FM Walter 9/22/06 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 060923 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Sat, 2006 Sep 23 ---> Sun, 2006 Sep 24 Local midnight = 2006 Sep 24, 4 hr UT, or JD 2454002.667 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 23 28 09.2 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 18 47 CST; Sunrise: 6 23 CST Evening twilight: 20 00 CST; LMST at evening twilight: 19 28 Morning twilight: 5 10 CST; LMST at morning twilight: 4 39 Moonset : 20 00 CST Moonrise: 7 18 CST Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.024 1.7 days since new moon, RA and dec: 13 06 04, -8 55.0 The sun is down for 11.6 hr; 9.2 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. .......................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) September 23 47/II STSI 06b-13 47/Ib SUNY 06b-01 47/II SUNY 06b-03 SUNY 06b-10 SUNY 06b-11 SUNY TOO .............................................................................. 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/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/II 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 standard 2 HD187642 19 50 47.9 +08 52 06 0.8 3x 1 1 9 19 21 SUNY 06b-11 1 RS Oph 17 50 13.20 -06 42 28.5 7 3x 600 1 39 19 30 N SUNY 06b-10 2 FK Ser 18 20 22.7 -10 11 14 11 3x 500 1 34 20 9 SUNY TOO 1 GSC 6321-798 19 52 35.72 -20 05 14.6 12 3x 300 1 24 20 43 TC SUNY 06b-10 1 S CrA 19 01 08.7 -36 57 19.8 11 3x 600 1 39 21 7 cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.39 -05 09 55.8 11.8 3x 300 1 24 21 46 SUNY 05b-09 2 CF Tuc 0 53 7.7 -74 39 5.6 7.6 3x 240 1 21 22 10 STSI 06b-13 2 6 Cet 0 11 15.9 -15 28 05 4.9 3x 15 2 11 22 31 R SUNY TOO 1 GSC 6321-798 19 52 35.72 -20 05 14.6 12 3x 300 1 24 22 42 TC end 47/II 23 6 ****************** 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-10 1 VSST 14 19 01 06.9 -36 58 07.3 14 3x 600 1 39 23 31 SUNY 06b-10 2 S CrA 19 01 08.7 -36 57 19.8 11 3x 100 1 14 0 10 X cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.39 -05 09 55.8 11.8 3x 240 1 21 0 24 SUNY 06b-01 1 EF Eri 3 14 13.0 -22 35 41.4 14.5 12x600 1 138 0 45 cal 1 pflat --- --- --- 0 10 3 3 end 47/Ib 3 13 ****************** 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. STSI 06b-13 2 CD-3515910 23 44 22.0 -34 27 00 11.0 3x 200 2 20 3 38 STSI 06b-13 2 CD -38 222 0 42 58.3 -38 07 37 10.5 3x 150 2 18 3 58 STSI 06b-13 1 NGC 246 0 47 03.4 -11 52 19 11.8 3x 300 2 25 4 16 STSI 06b-13 2 10 Tau 3 36 52.4 +00 24 01 4.3 3x 8 2 10 4 41 R SUNY 06b-03 1 HD 37468 5 38 44.77 -02 36 00.2 3.7 3x 30 1 10 4 51 cal 1 mu Col 5 45 59.9 -32 18 23.4 5.2 3x 10 1 9 5 1 SUNY 06b-03 2 HD 32621 5 4 21.14 -02 40 42.9 9.4 3x 200 1 19 5 10 SUNY 06b-03 2 HD 32720 5 05 04.16 -01 18 40.8 9.1 3x 200 1 19 5 29 cal 1 pflat --- --- --- 0 10 5 48 end 47/II 5 59 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 40535 5 59 01.1 -09 22 56.0 6.2 3x 60 1 12 SUNY 05b-09 3 AB Dor 5 28 44.8 -65 26 54.8 7.0 3x 120 1 15 standard 3 HD 23630 3 47 29.0 24 6 18 2.87 3x 5 1 9 standard 3 HD 23850 3 49 09.7 +24 03 12 3.6 3x 10 1 9 standard 3 HD 26911 4 15 46.3 +15 24 02.5 5.3 3x 30 1 11 standard 3 HD 27534 4 21 32.3 +18 25 03 6.8 3x 90 1 14 SUNY 06b-03 3 HD289997 5 10 07.84 -00 16 58.5 10.01 3x 200 1 19 SUNY 06b-03 3 HD290006 5 11 06.18 -00 39 41.8 10.62 3x 240 1 24 SUNY 06b-03 3 HD290132 5 16 38.57 -00 08 23.6 10.55 3x 200 1 19 SUNY 06b-03 3 HD290198 5 19 33.56 +00 23 10.8 10.10 3x 200 1 19 SUNY 06b-03 3 HD290240 5 19 40.10 -01 21 22.3 9.17 3x 200 1 19 SUNY 06b-03 3 HD290322 5 23 02.43 -01 59 06.1 9.59 3x 200 1 19 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. C: cataclysmic variable. May be fainter than in finding chart. Skip if not visible. 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. 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. TC: time critical. maintain spacing between the obervations of this target W: target reaches 2 air masses at end of exposure. Do not start late; do the calibration lamp at the end. X: If running ahead at this point, increase exposure lengths up to 300 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)