FM Walter 8/30/09 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 090902 --- 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) Sep 02 47/Ib GSU 09b-05 STSI 09b-02 SUNY 09b-10 SUNY 09b-11 SUNY 09b-14 SUNY 09b-31 SUNY 09b-32 UR 09a-02 UR 09a-03 .............................................................................. 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) .............................................................................. Program Pri Target RA (J2000) Dec mag Exp Cmp T CST Rem SUNY 09a-11 1 QY Mus 13 16 30 -67 37 0 9.3 3x 200 1 19 19 10 N SUNY 09a-11 1 V1213 Cen 13 31 15.77 -63 57 38.6 9.1 3x 300 1 24 19 29 N UR 09a-02 1 152152.4-284 15 21 52.41 -28 42 38.3 11.8 3x 200 1 19 19 53 UR 09a-02 2 152204.5-563 15 22 04.57 -56 34 34.6 11.2 3x 200 1 19 20 12 UR 09a-02 2 152207.4-393 15 22 07.43 -39 30 14.0 12.6 3x 200 1 19 20 31 SUNY 09b-31 1 Y1607-3806 16 07 56.80 -38 06 27.0 15.7 5x1000 1 94 20 50 SUNY 09b-31 2 Y1624-3707 16 24 21.09 -37 07 21.9 12.4 5x 300 1 36 22 24 SUNY 09b-11 + V2672 Oph 17 38 19.68 -26 44 14.0 11 3x 900 1 54 23 0 N SUNY 09b-11 1 N Sgr 2009 18 7 7.67 -33 46 33.9 8.3 3x 300 1 24 23 54 N SUNY 09b-32 2 944 18 57 16.59 +02 32 07.3 5.5 3x 20 1 10 0 18 W SUNY 09a-10 1 S CrA 19 01 08.7 -36 57 19.8 11 3x 300 1 24 0 28 SUNY 09a-01 1 HU Aqr 21 7 58.22 -05 17 40.1 16 3x 300 1 24 0 52 C UR 09b-03 2 TW_PsA_K4V 22 56 24.31 -31 33 57.6 6.5 3x 45 1 11 1 16 cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.39 -05 09 55.8 11.8 3x 200 1 19 1 27 SUNY 09b-14 1 TYC8474_1184 1 21 18.04 -54 34 24.3 11.3 2X 300 1 18 1 46 SUNY 09b-14 1 TYC7002_2219 1 22 04.36 -33 37 03.2 11.2 2X 300 1 18 2 4 SUNY 09b-01 2 BL Hyi 1 41 00.3 -67 53 27.7 14.9 3x 400 1 29 2 22 C GSU 09b-05 1 IRAS 01428-04 1 45 25.4 -03 49 38 14.0 3x 900 1 54 2 51 S4 SUNY 08a-05 1 AB Dor 5 28 44.8 -65 26 54.8 7.0 3x 60 1 12 3 45 UR 09b-03 2 HD_36003_K5V 5 28 25.89 -03 30 06.4 7.7 3x 60 1 12 3 57 UR 09b-03 2 Ups_Ori_B0V 5 31 55.86 -07 18 05.5 4.6 3x 15 1 9 4 9 SUNY 09a-02 2 NY Ori 5 35 37 -05 12 24 15.0 3x 300 1 24 4 18 Y SUNY 09b-32 1 193 6 04 13.50 -06 42 32.2 5.2 3x 30 1 11 4 42 SUNY 09b-32 2 161 5 33 31.63 +18 32 24.9 5.67 3x 20 1 10 4 53 SUNY 09a-14 2 TYC8557_0314 8 30 12.04 -58 16 23.8 9.8 2X 240 1 16 5 3 SUNY 09a-11 1 V574 Pup 7 41 53.8 -27 6 37 12 3x 900 1 54 5 19 N end 47/Ib 6 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If time remains at the end of the night, please select from among the following targets: SUNY 09b-01 3 V471 Tau 3 50 24.97 +17 14 47 9.5 3x 300 1 24 UR 09b-03 3 Bet_Pic_A6V 5 47 17.08 -51 03 59.4 3.9 3x 10 1 9 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)