FM Walter 8/31/09 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 090905 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Sat, 2009 Sep 5 ---> Sun, 2009 Sep 6 Local midnight = 2009 Sep 6, 4 hr UT, or JD 2455080.667 Local Mean Sidereal Time at midnight = 22 18 15.9 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 18 37 CST; Sunrise: 6 45 CST Evening twilight: 19 50 CST; LMST at evening twilight: 18 08 Morning twilight: 5 33 CST; LMST at morning twilight: 3 52 12-degr twilight: 19 22 CST --> 6 01 CST; night center: 0 41 CST Moonrise: 19 32 CST Moonset : 7 43 CST Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.975 1.5 days after full moon, RA and dec: 23 57 32, +5 02.3 The sun is down for 12.1 hr; 9.7 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. ........................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) Sep 05 47/Ib GSU 09b-04 GSU 09b-05 NOAO 09b-0153 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 UR 09a-02 1 140856.0-440 14 08 56.08 -44 03 48.8 11.5 3x 200 1 19 19 11 UR 09a-02 1 141224.5-432 14 12 24.51 -43 27 14.9 10.9 3x 200 1 19 19 30 UR 09a-02 1 152002.5-463 15 20 02.59 -46 38 34.0 11.2 3x 200 1 19 19 49 UR 09a-02 2 152216.2-265 15 22 16.27 -26 52 25.2 11.8 3x 200 1 19 20 8 UR 09a-02 2 152224.4-333 15 22 24.49 -33 37 35.2 12.2 3x 200 1 19 20 27 UR 09a-02 2 160356.2-362 16 03 56.25 -36 24 49.6 11.2 3x 200 1 19 20 46 SUNY 09b-31 1 Y1609-3836 16 09 26.98 -38 36 26.9 15.8 5x1000 1 94 21 5 SUNY 09b-32 1 821 17 00 25.24 -42 19 00.3 9.0 3x 60 1 12 22 39 SUNY 09b-11 1 V2672 Oph 17 38 19.68 -26 44 14.0 11 3x 900 1 54 22 51 N GSU 9b-153 1 HD 316285 17 48 14.0 -28 00 53 9.2 2x 120 1 12 23 45 GSU 09b-04 1 V452 Sct 18 39 26.10 -13 50 47.2 10.7 2x 420 1 22 23 57 SUNY 09b-32 1 949 19 08 16.70 -19 17 25.0 5.5 3x 20 1 10 0 19 SUNY 09a-10 2 S CrA 19 01 08.7 -36 57 19.8 11 3x 300 1 24 0 29 UR 09b-03 2 Alf_PsA_A3V 22 57 39.30 -29 37 21.7 1.2 3x 2 1 9 0 53 UR 09b-03 2 Ups_Peg_F8IV 23 25 22.78 +23 24 14.8 4.4 3x 15 1 9 1 2 cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.39 -05 09 55.8 11.8 3x 200 1 19 1 11 GSU 09a-09 1 HD 5980 0 59 26.6 -72 09 54 11.5 2x 400 1 21 1 30 GSU 09a-09 2 HD 6884 1 07 18.2 -72 28 04 10.2 2x 300 1 18 1 51 GSU 09b-05 1 ESO 415-G 002 2 35 13.4 -29 36 17 15.4 3x1200 1 69 2 9 S4 GSU 09b-04 1 HD 269128 5 10 22.8 -68 46 24 10.4 2x 300 1 19 3 18 GSU 09b-04 2 HD 269321 5 17 56.1 -69 16 03 10.8 2x 345 1 21 3 37 SUNY 08a-05 2 AB Dor 5 28 44.8 -65 26 54.8 7.0 3x 60 1 12 3 58 NOAO 9b-153 1 R127 5 36 43.7 -69 29 47 9.0 3x 120 1 15 4 10 SUNY 09a-02 2 NY Ori 5 35 37 -05 12 24 15.0 3x 300 1 24 4 25 Y UR 09b-03 2 Bet_Pic_A6V 5 47 17.08 -51 03 59.4 3.9 3x 10 1 9 4 49 SUNY 09b-32 1 205 6 21 24.72 -11 46 23.7 5.4 3x 100 1 14 4 58 SUNY 09b-32 2 212 6 28 17.42 -13 03 11.0 7.9 3x 200 1 19 5 12 SUNY 09b-01 2 V471 Tau 3 50 24.97 +17 14 47 9.5 6x 300 1 42 5 31 end 47/Ib 6 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If time remains at the end of the night, please select from among the following targets: UR 09b-03 3 GJ_229A_M1V 6 10 34.52 -21 51 59.7 9.7 3x 200 1 19 UR 09b-03 3 HD_45184_G2V 6 24 43.88 -28 46 48.4 6.4 3x 45 1 11 UR 09b-03 3 Alf_Pic_A6Vn 6 48 11.45 -61 56 29.0 3.2 3x 10 1 9 SUNY 09b-01 3 EF Eri 3 14 13.0 -22 35 41.0 15. 3x 600 1 39 C 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)