FM Walter 1/20/06 rev 1/22 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 060124 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Tue, 2006 Jan 24 ---> Wed, 2006 Jan 25 Local midnight = 2006 Jan 25, 3 hr UT, or JD 2453760.625 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 6 33 52.9 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 20 54 CDT; Sunrise: 6 58 CDT Evening twilight: 22 17 CDT; LMST at evening twilight: 4 50 Morning twilight: 5 34 CDT; LMST at morning twilight: 12 09 Moonrise: 2 27 CDT Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.250 2.5 days after last quarter, RA and dec: 16 09 35, -24 36.2 The sun is down for 10.1 hr; 7.3 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. .............................................................................. Civil date Setup Program(s) Jan 24 13/I SUNY 06a-02 SUNY 06a-11 SUNY 06a-22 SUNY TOO .............................................................................. 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 120 200 280 TBD 4450 3146-9374 17.2 .............................................................................. 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 CDT Rem SUNY TOO 1 Nova Ceti 2 33 21.41 -10 47 4.1 12 3x200 1 19 21 38 SUNY 06a-11 1 N LMC 2005 5 10 32.2 -69 12 35 11.5 3x300 1 24 21 57 N SUNY 06a-02 1 V1118 Ori 5 34 44.66 -05 33 41.3 16.5 3x300 1 24 22 21 SUNY 06a-22 1 Ic2359-h02 8 42 40.65 -48 09 09.1 14.00 3x180 1 18 22 45 SUNY 06a-22 1 Ic2359-h04 8 42 55.64 -48 09 21.5 14.58 3x180 1 17 23 3 SUNY 06a-22 1 Ic2359-h05 8 42 43.22 -48 16 06.9 15.51 3x300 1 23 23 20 SUNY 06a-22 3 Ic2359-h03 8 42 14.79 -48 03 50.5 16.05 3x360 1 26 23 43 SUNY 06a-22 3 Ic2359-h06 8 43 01.21 -48 15 17.8 16.16 3x360 1 26 0 9 SUNY 06a-22 1 Co197-h07 8 44 52.59 -41 14 43.0 15.0 3x240 1 21 0 35 SUNY 06a-22 1 Co197-h09 8 44 11.30 -41 16 20.2 10.8 3x 60 1 11 0 56 SUNY 06a-22 1 Co197-h11 8 44 31.95 -41 07 24.4 13.8 3x120 1 15 1 7 SUNY 06a-22 1 Co197-h12 8 44 10.93 -41 16 18.7 10.8 3x 60 1 11 1 22 SUNY 06a-22 2 Co197-h13 8 44 11.98 -41 18 12.7 12.7 3x120 1 14 1 33 SUNY 06a-22 3 Co197-c06 8 45 07.69 -41 16 46.5 16.9: 3x720 1 43 1 47 SUNY 06a-22 2 Co197-h08 8 45 11.96 -41 17 55.3 14.8 3x240 1 20 2 30 SUNY 06a-22 3 Co197-c04 8 45 18.81 -41 23 29.4 16.5 3x480 1 31 2 50 SUNY 06a-22 1 Tr14-25 10 43 56.96 -59 34 15.2 13.1 3x120 1 15 3 21 SUNY 06a-22 1 Tr16-385 10 44 44.37 -59 42 33.8 12.9 3x120 1 13 3 36 SUNY 06a-22 1 Tr16-395 10 44 46.08 -59 40 29.9 12.2 3x120 1 13 3 49 SUNY 06a-22 1 Tr16-453 10 44 57.97 -59 40 00.5 12.8 3x120 1 13 4 2 SUNY 06a-22 2 Tr14-35 10 44 29.93 -59 32 18.9 11.6 2x 90 1 10 4 15 SUNY 06a-22 2 Tr14 Y297 10 44 27.89 -59 45 21.7 10.1 3x 60 1 10 4 25 SUNY 06a-22 2 Tr16 MJ596 10 45 36.40 -59 48 23.4 12.1 3x120 1 13 4 35 SUNY 06a-22 2 Tr14 Y442 10 44 02.84 -59 39 46.9 13.5 3X120 1 13 4 48 cal 1 LTT 4364 11 45 37.7 -64 50 25.1 11.5 3x240 1 21 5 1 SUNY TOO 1 HD 109962 12 39 07.89 -45 33 44 9.7 3x200 1 19 5 22 SUNY 06a-22 1 LuHa-03 16 08 12.63 -39 08 33.4 13.7: 3x180 1 18 5 41 SUNY 06a-22 1 LuHa-11 16 08 27.79 -39 00 40.3 14.0: 3x180 1 17 5 59 end 13/Ib 6 16 If any of the targets are too faint to acquire, or if there is any time left before dawn, select from among the following: SUNY 06a-22 3 LuHa-19 16 07 31.44 -38 53 18.1 15.0: 3x240 1 20 SUNY 06a-22 3 LuHa-22 16 08 16.76 -38 55 41.9 15.4: 3x300 1 23 SUNY 06a-22 3 LuHa-24 16 08 45.73 -38 53 57.6 14.5: 3x180 1 17 SUNY 06a-22 3 LuHa-25 16 08 47.30 -38 58 18.3 14.9: 3x240 1 20 SUNY 06a-22 3 LuHa-26 16 07 59.42 -39 14 16.5 14.7: 3x240 1 20 SUNY 06a-22 3 LuHa-27 16 08 37.40 -38 58 47.1 15.2: 3x300 1 23 Just before sunrise, get well-exposed TWILIGHT SPECTRA at zenith, if you were unable to do so at sunset. 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 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. E: ESO standard: chart at http://www.eso.org/observing/standards/spectra/ltt9491.html F: Faint supernova may be difficult to see with moon up. G: galaxy. Center on nucleus. N: fading nova W: air mass approaches 2 hours at the end of the observation. PM: may have significant proper motion. S1: slit width as in standard setup (110.5 micron) comparison lamp either before or after the object sequence object sequence: 1 exposure centered on target, 1 exposure 30" E of target 1 exposure 30" W of target S2: set slit width to 10 arecsec (552.5 microns) no comparison lamp for wide slit observations -------------------------------------------------------------------- General Notes: Astronomical ephemerides are from SKYCAL,by John Thorstensen Pri: Target priority. 1 = observe object if possible 2 = extra targets; skip if running behind and Priority 1 targets remain unobserved. 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 local 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. .............................................................................. 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 most targets are on-line through the link at the top of the 1.5m scheduling page. Many charts may also available at the telescope. Other Charts and links: NOAO 05B-0263: Charts are linked at http://csp1.lco.cl/~cspuser1/SN.html .............................................................................. Questions may be addressed to: Wen-Ping Chen wchen@astro.ncu.edu.tw (SUNY 06a-22) Howard Bond bond@stsci.edu (STSI programs) Fred Walter fwalter@astro.sunysb.edu (SUNY programs)