FM Walter 3/18/05 rev 0323 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 050327 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Sun, 2005 Mar 27 ---> Mon, 2005 Mar 28 Local midnight = 2005 Mar 28, 4 hr UT, or JD 2453457.667 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 11 39 26.5 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 18 52 CST; Sunrise: 6 45 CST Evening twilight: 20 05 CST; LMST at evening twilight: 7 44 Morning twilight: 5 32 CST; LMST at morning twilight: 17 12 Moonrise: 19 44 CST Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.941 2.3 days after full moon, RA and dec: 14 12 27, -14 03.0 The sun is down for 11.9 hr; 9.5 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. .......................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) Mar 27 47/Ib STSI 04b-14 47/IIb STSI 05a-02 STSI 05a-08 STSI 05a-09 SUNY 05a-02 SUNY 05a-10 SUNY 05a-11 SUNY 05a-12 .............................................................................. 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 47/IIb 83.0 CuSO4 620 47 28.22 He-Ar 45 200 280 3550 4058-4732 1.6 .............................................................................. 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 05a-02 1 V1118 Ori 5 34 44.66 -05 33 41.3 16.5 3x 400 1 29 19 28 SUNY 05a-12 1 V1647 Ori 5 46 13.17 -00 06 05 17 3x1200 1 69 19 57 STSI 05a-02 1 V838 Mon 7 04 04.8 -03 50 50 15.6 3x 600 2 39 21 6 SUNY 05a-11 1 V574 Pup 7 41 53.8 -27 6 37 12 3x 400 1 29 21 45 N SUNY 04b-10 2 TW Hya 11 01 51.9 -34 42 17.0 11 3x 300 1 24 22 14 cal 1 LTT 4364 11 45 37.70 -64 50 25.1 11.5 3x 240 1 21 22 38 SUNY 04b-01 2 V834 Cen 14 09 07.5 -45 17 17.1 14 3x 400 1 29 22 59 end 47/Ib 23 28 ****************** GRATING TILT, FILTER, etc., CHANGE ****************** When the above list has been finished, change the grating tilt, filter, slit, comparison source, possibly the collimator focus, etc., to the 47/IIb setup. cal 1 LTT 4364 11 45 37.70 -64 50 25.1 11.5 3x210 1 21 23 53 STSI 05a-09 1 BZ Cru 12 42 50.3 -63 03 31 5.3 3x 10 2 10 0 14 STSI 05a-08 1 HD 148937 16 33 52.2 -48 06 40 6.7 3x 60 1 12 0 24 cal 1 pflats -- -- 10 0 36 end 47/IIb 0 46 ****************** GRATING TILT, FILTER, etc., CHANGE ****************** When the above list has been finished, change the grating tilt, filter, slit, comparison source, the collimator focus, etc., back to the 47/Ib setup. SUNY 05a-11 1 DE Cir 15 17 52.5 -61 57 16.4 16 3x900 1 54 1 21 N SUNY 05a-11 1 V382 Nor 16 19 44.74 -51 34 53.1 10 3x100 1 14 2 15 NN SUNY 05a-11 1 V1187 Sco 17 29 18.81 -31 46 01.5 15: 3x600 1 39 2 29 N SUNY 05a-11 1 V2574 Oph 17 38 45.5 -23 28 18 15: 3x400 1 29 3 8 N SUNY 05a-11 1 V5114 Sgr 18 19 32.3 -28 36 35.7 9 3x500 1 34 3 37 N A STSI 04b-14 2 V4745 Sgr 18 40 02.5 -33 26 55 15 3x500 1 34 4 11 N A STSI 04b-14 2 V4743 Sgr 19 01 09.4 -22 00 06 15 3x500 1 34 4 45 N SUNY 05a-11 1 V475 Sct 18 49 37.7 -9 33 52.7 16 3x600 1 39 5 19 N STSI 05a-08 1 HD 148937 16 33 52.2 -48 06 40 6.7 3x 60 1 12 5 58 end 47/Ib 6 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47/Ib targets: standard 3 HD 99491 11 26 45.3 +03 00 47.2 6.5 3x 60 1 12 standard 3 HD 99492 11 26 46.3 +03 00 22.8 7.6 3x120 1 15 standard 3 HD102438 11 47 15.8 -30 17 11 6.5 3x 60 1 12 standard 3 HD108767 12 29 51.9 -16 30 55 3.1 3x 2 1 9 standard 3 Gl 514 13 29 59.8 +10 22 38 9.0 3x240 1 21 standard 3 HD131156A 14 51 23.1 +19 06 02 4.7 3x 20 1 10 standard 3 HD131156B 14 51 23.1 +19 06 02 7.0 3x 60 1 12 SUNY 04b-10 3 RU Lup 15 56 42.3 -37 49 15.5 11 3x300 1 24 SUNY 04b-02 3 EX Lup 16 03 05.48 -40 18 25.9 11.4 3x300 1 24 standard 3 HD144218 16 5 26.6 -19 48 6.7 4.9 3x 20 1 10 SUNY 04b-10 3 V866 Sco 16 11 31.4 -18 38 24.5 12 3x300 1 24 SUNY 04b-10 3 V1121 Oph 16 49 15.3 -14 22 08.6 12 3x300 1 24 standard 3 HD146624 16 18 17.9 -28 36 50.5 4.8 3x 20 1 10 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 A: if running ahsed, increase exposure time to 3x600 E: may be below the east limit if you get to it early. F: faint target may be hard to see with moon up. H: close to 2 air masses. Skip if running late. R: radial velocity stardard for STSI programs. N: Nova. Will be fainter than on finding chart. NN: New nova. see CBET 121, 123, and 124. Finding chart is http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC_N_Norma_2005.gif. The chart is a 5x5 arcmin portion of the DSS with N up and E to the left. The nova should be in the center and quite bright. C: cataclysmic variable. May be fainter than in finding chart. Skip if not visible. Y: 5 arcsec SE of brighter star -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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. .............................................................................. 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. AMNH 04b-01: No finding charts supplied. Proper motions are typically 0.5-1 arcsec/year, so positions are good to better than 5 arcsec. SUNY 04b-01: Finding charts are available at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/2003B/suny03b-01.tar.gz Chart for V834 Cen: http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/V834_Cen.jpg SUNY 05a-02: Finding charts are available at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/2003B/suny03b-02.tar.gz Chart for V1118 Ori is at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/FC_V1118_Ori.jpg Chart for EX Lup is at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/exlup_fc.ps SUNY 05a-11: Finding chart for DE Cir: http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/decir_fc.ps Finding chart for V475 Sct (Nova Sct 2003): http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/v475sct.jpg Finding chart for V2574 Oph: http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/FC_V2574_Oph.gif Finding chart for YY Dor: http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/yydor.jpg Finding chart for V574 Pup: http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/FC_V574_Pup.jpg SUNY 05a-12: Finding chart for V1647 Ori and associated stars is in http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/v1647ori_fc.jpg .............................................................................. Questions may be addressed to: Howard Bond bond@stsci.edu (STSI programs) Nolan Walborn walborn@stsci.edu (program STSI 05a-08) Fred Walter fwalter@astro.sunysb.edu (SUNY programs)