FM Walter 8/17/09 rev 8/21 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 090822 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Sat, 2009 Aug 22 ---> Sun, 2009 Aug 23 Local midnight = 2009 Aug 23, 4 hr UT, or JD 2455066.667 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 21 23 04.1 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 18 30 CST; Sunrise: 7 01 CST Evening twilight: 19 43 CST; LMST at evening twilight: 17 05 Morning twilight: 5 48 CST; LMST at morning twilight: 3 12 Moonset : 21 14 CST Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.100 2.7 days since new moon, RA and dec: 12 17 44, -6 52.5 The sun is down for 12.5 hr; 10.1 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. ........................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) Aug 22 47/Ib GSU 09b-04 SUNY 09b-02 SUNY 09b-10 SUNY 09b-11 SUNY 09b-31 SUNY 09b-32 UR 09a-02 The queue program starts at 1900 LST (21:37 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 21:37 CST, set up the 47/Ib RC mode. I assume 20 minutes for the switchover. UR 09a-02 2 145837.4-391 14 58 37.44 -39 15 03.3 12.7 3x 200 1 19 21 57 SUNY 09b-31 1 Y1607-3902 16 07 00.61 -39 02 19.4 12.1 5x 300 1 36 22 16 UR 09a-02 2 165200.6-212 16 52 00.69 -21 22 55.3 11.9 3x 200 1 19 22 52 UR 09a-02 2 165210.8-335 16 52 10.87 -33 59 33.3 11.9 3x 200 1 19 23 11 SUNY 09b-11 1 V1280 Sco 16 57 40.91 -32 20 36.4 13 3x 300 1 24 23 30 N SUNY 09b-11 + N Oph 2009 17 38 19.68 -26 44 14.0 11 3x 600 1 39 23 54 GSU 09b-04 2 HD 160529 17 41 59.0 -33 30 14 6.8 3x 10 1 10 0 33 GSU 09b-04 2 HD 168607 18 21 14.9 -16 22 32 8.3 3x 40 1 12 0 43 GSU 09b-04 2 HD 168625 18 21 19.6 -16 22 26 8.4 3x 45 1 12 0 55 SUNY 09b-11 + N Sgr 2009 18 7 7.67 -33 46 33.9 8.3 5x 60 1 16 1 7 SUNY 09b-10 1 S CrA 19 01 08.7 -36 57 19.8 11 3x 300 1 24 1 23 cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.39 -05 09 55.8 11.8 3x 200 1 19 1 47 GSU 09b-04 1 HD 5980 0 59 26.6 -72 09 54 11.5 2x 400 1 21 2 6 GSU 09b-04 1 HD 6884 1 07 18.2 -72 28 04 10.2 2x 300 1 18 2 27 GSU 09b-05 1 IRAS00317-21 0 34 13.8 -21 26 21 14.0 3x 900 1 54 2 45 GSU 09b-05 1 ESO 113-G 010 1 05 16.9 -58 26 15 14.6 3x1200 1 69 3 39 SUNY 09b-14 1 TYC6426_0182 1 30 03.09 -22 30 34.7 10.8 2X 300 1 18 4 48 GSU 09b-04 1 HD 269128 5 10 22.8 -68 46 24 10.4 2x 300 1 19 5 6 SUNY 09b-32 1 117 3 42 18.95 +19 42 01.1 5.6 3x 100 1 14 5 25 SUNY 09b-14 2 PM_I04146+18 4 14 41.81 +18 29 15.1 13.2 2X 440 1 24 5 39 SUNY 09b-14 2 PM_I05019+01 5 01 56.66 +01 08 42.9 13.2 2X 440 1 24 6 3 end 47/Ib 6 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If time remains at the end of the night, please select from among the following targets: SUNY 08a-05 3 AB Dor 5 28 44.8 -65 26 54.8 7.0 3x 60 1 12 SUNY 09b-02 3 NY Ori 5 35 37 -05 12 24 15.0 3x 300 1 24 Y standard 3 HD 27534 4 21 32.3 +18 25 03 6.8 3x 60 1 12 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)