FM Walter 08/20/07 rev 8/22 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 070824 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Fri, 2007 Aug 24 ---> Sat, 2007 Aug 25 Local midnight = 2007 Aug 25, 4 hr UT, or JD 2454337.667 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 21 28 55.2 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 18 31 CST; Sunrise: 7 00 CST Evening twilight: 19 44 CST; LMST at evening twilight: 17 12 Morning twilight: 5 47 CST; LMST at morning twilight: 3 17 Moonset : 5 22 CST Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.869 3.3 days until full moon, RA and dec: 19 25 51, -25 43.3 The sun is down for 12.5 hr; 10.1 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. .......................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) Aug 24 58/I STSI 07b-09 .............................................................................. 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 11.5 3x 240 1 21 19 5 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62168 14 0 49.7 -41 9 54 15.07 1x 300 1 14 19 26 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62169 14 5 20.3 -57 45 32 14.47 1x 200 1 12 19 40 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62170 14 11 59.9 -41 32 21 16.10 1x 600 1 19 19 52 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62171 14 22 19.5 -70 23 37 14.79 1x 300 1 14 20 11 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62172 14 31 21.0 -60 33 55 16.03 1x 600 1 19 20 25 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62173 14 33 6.8 -41 39 26 15.12 1x 300 1 14 20 44 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62174 14 37 57.2 -36 31 58 14.77 1x 300 1 14 20 58 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62175 14 41 7.3 -43 56 58 14.50 1x 300 1 14 21 12 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62176 14 41 14.4 -73 38 41 16.93 2x 600 1 29 21 26 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62202 17 26 22.9 -84 33 8 14.74 1x 300 1 14 21 55 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62203 17 35 32.5 -38 41 57 17.98 2x 600 1 29 22 9 F STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62204 17 38 52.2 -36 34 27 15.89 1x 600 2 19 22 38 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62205 17 46 21.5 -82 11 56 12.67 1x 100 1 11 22 57 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62206 17 49 16.4 -35 53 42 13.64 1x 200 1 12 23 8 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62207 17 53 32.6 -74 3 46 15.56 1x 600 1 19 23 20 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62224 19 56 6.6 -54 42 54 13.05 1x 100 1 11 23 39 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62225 19 59 58.8 -55 49 29 15.15 1x 300 1 14 23 50 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62226 20 6 48.6 -67 36 51 14.25 1x 200 1 12 0 4 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62227 20 7 55.2 -42 5 14 14.56 1x 300 1 14 0 16 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62228 20 8 35.8 -82 39 14 14.89 1x 300 1 14 0 30 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62244 21 21 14.2 -59 27 50 14.82 1x 300 1 14 0 44 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62245 21 22 16.9 -43 14 5 13.59 1x 200 1 12 0 58 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62246 21 28 4.8 -65 10 49 18.46 3x 600 1 39 1 10 F STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62247 21 31 28.6 -41 44 52 18.88 3x 600 1 39 1 49 F STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62248 21 34 22.3 -43 16 10 16.08 1x 600 1 19 2 28 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62006 0 49 48.9 -75 16 46 15.74 1x 600 1 19 2 47 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62007 0 52 15.2 -62 1 53 18.19 3x 600 1 39 3 6 F STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62008 0 53 21.8 -75 40 24 17.67 2x 600 1 29 3 45 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62009 0 55 4.7 -30 52 1 20.01 3x 900 2 55 4 14 F STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62010 1 0 25.2 -41 50 13 17.83 2x 600 1 29 5 9 F STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62031 1 50 53.7 -40 2 46 15.87 1x 600 1 19 5 38 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62035 2 46 2.2 -70 24 6 15.14 1x 300 1 14 5 57 STSI 07b-09 1 PM 62036 2 53 46.0 -73 49 22 15.49 1x 300 1 14 6 11 end 58/I 6 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 07b-09 3 PM 62192 16 39 34.6 -48 53 31 14.00 1x 200 1 12 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62193 16 40 12.5 -43 14 39 16.31 1x 600 1 19 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62194 16 43 57.7 -75 30 21 11.83 1x 30 1 10 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62195 16 51 20.2 -54 6 30 14.35 1x 200 1 12 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62196 16 56 49.8 -42 38 48 14.02 1x 200 1 12 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62236 20 42 46.4 -57 37 15 14.68 1x 300 1 14 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62237 20 43 59.3 -75 52 45 14.55 1x 300 1 14 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62238 20 53 28.0 -73 8 10 12.91 1x 100 1 11 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62264 23 44 10.9 -68 31 46 14.97 1x 300 1 14 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62265 23 45 10.6 -38 32 23 13.97 1x 200 1 12 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62266 23 45 25.7 -40 20 15 15.40 1x 300 1 14 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62267 23 58 49.2 -54 0 14 14.94 1x 300 1 14 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62023 1 36 34.8 -36 48 12 14.81 1x 300 1 14 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62024 1 38 20.5 -53 53 26 14.80 1x 300 1 14 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62025 1 39 27.9 -75 36 14 14.82 1x 300 1 14 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62026 1 39 30.1 -34 8 21 16.88 2x 600 1 29 SUNY 07a-01 3 EF Eri 3 14 13.0 -22 35 41 14.5 6x 300 1 42 CE STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62013 1 11 54.7 -75 42 7 17.80 2x 600 1 29 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62014 1 12 23.2 -31 45 33 16.44 1x 600 1 19 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62015 1 13 16.4 -54 29 13 14.56 1x 300 1 14 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62016 1 13 31.5 -76 3 9 17.21 2x 600 1 29 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62017 1 13 50.4 -30 24 17 16.84 2x 600 1 29 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62018 1 16 52.9 -50 51 13 15.24 1x 300 1 14 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62019 1 18 29.9 -75 4 54 16.38 1x 600 1 19 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62020 1 19 52.2 -47 31 49 14.82 1x 300 1 14 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62021 1 26 43.1 -54 43 29 16.03 1x 600 1 19 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62022 1 31 1.7 -50 11 1 16.74 2x 600 1 29 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62023 1 36 34.8 -36 48 12 14.81 1x 300 1 14 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62024 1 38 20.5 -53 53 26 14.80 1x 300 1 14 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62025 1 39 27.9 -75 36 14 14.82 1x 300 1 14 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62026 1 39 30.1 -34 8 21 16.88 2x 600 1 29 STSI 07b-09 3 PM 62027 1 42 32.8 -32 57 29 18.33 3x 600 1 39 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. F: there is no finding chart for this bright star. NN: New nova. No finding chart. This will be the brightest thing around. N: Nova. Will be fainter than on finding chart. R: radial velocity standard. PM: may have significant proper motion. 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 ST: if you cannot observe LTT 4364, please try to observe Feige 110 (in the backup list) later in the night. 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. X: you may do more than 3 observations if you need more fillers at low latitudes. 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: Howard Bond bond@stsci.edu (STSI programs) Fred Walter fwalter@astro.sunysb.edu (other SUNY programs)