FM Walter 8/5/09 rev 0808 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 090811 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Tue, 2009 Aug 11 ---> Wed, 2009 Aug 12 Local midnight = 2009 Aug 12, 4 hr UT, or JD 2455055.667 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 20 39 42.0 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 18 24 CST; Sunrise: 7 12 CST Evening twilight: 19 38 CST; LMST at evening twilight: 16 17 Morning twilight: 5 58 CST; LMST at morning twilight: 2 39 Moonrise: 23 34 CST Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.663 1.6 days before last quarter, RA and dec: 1 45 31, 16 44.1 The sun is down for 12.8 hr; 10.3 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. ........................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) Aug 11 47/Ib GSU 09b-04 GSU 09b-05 SUNY 09b-02 SUNY 09b-10 SUNY 09b-11 SUNY 09b-31 SUNY 09b-32 The queue program starts at 1900 LST (22:20 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 22:20 CST, set up the 47/Ib RC mode. I assume 20 minutes for the switchover. UR 09a-02 2 150442.1-301 15 04 42.17 -30 18 55.2 12.4 3x 200 1 19 22 40 SUNY 09b-31 1 Y1610-3854 16 10 11.45 -38 55 19.0 14.6 5x 900 1 86 22 59 SUNY 09b-11 1 V1280 Sco 16 57 40.91 -32 20 36.4 13 4x 300 1 30 0 25 N SUNY 09b-11 1 N Sgr 2009 18 7 7.67 -33 46 33.9 8.3 5x 60 1 16 0 55 NN SUNY 09b-11 2 V5558 Sgr 18 10 18.27 -18 46 52.1 8 5x 300 1 36 1 11 N SUNY 09b-10 2 S CrA 19 01 08.7 -36 57 19.8 11 3x 300 1 24 1 47 SUNY 09b-32 1 952 19 21 43.63 -15 57 18.2 4.5 3x 60 1 12 2 11 SUNY 09b-32 1 1183 20 24 37.50 +01 04 06.2 6.1 3x 100 1 14 2 23 GSU 09b-05 1 ESO 602-G031 22 36 55.9 -22 13 15 14.9 3x1200 1 69 2 37 S4 cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.39 -05 09 55.8 11.8 3x 200 1 19 3 46 GSU 09b-05 2 IRAS00317-21 0 34 13.8 -21 26 21 14.0 3x 900 1 54 4 5 S4 SUNY 09b-14 2 PM_I02302+03 2 30 12.00 +03 00 56.2 13.4 2X 440 1 24 4 59 SUNY 08a-05 2 AB Dor 5 28 44.8 -65 26 54.8 7.0 3x 60 1 12 5 23 SUNY 09b-02 1 V1143 Ori 5 38 03.8 -04 16 42 16.8 3x1000 1 59 5 35 end 47/Ib 6 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If time remains at the end of the night, please select from among the following targets: SUNY 07b-02 3 V1143 Ori 5 38 03.8 -04 16 42 16.8 3x 600 1 39 SUNY 09b-32 3 161 5 33 31.63 +18 32 24.9 5.6 3x 100 1 14 SUNY 09b-02 3 NY Ori 5 35 37 -05 12 24 15.0 3x 300 1 24 Y SUNY 09b-01 3 EF Eri 3 14 13.0 -22 35 41.0 15. 3x 600 1 39 NOAO 9b-153 3 R127 5 36 43.7 -69 29 47 9.0 3x 120 1 15 standard 3 HD 23850 3 49 09.7 +24 03 12 3.6 3x 15 1 10 standard 3 HD 28319 4 28 39.7 +15 52 15 3.4 3x 15 1 10 standard 3 HD 30836 4 51 12.4 +05 36 18 3.7 3x 15 1 10 standard 3 HD271182 5 21 1.6 -65 48 1.0 9.7 3x 200 1 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. S4: Please set slit width to 4 arcsec S6: Please set slit width to 60 microns (echelle) 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)