FM Walter 8/28/09 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 090830 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Sun, 2009 Aug 30 ---> Mon, 2009 Aug 31 Local midnight = 2009 Aug 31, 4 hr UT, or JD 2455074.667 Local Mean Sidereal Time at midnight = 21 54 36.5 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 18 34 CST; Sunrise: 6 53 CST Evening twilight: 19 47 CST; LMST at evening twilight: 17 41 Morning twilight: 5 40 CST; LMST at morning twilight: 3 35 12-degr twilight: 19 19 CST --> 6 08 CST; night center: 0 43 CST Moonset : 4 38 CST Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.821 3.7 days since first quarter, RA and dec: 19 17 56, -23 01.8 The sun is down for 12.3 hr; 9.9 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. ........................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) Aug 30 47/Ib LEHI 09b-01 STSI 09b-02 STSI TOO SUNY 09b-10 SUNY 09b-11 SUNY 09b-14 SUNY 09b-31 SUNY 09b-32 UR 09a-02 UR 09a-03 The queue program starts at 1900 LST (21:06 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 21:06 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 152002.5-463 15 20 02.59 -46 38 34.0 11.2 3x 200 1 19 21 26 SUNY 09b-31 1 Y1619-3819 16 19 42.03 -38 19 30.7 13.8 5x 600 1 61 21 45 SUNY 09b-11 + V2672 Oph 17 38 19.68 -26 44 14.0 11 3x 900 1 54 22 46 N LEHI 09b-01 1 HD 175640 18 56 22.66 -01 47 59.5 6.2 1x25 2 7 23 40 R LEHI 09b-01 1 LS 5039 18 26 15.03 -14 50 53.6 11.2 2x1300 2 52 23 47 SUNY 09b-11 1 N Sgr 2009 18 7 7.67 -33 46 33.9 8.3 3x 300 1 24 0 39 N,W SUNY 09a-10 2 S CrA 19 01 08.7 -36 57 19.8 11 3x 300 1 24 1 3 SUNY 09a-01 2 HU Aqr 21 7 58.22 -05 17 40.1 16 3x 300 1 24 1 27 C SUNY 09b-14 1 TYC0582_0695 23 02 32.78 +05 43 05.9 11.8 2x 360 1 20 1 51 cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.39 -05 09 55.8 11.8 3x 200 1 19 2 11 SUNY 09b-14 1 TYC5847_0682 0 42 07.80 -16 58 04.1 11.2 2x 300 1 18 2 30 SUNY 09b-14 1 TYC7539_0299 1 05 32.60 -42 55 27.3 11.4 2X 300 1 18 2 48 SUNY 09b-14 2 TYC5853_0933 1 15 39.59 -21 30 51.6 13.0 2x 440 1 24 3 6 UR 09b-03 2 82_Eri_G6V 3 19 55.65 -43 04 11.2 4.3 3x 15 1 9 3 30 SUNY 09b-14 1 TYC9345_0335 3 29 46.74 -74 39 39.6 11.5 2x 360 1 20 3 39 UR 09b-03 2 Del_Eri_K0IV 3 43 14.90 -09 45 48.3 3.5 3x 10 1 9 3 59 SUNY 08a-05 2 AB Dor 5 28 44.8 -65 26 54.8 7.0 3x 60 1 12 4 8 STSI TOO 1 R71 5 02 07.9 -71 20 33 9.1 3x 120 1 15 4 20 NOAO 9b-153 2 S Dor 5 18 14.3 -69 14 59 9.7 3x 120 1 15 4 35 UR 09b-03 2 10_Tau_F9IV 3 36 52.38 +00 24 06.1 4.3 3x 15 1 9 4 50 UR 09b-03 2 59_Ari_G7IV 3 19 55.80 +27 04 16.1 5.9 3x 30 1 10 5 0 H UR 09b-03 2 HD_23288_B7IV 3 44 48.21 +24 17 22.1 5.5 3x 30 1 10 5 10 H UR 09b-03 2 32_Tau_F2IV 3 56 52.07 +22 28 40.7 5.6 3x 30 1 10 5 20 UR 09b-03 2 57_Tau_F0IV 4 19 57.70 +14 02 06.7 5.6 3x 30 1 10 5 30 STSI 089-02 1 V838 Mon 7 04 04.8 -03 50 50 15.6 3x 600 1 39 5 40 E end 47/Ib 6 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If time remains at the end of the night, please select from among the following targets: SUNY 09a-11 3 V574 Pup 7 41 53.8 -27 6 37 12 3x 900 1 54 6 26 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)