FM Walter 2/16/08 rev 2/20 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 080221 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Thu, 2008 Feb 21 ---> Fri, 2008 Feb 22 Local midnight = 2008 Feb 22, 3 hr UT, or JD 2454518.625 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 8 22 21.9 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 20 33 CDT; Sunrise: 7 21 CDT Evening twilight: 21 49 CDT; LMST at evening twilight: 6 11 Morning twilight: 6 05 CDT; LMST at morning twilight: 14 28 Moonrise: 20 39 CDT Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.989 1.0 days after full moon, RA and dec: 11 03 18, 5 08.0 The sun is down for 10.8 hr; 8.3 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. .............................................................................. Civil date Setup Program(s) Feb 21 13/I NOAO 08a-072 NOAO 08a-178 .............................................................................. 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 30 200 280 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 CST Rem NOAO 08a-72 1 CY CMa 7 23 02.7 -25 28 12.8 11.0 3x 360 1 27 21 11 NOAO 08a-72 1 HU Pup 7 55 40.2 -28 38 54.8 11.5 3x 480 1 33 21 38 SUNY 08a-11 2 V597 Pup 8 16 18.01 -34 15 24.1 12 3x 300 1 24 22 11 N NOAO 08a-72 1 R Pyx 8 45 30.7 -28 12 02.8 12.0 3x 720 1 45 22 35 NOAO 08a-72 1 RW Car 9 19 36.3 -68 45 28.0 12.0 3x 720 1 45 23 20 NOAO 08a-72 1 RR Hya 9 44 59.0 -24 01 15.8 11.0 3x 360 1 27 0 5 NOAO 08a-72 1 SZ Vel 9 50 07.5 -44 39 07.9 9.5 3x 120 1 15 0 32 NOAO 08a-72 1 Z Vel 9 52 54.3 -54 10 47.9 10.8 3x 360 1 27 0 47 NOAO 08a-72 1 W Vel 10 15 14.8 -54 28 42.0 10.7 3x 360 1 27 1 14 NOAO08A-178 2 QU Car 11 05 42.50 -68 37 58.2 11.5 2x 100 1 14 1 41 cal 1 LTT 4364 11 45 37.7 -64 50 25.1 11.5 3x 200 1 19 1 55 NOAO 08a-72 1 V369 Cen 12 14 59.7 -54 49 13.0 8.1 3x 60 1 12 2 14 NOAO 08a-72 1 BH Cru 12 16 16.8 -56 17 09.6 7.8 3x 60 1 12 2 26 NOAO 08a-72 1 U Cru 12 32 23.1 -57 34 52.0 11.0 3x 360 1 27 2 38 NOAO 08a-72 1 W Hya 13 49 02.0 -28 22 03.5 9.0 3x 60 1 12 3 5 NOAO 08a-72 1 T Aps 13 55 50.0 -77 48 05.0 12.0 3x 720 1 45 3 17 NOAO 08a-72 1 Y Lup 14 59 36.9 -54 57 57.0 11.5 3x 480 1 33 4 2 NOAO 08a-72 1 R Cir 15 27 53.6 -57 43 34.7 10.0 3x 300 1 24 4 35 NOAO 08a-72 1 R Nor 15 35 57.4 -49 30 28.7 9.5 3x 120 1 15 4 59 NOAO 08a-72 1 RR Lib 15 56 23.7 -18 18 14.9 11.0 3x 360 1 27 5 14 SUNY 08a-02 1 EX Lup 16 03 05.48 -40 18 25.9 11.4 3x 100 1 14 5 41 SUNY 08a-11 2 V1280 Sco 16 57 40.91 -32 20 36.4 13 3x 300 1 24 5 55 N SUNY 08a-11 2 RS Oph 17 50 13.20 -06 42 28.5 7 3x 100 1 14 6 19 N end 13/I 6 38 If there is any time left before dawn, select from among the following: SUNY 07a-01 3 V834 Cen 14 09 07.5 -45 17 17.1 14 3x 300 1 24 C SUNY 08a-10 3 RU Lup 15 56 42.3 -37 49 15.5 11 3x 100 1 14 SUNY 08a-10 3 V2129 Oph 16 27 40.32 -24 22 02.7 11.4 3x 100 1 14 SUNY 08a-10 3 Oph 118 16 31 15.8 -24 34 02.1 12 3x 100 1 14 SUNY 08a-10 3 V4046 Sgr 18 14 10.5 -32 47 34.5 11 3x 100 1 14 SUNY 08a-11 3 V5558 Sgr 18 10 18.27 -18 46 52.1 8 3x 200 1 19 Just before sunrise, get well-exposed TWILIGHT SPECTRA at zenith, if you did not obtain then at dusk. 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. G: galaxy. Center on nucleus. N: fading nova -------------------------------------------------------------------- General Notes: Astronomical ephemerides are from SKYCAL,by John Thorstensen Pri: Target 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. Charts for many objects should be available at the telescope. SUNY 04b-01: Finding charts are available at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/2003B/suny03b-01.tar.gz Chart for V834 Cen is at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/V834_Cen.jpg SUNY 04b-02: Finding charts are available at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/2003B/suny03b-02.tar.gz Chart for EX Lup is at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/exlup_fc.ps SUNY 04b-12: Finding chart for V1647 Ori (IRAS05436) is at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/iras05436.jpg VANF 04b-04: Finding charts are available at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/FC/vanf_aug.tar.gz .............................................................................. Questions may be addressed to: Howard Bond bond@stsci.edu (STSI programs) Fred Walter fwalter@astro.sunysb.edu (SUNY programs) Eric Smith eric.a.smith@Vanderbilt.Edu (VANF programs) Kevin Krisciunas kkrisciu@cygnus.phys.nd.edu (program NOAO 04b-50)