FM Walter 8/22/09 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 090827 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Thu, 2009 Aug 27 ---> Fri, 2009 Aug 28 Local midnight = 2009 Aug 28, 4 hr UT, or JD 2455071.667 Local Mean Sidereal Time at midnight = 21 42 46.9 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 18 33 CST; Sunrise: 6 56 CST Evening twilight: 19 46 CST; LMST at evening twilight: 17 28 Morning twilight: 5 43 CST; LMST at morning twilight: 3 27 12-degr twilight: 19 18 CST --> 6 11 CST; night center: 0 44 CST Moonset : 2 19 CST Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.559 0.7 days since first quarter, RA and dec: 16 39 08, -25 46.6 The sun is down for 12.4 hr; 10.0 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. ........................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) Aug 27 47/IIb HAO 09a-01 47/II STSI 09a-05 STSI TOO SUNY 09b-11 The queue echelle program starts at 1900 LST (21:18 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 21:18 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 + V2672 Oph 17 38 19.68 -26 44 14.0 11 3x1200 1 54 21 38 SUNY 09b-11 1 V5558 Sgr 18 10 18.27 -18 46 52.1 8 3x 600 1 39 22 32 SUNY 09b-11 2 N Sgr 2009 18 7 7.67 -33 46 33.9 8.3 3x 600 1 39 23 11 cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.39 -05 09 55.8 11.8 3x 240 1 21 23 50 end 47/IIb queue 0 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 HD165185 18 06 23.7 -36 01 11 5.90 2x 120 1 12 0 21 SUNY 09b-10 1 S CrA 19 01 08.7 -36 57 19.8 11 3x 400 1 29 0 33 HAO 09b-01 2 HD206860 21 44 31.3 +14 46 19 5.94 2x 90 1 11 1 2 HAO 09b-01 2 HD207129 21 48 15.8 -47 18 13 5.57 2x 90 1 11 1 13 HAO 09b-01 2 HD209100 22 03 21.7 -56 47 10 4.68 2x 300 1 18 1 24 HAO 09b-01 2 HD214953 22 42 36.9 -47 12 39 5.98 2x 90 1 11 1 42 cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.39 -05 09 55.8 11.8 3x 240 1 21 1 53 HAO 09b-01 2 HD3443 0 37 20.7 -24 46 02 5.57 2x 180 1 14 2 14 HAO 09b-01 2 HD4628 0 48 23.0 +05 16 50 5.74 2x 360 1 20 2 28 HAO 09b-01 2 HD7570 1 15 11.1 -45 31 54 4.95 2x 30 1 9 2 48 HAO 09b-01 2 HD10700 1 44 04.1 -15 56 15 3.49 2x 30 1 9 2 57 HAO 09b-01 2 HD20766 3 17 46.2 -62 34 31 5.52 2x 90 1 11 3 6 HAO 09b-01 2 HD20807 3 18 12.8 -62 30 23 5.23 2x 60 1 10 3 17 HAO 09b-01 2 HD20794 3 19 55.7 -43 04 11 4.26 2x 60 1 10 3 27 HAO 09b-01 2 HD22049 3 32 55.8 -09 27 30 3.72 2x 60 1 10 3 37 HAO 09b-01 2 HD16160 2 36 04.9 +06 53 13 5.79 2x 480 1 24 3 47 HAO 09b-01 2 HD26965 4 15 16.3 -07 39 10 4.42 2x 90 1 11 4 11 HAO 09b-01 2 HD30495 4 47 36.3 -16 56 04 5.49 2x 90 1 11 4 22 SUNY 04a-09 1 AB Dor 5 28 44.8 -65 26 54.8 7.0 3x 300 1 22 4 33 SUNY 07a-03 2 HD 35549 5 25 10.51 -09 56 27.3 9.04 3x 300 1 24 4 55 SUNY 07a-03 2 HD 36542 5 32 01.24 -09 59 49.3 8.63 3x 200 1 19 5 19 HAO 09b-01 2 HD43834 6 10 14.5 -74 45 11 5.08 2x 90 1 11 5 38 HAO 09b-01 2 HD53705 7 03 57.3 -43 36 29 5.55 2x 90 1 11 5 49 HAO 09b-01 2 HD65907 7 57 46.9 -60 18 11 5.59 2x 60 1 10 6 0 HAO 09b-01 2 HD63077 7 45 35.0 -34 10 21 5.36 2x 60 1 10 6 10 end 47/II queue 6 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If time remains at the end of the night, please select from among the following targets: SUNY 07a-03 3 HD 38413 5 45 14.14 -09 58 26.6 9.03 3x 300 1 24 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 HAO 09b-01 2 HD76151 8 54 17.9 -05 26 04 6.00 2x 180 1 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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)