CST Evening twilight: 19 49 CST; LMST at evening twilight: 18 01 Morning twilight: 5 35 CST; LMST at morning twilight: 3 48 Moonset : 3 28 CST Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.676 1.6 days since first quarter, RA and dec: 18 12 38, -26 24.7 The sun is down for 12.2 hr; 9.8 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. .............................................................................. Civil date Setup Program(s) Sept 04 26/I CHIL 03b-01/Mennickent STSI 03b-02/Valenti STSI 03b-03/Reid STSI 03b-04/Bond STSI 03b-10/Bond FGS SUNY 03b-01/Walter PolarBears SUNY 03b-02/Walter EXORS SUNY 03b-10/Walter TTau YALE 03b-08/Woo .............................................................................. Name Slit Filter Coll Grating Tilt & Comp,exp Ystart Ysize Yspec Blaze w.l. cov. Res (A) 26/I 110.5 clear 565 26 15.93 He-Ar 30 214 280 " 3550 3532-5300 4.3 .............................................................................. New notes: Based on performance earlier this semester, I am assuming that observations can start about 30 minutes before the end of astronomical twilight. The T column lists the approximate time in minutes for this line. This includes 5 minutes acquisition plus 1 minute for the comparison. The CST column is the approximate start time assumed for scheduling purposes. If you fall too far behind, you may need to drop some priority 2 or 3 targets, but otherwise don't pay too much attention to it. As I get experience with scheduling, I will try to make it more accurate. For now I am allotting the nominal overheads, plus 30 minutes for a change in the grating tilt/filter. If you start late, pick up the timeline with the first priority 1 target observable. .............................................................................. In afternoon or during dinner: - Install 26/I grating setup - obtain at least 10 Zero frames - obtain at least 5, preferably 10, flat-field frames (projector or dome) Get well-exposed twilight spectrum at zenith at beginning (or end) of night. Aim for 3 spectra, with 5000-30000 counts/pixel. Do not overexpose the long wavelength end of the chip. .............................................................................. Observing Timeline Program Pri Target RA (J2000) Dec mag Exp Cmp T CST remark STSI 03b-04 + Nova Cru 12 23 16.2 -60 22 34 ~10 3x180 1 15 1908 SUNY 03b-11 + N Sct 2003 18 49 37.7 -9 33 52.7 9.5 3x200 1 18 1920 STSI 03b-04 1 V4743 Sgr 19 01 09.4 -22 00 06 ~12 3x500 1 34 1941 CHIL 03b-01 1 LTT 7987 20 10 57.4 -30 13 01 12.2 3x 40 1 11 2015 STSI 03b-10 2 HD 132475-R9 14 59 26.1 -22 00 43 14.8 3x600 1 39 2026 STSI 03b-10 3 HD 140283-R7 15 42 59.0 -10 54 15 15.1 3x800 1 59 2105 SUNY 03b-10 1 V866 Sco 16 11 31.4 -18 38 24.5 12 3x300 1 24 2204 SUNY 03b-10 2 V1121 Oph 16 49 15.3 -14 22 08.6 3x300 1 24 2225 SUNY 03b-01 1 QS Tel 19 38 35.7 -46 12 56.5 16 3x400 1 28 2252 2 cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.4 -05 09 56 11.8 3x240 1 21 2320 CHIL 03b-01 1 OGLE 0053125 00 53 12.6 -72 55 34 16.0 3x300 1 21 2341 SUNY 03b-01 1 BL Hyi 01 41 00.3 -67 53 27.7 14.9 3x400 1 29 005 2 STSI 03b-02 1 GJ 841 A 21 57 41.2 -51 00 22 10.4 3x300 1 24 034 STSI 03b-02 1 GJ 865 22 38 29.8 -65 22 43 11.5 3x400 1 29 058 SUNY 03b-01 2 EF Eri 03 14 13.0 -22 35 41.4 14.5 3x400 1 29 127 2 STSI 03b-03 1 CSSGP-1- 1500 0 57 12.3 -29 57 38 14.95 1x900 1 22 156 STSI 03b-03 1 CSSGP-1- 1587 1 1 46.4 -29 56 51 14.84 1x900 1 22 218 STSI 03b-03 1 CSSGP-1- 1656 0 46 47.0 -29 55 58 15.00 1x900 1 22 240 STSI 03b-03 1 CSSGP-1- 1681 0 53 48.5 -29 55 54 14.55 1x900 1 22 302 STSI 03b-03 2 CSSGP-1- 1703 0 55 35.0 -29 55 45 15.07 1x900 1 22 324 STSI 03b-03 2 CSSGP-1- 1709 0 52 47.5 -29 55 37 15.77 1x900 1 22 346 CHIL 03b-01 1 OGLE 0515533 05 15 53.3 -69 25 58 15.5 3x300 1 24 408 CHIL 03b-01 2 LTT 2415 05 56 24.3 -27 51 29 12.2 3x 40 1 10 432 SUNY 03b-02 1 V1143 Ori 05 38 03.8 -04 16 42 16.8 3x900 1 54 442 SUNY 03b-02 2 NY Ori 05 35 37 -05 12 24 15.0 3x600 1 39 536 STSI 03b-04 3 tau Ori 05 17 36.4 -06 50 40 3.6 3x 3 1 9 615 STSI 03b-04 3 gamma Ori 05 25 07.9 +06 20 59 1.6 3x 1 1 9 624 end 633 Note: if a target is too faint to see on the TV monitor, skip it and go to the next target. Astronomical twilight begins at 0535 local time, so if all goes well this is as far as you are likely to get. If you skip targets and need more, select from the following: STSI 03b-03 3 CSSGP-1- 1762 0 48 26.2 -29 54 52 15.58 1x900 1 22 STSI 03b-03 3 CSSGP-1- 1802 1 3 34.5 -29 54 34 14.87 1x900 1 22 STSI 03b-03 3 CSSGP-1- 1892 0 50 34.8 -29 53 19 15.52 1x900 1 22 STSI 03b-03 3 CSSGP-1- 2066 0 46 11.4 -29 51 14 14.37 1x900 1 22 STSI 03b-03 3 CSSGP-1- 2073 0 59 11.9 -29 51 22 14.80 1x900 1 22 STSI 03b-03 3 CSSGP-1- 2225 1 0 41.5 -29 49 54 15.02 1x900 1 22 STSI 03b-03 3 CSSGP-1- 2234 0 57 21.4 -29 49 44 14.62 1x900 1 22 STSI 03b-03 3 CSSGP-1- 2469 0 57 33.2 -29 47 10 14.22 1x900 1 22 STSI 03b-03 3 CSSGP-1- 2598 1 4 49.6 -29 46 1 15.65 1x900 1 22 STSI 03b-03 3 CSSGP-1- 2679 1 3 26.1 -29 44 59 15.38 1x900 1 22 STSI 03b-03 3 CSSGP-1- 2729 0 59 27.3 -29 44 27 15.48 1x900 1 22 SUNY 03b-13 3 AB Dor 05 28 44.8 -65 26 54.8 7.0 3x 60 1 12 STSI 03b-04 3 HD 36936 05 34 59.0 -04 21 15 7.6 3x 25 1 11 STSI 03b-04 3 42 Ori 05 35 23.2 -04 50 18 4.6 3x 7 1 9 STSI 03b-04 3 HR 2089 05 54 41.1 -49 37 37 6.1 3x 10 1 9 Shortly before sunrise, get well-exposed twilight spectrum at zenith, if you were unable to get them at dusk. Aim for 3 spectra, with 5000-30000 counts/pixel. Do not overexpose the long wavelength end of the chip. .............................................................................. Remarks: **: Nova Crux is an important and time-critical target. It is, however, 5 hours west 20 minutes before the end of astronomical twilight. Please make every effort to start early. I'm assuming you can start about 40 minutes before the end of twilight, or about 1908 CST. If you cannot start before 1930 CST, skip this target. If any part of the spectrum is saturated, repeat with 60 second exposures. 1: moon within 10 degrees. Skip if you do not see the star in the acquisition TV 2: cataclysmic variable. May be fainter than in finding chart. Skip if not visible. If visible but much fainter than on chart, increase exposure times to 3x600. Note on EF Eri: There are two stars of comparable brightness. EF Eri is easternmost of the pair. If only one star is visible, it is likely NOT EF Eri, but get a spectrum anyways. 3: Far northern target. Hour angle must be less than ~2h. 4: consider only if there is at least an hour left before twilight. .............................................................................. General Notes: Astronomical ephemerides are from SKYCAL,by John Thorstensen Pri: Target priority. + = Time critical or TOO target. Highest priority. 1 = observe object if possible 2 = extra targets; observe only if no Priority 1 target is available 3 = backup targets; low priority Cmp: 1 means take comparison spectrum only before target exposures; 2 means before and after .............................................................................. Notes about finding charts: RA & Dec: all coordinates are accurate to 1"; charts can be generated by operator as necessary using LEDAS or DSS. Charts for many objects were prepared at telescope in February and should be available. STSI 03b-02: Most of the stars have large proper motions, so charts may be necessary to find them. A complete set of charts has been posted at http://www.stsci.edu/~bond/valenti_finding_charts.pdf , which you should download and print out (12 MB pdf file). The charts mark where the stars will be in 2003. Some of the stars are binaries, and the remarks give the separations. If both components are listed, try to obtain separate spectra of each component. STSI 03b-03: The finding charts are in two binders at the telescope. SUNY 03b-01: Finding charts are available at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/2003B/suny03b-01.tar.gz SUNY 03b-02: Finding charts are available at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/2003B/suny03b-02.tar.gz CHIL 03b-01: Charts are at http://www.stsci.edu/~bond/Ogle005312.jpg and http://www.stsci.edu/~bond/Ogle051553.jpg , but Dr. Mennickent has been asked to send you better ones. YALE 03b-08: These are galaxies, but they may look almost stellar. .............................................................................. Questions may be addressed to: Howard Bond bond@stsci.edu (other STSI programs) Fred Walter fwalter@astro.sunysb.edu (SUNY programs) Neill Reid inr@stsci.edu (program STSI 03b-03) Jeff Valenti valenti@stsci.edu (program STSI 03b-10) Jong-Hak Woo jhwoo@astro.yale.edu (YALE programs) Ronald Mennickent rmennick@stars.cfm.udec.cl (CHIL programs)