FM Walter 8/17/09 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 090820 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- ........................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) Aug 20 47/IIb HAO 09a-01 47/II STSI 09a-05 STSI TOO SUNY 09b-11 YALE 09a-41 The queue echelle program starts at 1900 LST (21:45 CST), .............................................................................. Name Slit Filter Coll Grating Tilt & Comp,exp Ystart Ysize Yspec Blaze w.l. cov. (sec) Res (A) 47/IIb 83.0 BG 39 620 47 28.27 He-Ar 45 200 280 3550 4070-4744 1.6 47/II 83.0 CuSO4 620 47 27.39 He-Ar 45 200 280 3550 3878-4552 1.7 ........................................................................... 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/IIb 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 21:45 CST, please set up the 47/IIb RC mode. I assume 20 minutes for the switchover. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program Pri Target RA (J2000) Dec mag Exp Cmp T CST Rem SUNY 09b-11 1 V1280 Sco 16 57 40.91 -32 20 36.4 13 3x 400 1 29 22 5 N SUNY 09b-11 + N Oph 2009 17 38 19.68 -26 44 14.0 11 3x 600 1 39 22 34 SUNY 09b-11 1 V5558 Sgr 18 10 18.27 -18 46 52.1 8 3x 600 1 39 23 13 N SUNY 09b-11 + N Sgr 2009 18 7 7.67 -33 46 33.9 8.3 3x 600 1 39 23 52 NN Yale 09b-41 2 HIP 90604 18 29 16.79 -38 51 04.7 6.6 3x 60 1 12 0 31 Yale 09b-41 2 HIP 105779 21 25 23:47 -45 09 42.9 6.8 3x 60 1 12 0 43 Yale 09b-41 2 HD 210934 22 14 18.75 -27 46 00.9 5.4 3x 60 1 12 0 55 Yale 09b-41 2 HIP 108626 22 00 24.25 -55 53 00.6 6.0 3x 60 1 12 1 7 cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.39 -05 09 55.8 11.8 3x 240 1 21 1 19 end 47/IIb queue 1 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- When done, switch to the 47/II RC mode. I assume 10 minutes for the switchover. Program Pri Target RA (J2000) Dec mag Exp Cmp T CST Rem HAO 09b-01 2 HD165499 18 10 26.2 -62 00 08 5.47 2x 60 1 10 1 50 HAO 09b-01 2 HD190248 20 08 43.6 -66 10 55 3.55 2x 30 1 9 2 0 HAO 09b-01 2 HD191408 20 11 11.9 -36 06 04 5.31 2x 300 1 18 2 9 HAO 09b-01 2 HD211415 22 18 15.6 -53 37 37 5.36 2x 60 1 10 2 27 HAO 09b-01 2 HD211998 22 24 36.9 -72 15 19 5.29 2x 90 1 11 2 37 HAO 09b-01 2 HD212330 22 24 56.4 -57 47 51 5.31 2x 90 1 11 2 48 HAO 09b-01 2 HD217014 22 57 28.0 +20 46 08 5.46 2x 120 1 12 2 59 cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.39 -05 09 55.8 11.8 3x 240 1 21 3 11 HAO 09b-01 2 HD1581 0 20 04.3 -64 52 29 4.2 2x 30 1 9 3 32 HAO 09b-01 2 HD2151 0 25 45.1 -77 15 15 2.82 2x 30 1 9 3 41 HAO 09b-01 2 HD10361 1 39 47.2 -56 11 44 5.80 2x 360 1 20 3 50 CP HAO 09b-01 2 HD10360 1 39 47.7 -56 11 34 5.90 2x 300 1 18 4 10 CP HAO 09b-01 2 HD17051 2 42 33.5 -50 48 01 5.40 2x 60 1 10 4 28 HAO 09b-01 2 HD10476 1 42 29.8 +20 16 07 5.24 2x 180 1 14 4 38 cal 1 pflats --- --- 10 4 52 end 47/II queue 5 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- When done, switch back to the 47/IIb RC mode. I assume 10 minutes for the switchover. Program Pri Target RA (J2000) Dec mag Exp Cmp T CST Rem STSI 09a-05 2 NGC 246 0 47 03.4 -11 52 19 11.8 3x 300 2 25 5 12 STSI TOO 1 R71 5 02 07.9 -71 20 33 9.1 3x 180 1 18 5 37 STSI TOO 2 M79-3487 5 24 10.35 -24 29 20.6 12.2 3x 300 2 25 5 55 cal 1 mu Col 5 45 59.9 -32 18 23.4 5.2 3x 8 1 9 6 20 end 47/IIb queue 6 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If time remains at the end of the night, please select from among the following targets: SUNY 04a-09 3 HD 22468 3 36 47.3 +00 35 16 5.9 3x 100 1 14 SUNY 09b-02 3 NY Ori 5 35 37 -05 12 24 15.0 3x 600 1 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- At the end of the night, please obtain at least 10, and preferably 25, projector flat (quartz) frames 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 S9: Please set slit width to 90 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)