FM Walter 9/06/04 rev 9/12 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 040912 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Sun, 2004 Sep 12 ---> Mon, 2004 Sep 13 Local midnight = 2004 Sep 13, 4 hr UT, or JD 2453261.667 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 22 46 41.7 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 18 41 CST; Sunrise: 6 37 CST Evening twilight: 19 54 CST; LMST at evening twilight: 18 40 Morning twilight: 5 24 CST; LMST at morning twilight: 4 12 Moonset : 16 58 CST Moonrise: 6 17 CST Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.024 1.4 days before new moon, RA and dec: 10 28 46, 14 34.1 The sun is down for 11.9 hr; 9.5 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. .............................................................................. Civil date Setup Program(s) Aug 20 13/I NOAO 04b-0050 STSI 04a-03 STSI 04b-12 SUNY 04a-16 SUNY 04b-01 SUNY 04b-10 SUNY 04b-11 SUNY 04b-12 SUNY 04b-13 VANF 04b-04 .............................................................................. Name Slit Filter Coll Grating Tilt & Comp,exp Ystart Ysize Yspec Blaze w.l. cov. (sec) Res (A) 13/I 110.5 clear 585 13 11.58 He-Ar 30 200 280 TBD 4450 3146-9374 17.2 .............................................................................. General 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. For now I am allotting the nominal overheads, plus 20-25 minutes for changes in the grating tilt/filter. .............................................................................. In afternoon or during dinner: - Install 13/I grating setup - check focus if necessary - obtain at least 25 Zero frames - obtain at least 5, 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 CST Rem VANF 04b-04 1 CD329927 14 11 46.37 -33 03 14.3 10 3x 1 1 9 19 25 VANF 04b-04 1 sn2004dk 16 21 48.93 -02 16 17.3 19 3x1200 1 69 19 34 * SUNY 04b-11 2 DE Cir 15 17 52.5 -61 57 16.4 3x1000 1 59 20 43 N SUNY 04b-11 1 V1187 Sco 17 29 18.81 -31 46 01.5 9: 3x 90 1 14 21 42 N STSI 04a-03 2 V2574 Oph 17 38 45.5 -23 28 18 11: 3x 200 1 19 21 56 N SUNY 04b-11 1 V5114 Sgr 18 19 32.3 -28 36 35.7 9 3x 200 1 19 22 15 N VANF 04b-04 1 LTT7379 18 36 26.29 -44 18 33.0 10 3x 1 1 9 22 34 SUNY 04b-11 2 V475 Sct 18 49 37.7 -9 33 52.7 3x 900 1 54 22 43 N SUNY 04b-13 1 S CrA 19 01 08.7 -36 57 19.8 11 3x 300 1 24 23 37 VANF 04b-04 2 sn2004dy 21 11 30.13 -02 02 13.3 20 3x1500 1 84 0 1 * cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.4 -05 09 56 11.8 3x 100 1 19 1 25 NOAO 04b-50 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.4 -05 09 56 11.8 3x 100 1 15 1 44 S2 NOAO 04b-50 1 SN 2004dt 02 02 12.77 -00 05 51.5 16.1 3x 900 1 54 1 59 S1 * VANF 04b-04 1 sn2004dz 02 57 36.66 -10 10 52.8 19 3x1200 1 69 2 53 * SUNY 04b-12 1 V1647 Ori 05 46 14 -0 05 48 16 3x1200 1 69 4 2 SUNY 04b-17 2 HD 45166 06 26 19.15 +07 58 28 9.8 3x 30 1 10 5 11 STSI 04a-04 1 V838 Mon 07 04 04.8 -03 50 50 15.6 3x 500 2 35 5 21 T end 13/I 5 56 If there is any time left before dawn, select from among the following: SUNY 04a-09 3 V471 Tau 3 50 11.8 +17 15 17 9.7 3x 200 1 19 SUNY 04b-10 3 T Tau 4 21 59.43 +19 32 06.4 9.5 3x 100 1 14 SUNY 04b-02 3 NY Ori 5 35 37 -05 12 24 15.0 3x 200 1 19 Just before sunrise, get well-exposed TWILIGHT SPECTRA at zenith, if you did not obtain then at dusk. Aim for 3-5 spectra, each with between 5,000 and 30,000 counts per pixel. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remarks: M: moon within 10 deg. Skip if you do not see the star in the acquisition TV M*: moon within 5 deg. Skip if you do not see the star in the acquisition TV C: cataclysmic variable: may be fainter than on finding chart. If any emission lines are overexposed in the first spectrum, shorten the exposure time and take 3 more. F: Faint supernova may be difficult to see with moon up. Use offset coordinates, and complete full integration. G: galaxy. Center on nucleus. I: eruptive variable formerly known as IRAS05436. Finding chart is in www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/iras05436.jpg N: fading nova If any emission lines are overexposed in the first spectrum, shorten the exposure time and take 3 more. S1: set slit width to 2.0 arcsec. observing sequence is: comparison lamp 1 observation centered on target 1 observation centered 30" East of target 1 observation centered 30" West of target remember to reset the slit width following observation. S2: set slit width to 10.0 arcsec use same observing sequence as in note S1. remember to reset the slit width following observation. T: if you are running ahead by 5 minutes or more, increase exposure time to 3x600. * Supernova. Positions: sn2004dk: 4".4 east and 43".5 north of the nucleus of NGC 6118 sn2004dy: 5".8 west and 16".8 south of the nucleus of IC 5090 sn2004dz: 0".3 west and 2".9 south of the nucleus of the host galaxy sn2004dt: 7 arcsec EAST, 10 arcsec NORTH of the core of NGC 799 See http://www.rochesterastronomy.org/supernova.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. NOAO 04b-50: see http://www.rochesterastronomy.org/supernova.html or http://www.astrosurf.com/snweb2/2004/04dt/04dtHome.htm SUNY 04b-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 04b-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 SUNY 04b-12: Finding chart for V1647 Ori (IRAS05436) is at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/iras05436.jpg VANF 04b-04: Finding charts are available at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/sn04*.gif, where * is dk,dy, or dz .............................................................................. Questions may be addressed to: Howard Bond bond@stsci.edu (STSI programs) Fred Walter fwalter@astro.sunysb.edu (SUNY programs) Eric Smith eric.a.smith@Vanderbilt.Edu (VANF programs) Kevin Krisciunas kkrisciu@cygnus.phys.nd.edu (program NOAO 04b-50)