FM Walter 8/22/09 rev 0824 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 090826 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Wed, 2009 Aug 26 ---> Thu, 2009 Aug 27 Local midnight = 2009 Aug 27, 4 hr UT, or JD 2455070.667 Local Mean Sidereal Time at midnight = 21 38 50.3 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 18 32 CST; Sunrise: 6 57 CST Evening twilight: 19 45 CST; LMST at evening twilight: 17 23 Morning twilight: 5 44 CST; LMST at morning twilight: 3 24 12-degr twilight: 19 17 CST --> 6 12 CST; night center: 0 45 CST Moonset : 1 22 CST Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.461 0.3 days before first quarter, RA and dec: 15 45 11, -24 12.3 The sun is down for 12.4 hr; 10.0 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. ........................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) Aug 26 47/Ib GSU 09b-04 SUNY 09b-10 SUNY 09b-11 SUNY 09b-31 SUNY 09b-32 SUNY TOO UR 09a-02 UR 09a-03 The queue program starts at 1900 LST (21:22 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 21:22 CST, set up the 47/Ib RC mode. I assume 20 minutes for the switchover. Program Pri Target RA (J2000) Dec mag Exp Cmp T CST Rem UR 09a-02 2 163237.6-454 16 32 37.65 -45 41 54.7 13.3 3x 200 1 19 21 42 SUNY 09b-32 1 903 18 17 07.53 -56 01 24.0 5.3 3x 30 1 10 22 1 SUNY 09b-32 2 1174 19 18 48.41 +19 36 37.8 6.5 3x 200 1 19 22 11 SUNY 09b-32 2 1175 19 21 33.97 +14 52 57.0 9.8 3x 200 1 19 22 30 SUNY 09b-11 + N Oph 2009 17 38 19.68 -26 44 14.0 11 3x 600 1 39 22 49 NN GSU 09b-04 2 zeta01 Sco 16 53 59.7 -42 21 43 4.8 3x 6 1 10 23 28 GSU 09b-04 1 HD 326823 17 06 53.91 -42 36 39.7 9.0 2x 120 1 12 23 38 GSU 09b-04 1 V975 Sco 17 22 39.22 -37 48 16.7 6.4 3x 180 1 18 23 50 GSU 09b-04 2 HD 160529 17 41 59.0 -33 30 14 6.8 3x 10 1 10 0 8 SUNY 09a-11 1 V5558 Sgr 18 10 18.27 -18 46 52.1 8 3x 300 1 24 0 18 N SUNY 09b-11 1 N Sgr 2009 18 7 7.67 -33 46 33.9 8.3 3x 400 1 29 0 42 N SUNY 09a-10 2 S CrA 19 01 08.7 -36 57 19.8 11 3x 300 1 24 1 11 SUNY 09b-32 1 952 19 21 43.63 -15 57 18.2 4.5 3x 10 1 10 1 35 SUNY 09a-01 2 HU Aqr 21 7 58.22 -05 17 40.1 16 3x 300 1 24 1 45 C SUNY 09b-14 2 TYC9340_0437 22 42 48.75 -71 42 20.8 10.6 2x 300 1 18 2 9 SUNY 09b-14 2 TYC0575_0386 22 53 05.97 +07 28 19.8 11.5 2x 360 1 20 2 27 cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.39 -05 09 55.8 11.8 3x 200 1 19 2 47 SUNY 09b-14 1 TYC6426_0182 1 30 03.09 -22 30 34.7 10.8 2X 300 1 18 3 6 UR 09b-03 2 HIP_3261_K9V 0 41 30.20 -33 37 34.5 10.6 3x 200 1 19 3 24 UR 09b-03 2 HD_10939_A1V 1 46 06.26 -53 31 19.3 5.0 3x 30 1 10 3 43 SUNY 09b-14 1 TYC7558_0655 2 30 32.35 -43 42 23.2 10.4 2X 300 1 18 3 53 NOAO 9b-153 1 HD 269662 5 30 51.5 -69 02 59 10.8 2x 345 1 21 4 11 SUNY TOO + LHS 1579 3 41 34.53 +25 20 47.9 15 3x 600 1 39 4 32 SUNY 09a-14 2 PM_I04146+18 4 14 41.81 +18 29 15.1 13.2 2x 440 1 24 5 11 SUNY 09b-14 1 PM_I05019+01 5 01 56.66 +01 08 42.9 13.2 2x 440 1 24 5 35 SUNY 08a-05 2 AB Dor 5 28 44.8 -65 26 54.8 7.0 3x 60 1 12 5 59 SUNY 09b-32 1 204 6 20 36.24 -34 08 39.0 5.5 3x 50 1 12 6 11 end 47/Ib 6 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If time remains at the end of the night, please select from among the following targets: UR 09b-03 3 57_Tau_F0IV 4 19 57.70 +14 02 06.7 5.6 3x 30 1 10 5 10 UR 09b-03 3 HD_29231_G9V 4 34 38.42 -35 39 31.3 7.6 3x 60 1 12 5 20 SUNY 09b-01 3 V471 Tau 3 50 24.97 +17 14 47 9.5 3x 300 1 24 SUNY 09a-14 3 TYC5643_0155 7 01 38.64 -07 43 38.1 10.5 2X 300 1 18 SUNY 09a-14 3 TYC8557_0314 8 30 12.04 -58 16 23.8 9.8 2X 240 1 16 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)