FM Walter 8/04/06 rev 8/7 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 060807 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Mon, 2006 Aug 7 ---> Tue, 2006 Aug 8 Local midnight = 2006 Aug 8, 4 hr UT, or JD 2453955.667 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 20 22 51.1 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 18 21 CST; Sunrise: 7 16 CST Evening twilight: 19 36 CST; LMST at evening twilight: 15 58 Morning twilight: 6 02 CST; LMST at morning twilight: 2 26 Moonrise: 16 08 CST Moonset : 7 03 CST Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.975 1.3 days until full moon, RA and dec: 20 02 33, -24 50.5 The sun is down for 12.9 hr; 10.4 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. .......................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) August 7 47/IIb GSU 06a-06 47/Ib NOAO 06a-0420 47/II NOAO 06b-0909 STSI 06b-08 SUNY 06b-01 SUNY 06b-10 SUNY 06b-11 SUNY 06b-03 SUNY 06b-12 SUNY 06b-22 .............................................................................. Name Slit Filter Coll Grating Tilt & Comp,exp Ystart Ysize Yspec Blaze w.l. cov. (sec) Res (A) 47/IIb 83.0 CuSO4 620 47 28.22 He-Ar 45 200 280 3550 4058-4732 1.6 47/Ib 110.5 GG495 595 47 22.64 Neon 20 200 280 164 7100 5652-6972 3.1 47/II 83.0 CuSO4 620 47 27.39 He-Ar 45 200 280 3550 3878-4552 1.6 .............................................................................. In afternoon or during dinner: - Install 47/IIb 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 CST Rem SUNY 05b-15 2 HD 93308 10 45 03.6 -59 41 04 6.2 3x 5 1 9 18 57 cal 1 LTT 4364 11 45 37.70 -64 50 25.1 11.5 3x 240 1 21 19 6 SUNY TOO 1 HD 109962 12 39 07.89 -45 33 44 9.7 3x 400 2 30 19 27 NOAO6A-0420 1 LS 3052 13 23 01.79 -62 26 32.3 10.2 3x 960 2 60 19 57 SUNY TOO 2 5 Ser 15 19 18.8 +01 45 55 5.0 3x 8 2 10 20 57 R GSU 06A-06 1 HD 166734 18 12 24.66 -10 43 53.1 8.5 3x 360 2 28 21 7 SUNY 06b-10 1 S CrA 19 01 08.7 -36 57 19.8 11 3x 600 1 39 21 35 end 47/IIb 22 14 ****************** 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/Ib setup. SUNY 06b-22 1 IRS-14-54 14 52 28.7 -54 17 42.8 10.5 3x 30 1 11 22 39 SUNY 06b-22 1 LuHa-22 16 08 16.76 -38 55 41.9 15.4 3x1000 1 59 22 50 SUNY 06b-22 1 LuHa-25 16 08 47.30 -38 58 18.3 14.9 3x 900 1 54 23 49 STSI 06a-07 1 HD 148937 16 33 52.2 -48 06 40 6.7 3x 60 1 12 0 43 SUNY 06b-22 2 IRS-16-46 17 03 10.3 -47 00 27.7 13.1 3x 180 1 18 0 55 SUNY 06b-11 1 V5117 Sgr 17 58 52.61 -36 47 35.1 11 3x 300 1 24 1 13 SUNY 06b-10 2 S CrA 19 01 08.7 -36 57 19.8 11 3x 300 1 24 1 37 cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.39 -05 09 55.8 11.8 3x 240 1 21 2 1 SUNY 06b-01 2 BL Hyi 1 41 00.3 -67 53 27.7 14.9 3x 400 1 29 2 22 C NOAO 6b-909 1 es1-23-4927 0 34 18.61 -43 00 03.5 9.8 3x 120 1 15 2 56 NOAO 6b-909 1 es1-22-18306 0 35 03.27 -43 48 45.1 11.9 3x 240 1 21 3 11 NOAO 6b-909 2 es1-14-13066 0 35 08.22 -42 05 45.6 11.4 3x 240 1 21 3 32 NOAO 6b-909 1 xmm-21 8491 2 23 51.05 -05 40 32.0 12.3 3x 300 1 24 3 53 NOAO 6b-909 2 chs-43-5615 3 27 46.55 -28 10 04.3 12.0 3x 300 1 24 4 17 cal 1 pflat --- --- --- 0 10 4 41 end 47/Ib 4 51 ****************** 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/II setup. cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.39 -05 09 55.8 11.8 3x 300 1 24 5 16 SUNY 05b-09 2 CF Tuc 0 53 7.7 -74 39 5.6 7.6 3x 240 1 21 5 40 SUNY 06b-03 1 HD 37468 5 38 44.77 -02 36 00.2 3.7 3x 30 1 10 6 1 SUNY 06b-03 1 HD 37564 5 39 15.05 -2 31 37.8 8.5 3x 180 1 18 6 11 SUNY 05b-09 2 AB Dor 5 28 44.8 -65 26 54.8 7.0 3x 120 1 15 6 29 cal 1 pflat --- --- --- 0 10 6 44 end 47/II 6 54 If there is any time left before dawn, or you get ahead and have to wait for targets to rise, or if some targets are too faint to acquire, please select from among the following 47/II targets: standard 3 HD 10761 1 45 23.6 9 9 28 4.26 3x 20 1 10 standard 3 HD 18191 2 55 48.5 +18 19 53.9 5.8 3x 60 1 12 standard 3 HD 20618 3 19 55.8 +27 04 16.1 5.9 3x 60 1 12 standard 3 HD 23302 3 44 52.2 +24 6 48 3.7 3x 10 1 9 SUNY 06b-03 3 HD 32663 5 05 01.03 +02 38 43.7 8.64 3x 180 1 18 SUNY 06b-03 3 HD 32686 5 04 54.53 -03 02 22.8 6.04 3x 100 1 14 Just before sunrise, get well-exposed TWILIGHT SPECTRA at zenith. Aim for 3-5 spectra, each with between 5,000 and 30,000 counts per pixel. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remarks: M: moon within 10 degrees. Skip if the star is not seen in the acquisition TV B: very bright star: best observed through clouds. E: may be below the east limit if you get to it early. F: faint target may be hard to see with moon up. N: Nova. Will be fainter than on finding chart. R: radial velocity standard. S: set slit width to 4.0" for GSU 06a-05 targets C: cataclysmic variable. May be fainter than in finding chart. Skip if not visible. TC: time critical. maintain spacing between the 3 images W: target reaches 2 air masses at end of exposure. Do not start late; do the calibration lamp at the end. X: If running 10 minutes or more ahead at this point, increase exposure lengths to 600 seconds. Y: 5 arcsec SE of brighter star. Skip if not clearly resolved. -------------------------------------------------------------------- General Notes: Astronomical ephemerides are from SKYCAL,by John Thorstensen Pri: Target priority. + = absolute highest 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 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. Most charts are available via the link from the main 1.5m scheduling page. Charts for most objects should be available at the telescope. .............................................................................. Questions may be addressed to: Howard Bond bond@stsci.edu (STSI programs) Fred Walter fwalter@astro.sunysb.edu (SUNY programs) Eric Mamajek emamajek@cfa.harvard.edu (NOAO 06a-4030)