FM Walter 8/10/06 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 060817 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Thu, 2006 Aug 17 ---> Fri, 2006 Aug 18 Local midnight = 2006 Aug 18, 4 hr UT, or JD 2453965.667 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 21 02 16.6 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 18 27 CST; Sunrise: 7 07 CST Evening twilight: 19 41 CST; LMST at evening twilight: 16 42 Morning twilight: 5 54 CST; LMST at morning twilight: 2 57 Moonrise: 3 30 CST Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.278 2.1 days after last quarter, RA and dec: 5 21 35, 28 30.0 The sun is down for 12.7 hr; 10.2 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. 7.8 dark hours after end of twilight and before moonrise. .......................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) August 17 58/I STSI 06a-10 .............................................................................. Name Slit Filter Coll Grating Tilt & Comp,exp Ystart Ysize Yspec Blaze w.l. cov. (sec) Res (A) 58/I 110.5 GG495 595 58 16.9 Neon 20 200 280 " 8000 ~6000-9000 6.5 .............................................................................. In afternoon or during dinner: - Install 58/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. Remember to take a comp spectrum too. Program Pri Target RA (J2000) Dec mag Exp Cmp T CST Rem cal 1 LTT 4364 11 45 37.7 -64 50 25.1 11.5 3x 300 1 24 19 1 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 36435 14 9 51.7 7 24 25 16.31 1x 600 1 19 19 25 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61310 14 13 20.5 0 23 4 15.84 1x 600 1 19 19 44 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61336 15 16 33.3 12 57 24 13.20 1x 100 1 11 20 3 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61338 15 19 36.3 18 28 40 14.87 1x 300 1 14 20 14 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61348 15 47 40.7 22 41 16 14.48 1x 200 1 12 20 28 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61356 16 4 13.2 23 31 38 15.21 1x 300 1 14 20 40 W STSI 06A-10 1 PM 42501 16 19 10.6 19 57 25 15.78 1x 600 1 19 20 54 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61372 17 3 24.5 24 33 33 12.92 1x 100 1 11 21 13 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61375 17 16 47.8 11 33 52 14.77 1x 300 1 14 21 24 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61388 17 32 28.7 10 23 1 14.89 1x 300 1 14 21 38 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61396 17 53 20.6 7 58 27 15.73 1x 600 1 19 21 52 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 46124 18 13 33.2 5 32 11 14.41 1x 200 1 12 22 11 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 46476 18 26 16.6 1 46 20 15.91 1x 600 1 19 22 23 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61410 18 35 26.0 10 12 10 13.48 1x 200 1 12 22 42 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 46968 18 45 22.9 18 51 58 13.95 1x 200 1 12 22 54 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61420 18 58 45.4 15 4 49 15.63 1x 600 1 19 23 6 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61428 19 13 39.9 5 44 4 15.67 1x 600 1 19 23 25 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61444 19 37 53.0 21 15 34 16.11 1x 600 1 19 23 44 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61455 19 56 5.9 22 5 24 14.66 1x 300 1 14 0 3 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61459 20 6 53.2 13 56 24 14.32 1x 200 1 12 0 17 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61464 20 12 59.9 1 12 58 16.03 1x 600 1 19 0 29 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61473 20 39 24.1 6 13 41 15.36 1x 300 1 14 0 48 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61480 20 48 42.6 12 8 34 15.06 1x 300 1 14 1 2 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 50851 21 14 47.5 16 4 49 13.58 1x 200 1 12 1 16 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61516 22 4 21.5 15 5 52 15.93 1x 600 1 19 1 28 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61536 22 54 11.1 16 6 54 14.98 1x 300 1 14 1 47 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 55442 22 58 32.0 10 14 59 15.50 1x 600 1 19 2 1 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61544 23 12 16.8 14 14 27 15.59 1x 600 1 19 2 20 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 57097 23 31 5.9 8 42 31 15.04 1x 300 1 14 2 39 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 57142 23 32 1.3 0 52 44 16.36 1x 600 1 19 2 53 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 57353 23 36 7.5 10 51 54 16.35 1x 600 1 19 3 12 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61553 23 57 18.7 10 45 9 15.19 1x 300 1 14 3 31 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 58776 0 1 15.8 6 59 35 16.79 2x 600 1 29 3 45 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61002 0 11 8.6 2 27 58 15.63 1x 600 1 19 4 14 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 1676 0 31 21.5 0 9 29 14.57 1x 300 1 14 4 33 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 1930 0 35 43.1 2 33 13 16.36 1x 600 1 19 4 47 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61017 0 53 13.0 19 3 26 12.49 1x 100 1 11 5 6 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61018 0 55 5.1 14 39 4 16.00 1x 600 1 19 5 17 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 3398 1 2 9.5 10 9 2 15.21 1x 300 1 14 5 36 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61022 1 8 12.3 0 27 56 14.93 1x 300 1 14 5 50 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 4583 1 22 45.1 0 32 3 15.03 1x 300 1 14 6 4 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 14816 5 17 30.1 5 2 8 15.50 1x 600 1 19 6 18 end 58/I 6 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58/I targets: STSI 06A-10 1 PM 4534 1 22 10.3 22 9 2 13.04 1x 100 1 11 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61029 1 34 10.6 12 57 53 15.25 1x 300 1 14 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61034 1 43 53.3 0 14 32 16.94 2x 600 1 29 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 6338 1 53 30.8 1 47 55 16.02 1x 600 1 19 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 7268 2 11 38.3 8 3 50 16.74 2x 600 1 29 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 7481 2 15 56.1 10 15 17 16.00 1x 600 1 19 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61041 2 18 36.6 12 18 57 12.55 1x 100 1 11 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61046 2 27 38.6 17 40 20 14.67 1x 300 1 14 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61047 2 27 31.3 19 35 25 16.85 2x 600 1 29 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 61050 2 28 47.0 15 38 53 12.44 1x 100 1 11 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 8408 2 35 14.9 2 47 53 14.58 1x 300 1 14 STSI 06A-10 1 PM 15056 5 26 23.6 10 3 41 15.59 1x 600 1 19 Just before sunrise, get well-exposed TWILIGHT SPECTRA at zenith IF you could not obtain them at dusk. Aim for 3-5 spectra, each with between 5,000 and 30,000 counts per pixel. Remember to take a comp spectrum too. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remarks: M: moon within 10 degrees. Skip if not visible in the acquisition TV B: very bright target. Best observed through clouds. C: cataclysmic variable. May be fainter than in finding chart. Skip if not visible. E: target far to the east. If running ahead, give extra time to the previous target, or observe a backup target if time permits. N: Nova. Will be fainter than on finding chart. R: radial velocity standard. S2: set slit width to 2.0 arcsec. Be sure to center on the nucleus of the galaxy. S10: set slit width to 10.0 arcsec. Please reset at the end of the observation. No wavecal is necessary with this exposure. PM: may have significant proper motion. W: star very close to 2 air masses at end of observation. Don't start late; do the calibration lamp at the end if it helps. Y: 5 arcsec SE of brighter star. Try to keep the brighter star out of the slit. Skip if the seeing is really bad. Z: monitoring target. Try to maintain spacing between observations. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Many charts are available via the link from the main 1.5m scheduling page. Charts for many objects should be available at the telescope. .............................................................................. Questions may be addressed to: Mike Simon msimon@mail.astro.sunysb.edu (SUNY 06a-14) Kathy Vivas akvivas@cida.ve (YALE 06a-13) Howard Bond bond@stsci.edu (STSI programs) Fred Walter fwalter@astro.sunysb.edu (other SUNY programs)