FM Walter 8/22/09 rev 0828 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 090828 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Fri, 2009 Aug 28 ---> Sat, 2009 Aug 29 Local midnight = 2009 Aug 29, 4 hr UT, or JD 2455072.667 Local Mean Sidereal Time at midnight = 21 46 43.4 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 18 33 CST; Sunrise: 6 55 CST Evening twilight: 19 46 CST; LMST at evening twilight: 17 32 Morning twilight: 5 42 CST; LMST at morning twilight: 3 30 12-degr twilight: 19 18 CST --> 6 10 CST; night center: 0 44 CST Moonset : 3 10 CST Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.654 1.7 days since first quarter, RA and dec: 17 33 06, -26 04.7 The sun is down for 12.4 hr; 9.9 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. ........................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) Aug 28 47/Ib GSU 9b-05 SUNY 09b-10 SUNY 09b-11 SUNY 09b-14 SUNY 09b-31 SUNY 09b-32 UR 09a-02 The queue program starts at 1900 LST (21:14 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 21:14 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 160238.1-254 16 02 38.14 -25 41 38.9 12.6 3x 200 1 19 21 34 SUNY 09b-31 1 Y1619-3827 16 19 37.94 -38 27 35.9 13.9 5x 600 1 61 21 53 SUNY 09a-11 1 V1280 Sco 16 57 40.91 -32 20 36.4 13 3x 300 1 24 22 54 N SUNY 09b-11 + V2672 Oph 17 38 19.68 -26 44 14.0 11 5x 600 1 50 23 18 NN, M SUNY 09b-11 2 N Sgr 2009 18 7 7.67 -33 46 33.9 8.3 3x 300 1 24 0 8 N SUNY 09a-11 1 V5558 Sgr 18 10 18.27 -18 46 52.1 8 5x 300 1 36 0 32 N SUNY 09a-10 2 S CrA 19 01 08.7 -36 57 19.8 11 3x 300 1 24 1 8 cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.39 -05 09 55.8 11.8 3x 200 1 19 1 32 GSU 09b-04 2 HD 5980 0 59 26.6 -72 09 54 11.5 2x 400 1 21 1 51 GSU 09b-04 2 HD 6884 1 07 18.2 -72 28 04 10.2 2x 300 1 18 2 12 GSU 09b-05 1 IRAS00317-21 0 34 13.8 -21 26 21 14.0 3x 900 1 54 2 30 S4 GSU 09b-04 2 HD 269128 5 10 22.8 -68 46 24 10.4 2x 300 1 19 3 24 GSU 09b-04 2 HD 269321 5 17 56.1 -69 16 03 10.8 2x 345 1 21 3 43 SUNY 08a-05 1 AB Dor 5 28 44.8 -65 26 54.8 7.0 3x 60 1 12 4 4 UR 09b-03 2 Alf_Tri_F6IV 1 53 04.91 +29 34 43.8 3.4 3x 10 1 9 4 16 N SUNY 09b-14 1 PM_I01559+20 1 55 57.06 +20 02 40.4 13.3 2X 440 1 24 4 25 N UR 09b-03 2 Kap_For_G0V 2 22 32.54 -23 48 58.7 5.2 3x 30 1 10 4 49 standard 1 HD 27534 4 21 32.3 +18 25 03 6.8 3x 60 1 12 4 59 N SUNY 09b-14 1 TYC1293_0076 5 03 16.02 +21 23 57.4 11.2 2x 300 1 18 5 11 N SUNY 09b-14 1 PM_I05231+20 5 23 08.18 +20 49 16.4 12.9 2x 440 1 24 5 29 N SUNY 09b-32 1 161 5 33 31.63 +18 32 24.9 5.6 3x 100 1 14 5 53 SUNY 09a-14 1 TYC5643_0155 7 01 38.64 -07 43 38.1 10.5 2X 300 1 18 6 7 end 47/Ib 6 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If time remains at the end of the night, please select from among the following targets: SUNY 09b-14 3 TYC8557_0314 8 30 12.04 -58 16 23.8 9.8 2X 240 1 16 SUNY 09b-01 3 V471 Tau 3 50 24.97 +17 14 47 9.5 3x 300 1 24 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 C 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)