FM Walter 7/29/09 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 090802 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- or the night of: Sun, 2009 Aug 2 ---> Mon, 2009 Aug 3 Local midnight = 2009 Aug 3, 4 hr UT, or JD 2455046.667 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 20 04 13.0 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 18 19 CST; Sunrise: 7 20 CST Evening twilight: 19 34 CST; LMST at evening twilight: 15 37 Morning twilight: 6 05 CST; LMST at morning twilight: 2 10 Moonset : 6 00 CST Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.926 2.9 days until full moon, RA and dec: 18 41 57, -24 49.5 The sun is down for 13.0 hr; 10.5 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. ........................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) Aug 02 47/Ib CN 09a-27 NOAO 09b-153 SUNY 09a-10 SUNY 09a-11 SUNY 09a-14 UR 09a-02 The queue program starts at 1900 LST (22:56 CST), .............................................................................. 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 7100 5652-6972 3.1 ........................................................................... In afternoon or during dinner, set up the echelle: Please set the chip readout to read out the full CCD. Please obtain at least 10, and preferably 25, bias and projector flat (quartz) frames. Then, set up the RC - Install 47/Ib grating setup - check focus if necessary - obtain at least 25 Zero frames - obtain at least 10, preferably 25, flat-field frames (projector or dome) .............................................................................. Start with the alpha Cen echelle program At 22:56 CST, set up the 47/Ib RC mode. I assume 20 minutes for the switchover. SUNY 09a-10 1 SSTc2dJ1610 16 10 29.6 -39 22 15 16.3 3x 900 1 54 23 16 SUNY 09a-10 1 RX J1655-32 16 15 20.23 -32 55 5.1 12 3x 300 1 24 0 10 CN 09a-27 1 PDS456 17 28 19.78 -14 15 56.1 3x 180 1 20 0 34 S10 SUNY 09a-11 2 V1280 Sco 16 57 40.91 -32 20 36.4 13 3x 300 1 24 0 54 N UR 09a-02 1 164557.7-432 16 45 57.72 -43 21 04.4 11.5 3x 200 1 19 1 18 W UR 09a-02 1 165511.1-400 16 55 11.14 -40 01 40.1 11.9 3x 200 1 19 1 37 W SUNY 09a-10 1 S CrA 19 01 08.7 -36 57 19.8 11 3x 300 1 24 1 56 SUNY 09a-01 2 QS Tel 19 38 35.73 -46 12 56.5 16 3x 300 1 24 2 20 C cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.39 -05 09 55.8 11.8 3x 200 1 19 2 44 SUNY 09a-01 2 HU Aqr 21 7 58.22 -05 17 40.1 16 5x 300 1 36 3 3 C STSI 09a-05 1 NGC 246 0 47 03.4 -11 52 19 11.8 3x 300 2 25 3 39 SUNY 09a-01 2 BL Hyi 1 41 00.3 -67 53 27.7 14.9 3x 300 1 24 4 4 C NOAO 9b-153 1 S Dor 5 18 14.3 -69 14 59 9.7 3x 120 1 15 4 28 E NOAO 9b-153 1 HD 269662 5 30 51.5 -69 02 59 10.8 2x 345 1 21 4 43 SUNY 08a-05 2 AB Dor 5 28 44.8 -65 26 54.8 7.0 3x 60 1 12 5 4 SUNY 09a-11 1 N LMC 2009B 5 31 26.42 -67 05 39.4 12.5 3x 900 1 54 5 16 N NOAO 9b-153 1 R127 5 36 43.7 -69 29 47 9.0 3x 120 1 15 6 10 SUNY 09a-14 2 TYC0090_0406 4 32 30.41 +04 08 23.6 11.5 2X 360 1 20 6 25 end 47/Ib 6 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If time remains at the end of the night, please select from among the following targets: SUNY 09a-14 3 TYC1254_0666 4 06 16.17 +17 07 15.2 11.2 2X 300 1 18 standard 3 HD 27534 4 21 32.3 +18 25 03 6.8 3x 60 1 12 SUNY 09a-02 3 NY Ori 5 35 37 -05 12 24 15.0 3x 300 1 24 Y SUNY 09a-01 3 EF Eri 3 14 13.0 -22 35 41.0 15. 30x 120 1 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- At the end of the night, please obtain at least 10, and preferably 25, projector flat (quartz) frames with the full chip readout. if you did not take them earlier. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remarks: c: cataclysmic variable: may be fainter than on finding chart. H: target is far to the north. It must be observed within +/- 20 minutes of transit to keep the zenith distance <60 degrees. M: moon within 10 degrees. Skip if the star is not seen in the acquisition TV E: may be below the east limit if you get to it early. N: Nova. Will be fainter than on finding chart. R: radial velocity standard. S6: Please set slit width to 60 microns ST: If you cannot observe LTT 4364 early in the evening, please be sure to observe Feige 10 (in the backup list) as the specroscopic calibrator. TC: time critical. maintain spacing between the images W: target reaches 2 air masses at end of exposure. Do not start late; do the calibration lamp at the end. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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; 3 means before, after, and between each exposure. 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. .............................................................................. Questions may be addressed to: Howard Bond bond@stsci.edu (STSI programs) Fred Walter fwalter@astro.sunysb.edu (SUNY programs) Thomas Rivinius triviniu@eso.org (CN-23 program)