FM Walter 3/04/04 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 040315 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Mon, 2004 Mar 15 ---> Tue, 2004 Mar 16 Local midnight = 2004 Mar 16, 4 hr UT, or JD 2453080.667 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 10 53 05.1 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 19 07 CST; Sunrise: 6 37 CST Evening twilight: 20 20 CST; LMST at evening twilight: 7 12 Morning twilight: 5 24 CST; LMST at morning twilight: 16 18 Moonrise: 1 55 CST Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.246 2.3 days after last quarter, RA and dec: 19 57 57, -25 06.9 The sun is down for 11.5 hr; 9.1 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. .............................................................................. Civil date Setup Program(s) Mar 15 47/Ib STSI 04a-04/Bond STSI 04a-05/Walborn STSI 04a-11/Bond SUNY 04a-02/Walter, Stringfellow SUNY 04a-09/Walter SUNY 04a-10/Walter SUNY 04a-11/Walter, Stringfellow .............................................................................. Name Slit Filter Coll Grating Tilt & Comp,exp Ystart Ysize Yspec Blaze w.l. cov. (sec) Res (A) 47/Ib 110.5 GG495 595 47 22.64 Neon 20 200 280 164 7100 5652-6972 3.1 .............................................................................. New notes: The T column lists the approximate time in minutes for this line. This includes 5 minutes acquisition plus 1 minute for the comparison. The CDT 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. .............................................................................. In afternoon or during dinner: - Install 47/Ib grating setup - check focus if necessary - obtain at least 25 Zero frames - obtain at least 10, preferably 25, flat-field frames (projector or dome) Get well-exposed TWILIGHT SPECTRA at zenith at beginning of night. Aim for three spectra, each with between 5,000 and 30,000 counts per pixel. Program Pri Target RA (J2000) Dec mag Exp Cmp T CDT Rem SUNY 04a-02 1 NY Ori 05 35 37 -05 12 24 15.0 3x400 1 29 19 41 SUNY 04a-02 1 IRAS05436 05 46 14 -0 05 48 16 3x1200 1 69 20 10 SUNY 04a-02 2 V1143 Ori 05 38 03.8 -04 16 42 16.8 3x600 1 39 21 24 SUNY 04a-09 2 AB Dor 5 28 44.8 -65 26 54.8 7.0 3x120 1 15 22 8 STSI 04a-04 1 V838 Mon 07 04 04.8 -03 50 50 15.6 3x600 2 40 22 23 cal 1 LTT 4364 11 45 37.70 -64 50 25.1 11.5 3x300 1 24 23 3 SUNY 04a-10 1 TW Hya 11 01 51.9 -34 42 17.0 11 3x240 1 21 23 27 SUNY 04a-11 1 DE Cir B 15 17 52.5 -61 57 16.4 3x400 1 29 23 48 SUNY 04a-11 1 DE Cir A 15 17 52.5 -61 57 16.4 3x400 1 23 0 17 SUNY 04a-11 1 DE Cir N 15 17 52.5 -61 57 16.4 3x400 1 23 0 40 SUNY 04a-10 1 RU Lup 15 56 42.3 -37 49 15.5 11 3x300 1 24 1 3 SUNY 04a-10 2 V866 Sco 16 11 31.4 -18 38 24.5 12 3x300 1 24 1 27 SUNY 04a-10 1 Oph 118 16 31 15.8 -24 34 02.1 13 3x300 1 24 1 51 SUNY 04a-10 2 V1121 Oph 16 49 15.3 -14 22 08.6 12 3x300 1 24 2 15 SUNY 04a-02 1 EX Lup 16 03 05.48 -40 18 25.9 15.4 3x600 1 39 2 39 SUNY 04a-10 2 V4046 Sgr 18 14 10.5 -32 47 34.5 11 3x300 1 24 3 13 STSI 04a-11 1 V4745 Sgr 18 40 02.5 -33 26 55 ~11 3x300 1 24 3 37 SUNY 04a-10 1 S CrA 19 01 08.7 -36 57 19.8 11 3x300 1 24 4 1 STSI 04a-11 2 V4743 Sgr 19 01 09.4 -22 00 06 ~12 3x500 1 34 4 25 SUNY 04a-11 1 V475 Sct 18 49 37.7 -9 33 52.7 3x900 1 54 4 59 STSI 04a-05 1 HD 148937 16 33 52.2 -48 06 40 6.7 3x 60 1 12 5 53 end 47/Ib 6 08 If there is any time left before dawn, or if you get ahead and have to wait for RU Lup to rise, select from among the following: SUNY 03b-16 3 HD 74576 08 43 18.0 -38 52 57 6.6 3x 30 1 11 K1V ** SUNY 03b-16 3 HD 76151 08 54 18.0 -05 26 04 6.0 3x 10 1 9 G3V ** SUNY 03b-16 3 Gl 9322 10 14 08.3 +03 09 05 7.7 3x 25 1 10 G1V ** SUNY 04a-09 3 BD-22 3467 12 53 32.8 -22 52 22.6 9.7 3x150 1 17 SUNY 03b-16 3 HD119850 13 45 43.8 +14 53 30 8.5 3x 50 1 11 M2V ** SUNY 04a-01 2 V834 Cen 14 09 07.5 -45 17 17.1 14 3x300 1 29 C SUNY 03b-16 3 HD131156A 14 51 23.4 +19 06 02 4.5 3x 4 1 9 G8V ** SUNY 03b-16 3 HD131156B 14 51 23.4 +19 06 02 6.9 3x 12 1 9 K5V ** SUNY 03b-16 3 eps Oph 16 18 19.3 -04 41 33 3.2 3x 3 1 9 K0- III SUNY 03b-16 3 29 Her 16 32 36.3 +11 29 17 4.8 3x 10 1 9 K7 III SUNY 03b-16 3 Gl 9592 17 30 22. +05 32 54 9.3 3x 9 1 9 M1V ** SUNY 04a-10 2 V1121 Oph 16 49 15.3 -14 22 08.6 12 3x300 1 24 Just before sunrise, get well-exposed TWILIGHT SPECTRA at zenith, if you were unable to get them at sunset. Aim for 3-5 spectra, each with between 5,000 and 30,000 counts per pixel. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remarks: M: moon within 10 degrees. Skip if you do not see the star in the acquisition TV M*: moon within 5 degrees. Skip if you do not see the star in the acquisition TV F: faint target may be hard to see with full moon up. R: radial velocity stardard for STSI programs. N: Nova. N2: V475 Sct = Nova Sct 2003. Finding chart is http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/FC/v475sct.jpg C: cataclysmic variable. May be fainter than in finding chart. Skip if not visible. X: XZ Tau is about 25 arcsec east of a slightly fainter star, HL Tau. 3: 5 arcsec SE of brighter star. **: may have significant proper motion. -------------------------------------------------------------------- General Notes: Astronomical ephemerides are from SKYCAL,by John Thorstensen Pri: Target priority. 1 = observe object if possible 2 = extra targets; observe only if no Priority 1 target is available 3 = backup/filler 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 should be available at the telescope. SUNY 04a-01: Finding charts are available at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/2003B/suny03b-01.tar.gz Chart for V834 Cen is at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/V834_Cen.jpg SUNY 04a-02: Finding charts are available at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/2003B/suny03b-02.tar.gz Chart for EX Lup is at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/exlup_fc.ps Chart for IRAS05436 is at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/iras05436.jpg SUNY 04a-11: Finding chart for DE Cir is at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/decir_fc.ps Finding chart for V475 Sct (Nova Sct 2003) is at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/FC/v475sct.jpg SUNY 04a-12: Finding charts are in http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/suny-012.tar.gz YALE 04a-99: Finding charts is at http://www.astro.yale.edu/buxton/smarts/find_charts/J1628.html .............................................................................. Questions may be addressed to: Howard Bond bond@stsci.edu (STSI programs) Nolan Walborn walborn@stsci.edu (program STSI 041-05) Fred Walter fwalter@astro.sunysb.edu (SUNY programs)