FM Walter 9/15/04 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 040917 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Fri, 2004 Sep 17 ---> Sat, 2004 Sep 18 Local midnight = 2004 Sep 18, 4 hr UT, or JD 2453266.667 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 23 06 24.4 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 18 44 CST; Sunrise: 6 30 CST Evening twilight: 19 57 CST; LMST at evening twilight: 19 02 Morning twilight: 5 18 CST; LMST at morning twilight: 4 25 Moonset : 22 02 CST Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.138 3.6 days since new moon, RA and dec: 14 27 00, -14 52.2 The sun is down for 11.8 hr; 9.3 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. .......................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) Sep 17 26/I STSI 04a-03 STSI 04b-02 STSI 04b-03 STSI 04b-05 SUNY 04b-01 SUNY 04b-02 SUNY 04b-11 SUNY 04b-13 SUNY 04b-17 .............................................................................. Name Slit Filter Coll Grating Tilt & Comp,exp Ystart Ysize Yspec Blaze w.l. cov. (sec) Res (A) 26/I 110.5 clear 565 26 15.93 He-Ar 30 214 280 " 3550 3532-5300 4.3 .............................................................................. 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 25 minutes for a change in the grating tilt/filter. .............................................................................. In afternoon or during dinner: - Install 26/I 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 STSI 04b-03 1 Prox Cen 14 29 42.9 -62 40 46 11.0 3x400 1 29 19 18 SUNY 04b-13 1 S CrA 19 01 08.7 -36 57 19.8 11 3x300 1 24 19 47 SUNY 04b-11 1 V1187 Sco 17 29 18.81 -31 46 01.5 9: 3x120 1 15 20 11 N STSI 04a-03 1 V2574 Oph 17 38 45.5 -23 28 18 11: 3x360 1 27 20 26 N SUNY 04b-11 1 V5114 Sgr 18 19 32.3 -28 36 35.7 9 3x300 1 24 20 53 N SUNY 04b-13 1 S CrA 19 01 08.7 -36 57 19.8 11 3x300 1 24 21 17 STSI 04b-03 2 V1216 Sgr 18 49 49.4 -23 50 10 10.5 3x300 1 24 21 41 STSI 04b-03 1 AU Mic 20 45 09.5 -31 20 27 8.8 3x200 1 19 22 5 STSI 04b-03 2 AY Ind 21 49 05.8 -72 06 09 9.8 3x200 1 19 22 24 cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.4 -05 09 56 11.8 3x200 1 19 22 43 STSI 04b-05 1 CSSGP-1-18241 0 46 51.0 -27 18 28 14.86 1x900 1 22 23 2 STSI 04b-05 2 CSSGP-1-18243 0 47 58.9 -27 18 27 15.65 1x900 1 22 23 24 STSI 04b-05 2 CSSGP-1-18074 0 54 37.6 -27 20 42 14.14 1x900 1 22 23 46 SUNY 04b-13 1 S CrA 19 01 08.7 -36 57 19.8 11 3x300 1 24 0 8 STSI 04b-02 1 NGC 246 00 47 03.4 -11 52 19 11.8 3x240 1 21 0 32 STSI 04b-05 1 CSSGP-1-18403 0 47 59.5 -27 16 24 14.96 1x900 1 22 0 53 STSI 04b-05 1 CSSGP-1-18164 0 53 53.8 -27 19 30 13.77 1x900 1 22 1 15 STSI 03b-03 2 CSSGP-1-16219 0 59 57.4 -27 39 29 14.66 1x900 1 22 1 37 SUNY 04b-01 2 BL Hyi 01 41 00.3 -67 53 27.7 14.9 3x400 1 29 1 59 C STSI 04b-03 2 40 Eri C 04 15 18.5 -07 39 07 11.2 3x300 1 24 2 28 STSI 04b-03 1 GJ 2036 A 04 53 31.2 -55 51 37 11.1 3x300 1 24 2 52 STSI 04b-03 1 GJ 2036 B 04 53 30.8 -55 51 34 12.2 3x500 1 34 3 16 SUNY 04b-02 2 NY Ori 05 35 37 -05 12 24 15.0 3x600 1 39 3 50 STSI 04b-02 1 V838 Mon 07 04 04.8 -03 50 50 15.6 3x1000 2 60 4 29 SUNY 04b-17 1 HD 45166 06 26 19.15 +07 58 28 9.8 3x120 1 15 5 29 STSI 04b-02 1 10 Tau 03 36 52.4 +00 24 01 4.3 3x8 2 10 5 44 R end 5 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If there is any time left before dawn, or you get ahead and have to wait for targets to rise, select from among the following 26/I targets: STSI 04b-03 3 YZ CMi 07 44 40.2 +03 33 09 11.1 3x300 1 24 SUNY 04b-10 3 T Tau 04 21 59.43 +19 32 06.4 9.5 3x300 1 24 STSI 04b-05 4 CSSGP-1-16597 1 4 35.1 -27 35 25 14.94 1x900 1 22 STSI 04b-05 4 CSSGP-1-16599 0 51 2.2 -27 35 9 14.16 1x900 1 22 Just before sunrise, get well-exposed TWILIGHT SPECTRA at zenith IF you could 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 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. Will be fainter than on finding chart. C: cataclysmic variable. May be fainter than in finding chart. Skip if not visible. PM: may have significant proper motion. Y: 5 arcsec SE of brighter star *: If you are running ahead, you may have to wait for V838 Mon to rise. If so, swap positions with 10 Tau. -------------------------------------------------------------------- General Notes: Astronomical ephemerides are from SKYCAL,by John Thorstensen Pri: Target priority. + = absolute highest 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. STSI 04b-05: charts should be at the 1.5m from 1 year ago (STCI 03b-03). 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-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 04b-12 Chart for V1647 Ori is at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/iras05436.jpg .............................................................................. Questions may be addressed to: Howard Bond bond@stsci.edu (STSI programs) Fred Walter fwalter@astro.sunysb.edu (SUNY programs)