FM Walter 12/2/08 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 081206 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Sat, 2008 Dec 6 ---> Sun, 2008 Dec 7 Local midnight = 2008 Dec 7, 3 hr UT, or JD 2454807.625 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 3 21 46.4 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 20 43 CDT; Sunrise: 6 26 CDT Evening twilight: 22 11 CDT; LMST at evening twilight: 1 32 Morning twilight: 4 59 CDT; LMST at morning twilight: 8 21 Moonset : 2 34 CDT Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.624 1.2 days since first quarter, RA and dec: 23 51 43, 4 07.7 The sun is down for 9.7 hr; 6.8 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. ........................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) Dec 06 47/II HAO 08b-01 47/IIb STSI 08b-09 SUNY 08a-03 SUNY 08b-11 .............................................................................. Name Slit Filter Coll Grating Tilt & Comp,exp Ystart Ysize Yspec Blaze w.l. cov. (sec) Res (A) 47/II 83.0 CuSO4 620 47 27.39 He-Ar 45 200 280 3550 3878-4552 1.7 47/IIb 83.0 CuSO4 620 47 28.27 He-Ar 45 200 280 3550 4070-4744 1.7 .............................................................................. In afternoon or during dinner: - Install 47/II 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 HAO 08b-01 1 HD190248 20 08 43.6 -66 10 55 3.55 2x 30 1 9 21 32 cal 1 Feige 110 23 19 58.39 -05 09 55.8 11.8 3x 240 1 21 21 41 STSI 08b-09 1 NGC 246 0 47 03.4 -11 52 19 11.8 3x 300 2 25 22 2 SUNY 08b-08 1 NLTT 2274 0 41 55.45 +13 41 16.4 14.3 3x1200 1 69 22 27 HAO 08b-01 2 HD10700 1 44 04.1 -15 56 15 3.49 2x 30 1 9 23 36 HAO 08b-01 2 HD20766 3 17 46.2 -62 34 31 5.52 2x 90 1 11 23 45 HAO 08b-01 2 HD20807 3 18 12.8 -62 30 23 5.23 2x 60 1 10 23 56 SUNY 08b-08 1 J0320-10 3 20 24.17 -10 28 57 10.7 3x 900 1 54 0 6 SUNY 08a-05 2 AB Dor 5 28 44.8 -65 26 54.8 7.0 3x 100 1 14 1 0 SUNY 07a-03 2 HD 35734 5 26 16.01 -12 52 25.9 9.0 3x 300 1 24 1 14 SUNY 07a-03 2 HD 36698 5 33 06.76 -12 54 13.0 8.8 3x 300 1 24 1 38 SUNY 07a-03 2 HD 37567 5 38 53.87 -12 46 33.7 9.0 3x 300 1 24 2 2 HAO 08b-01 2 HD63077 7 45 35.0 -34 10 21 5.36 2x 60 1 10 2 26 STSI TOO 1 V576 Car 8 19 15.7 -60 10 01 10.2 3x 300 2 25 2 36 HAO 08b-01 2 HD76151 8 54 17.9 -05 26 04 6.00 2x 180 1 14 3 1 SUNY 08b-11 1 N Car 2008 11 13 54 -61 14 0 7.5 3x 100 1 14 3 15 NN end 47/II 3 29 ****************** GRATING TILT, FILTER, etc., CHANGE ****************** When the above list has been finished, change the grating tilt, filter, slit, comparison source, possibly the collimator focus, etc., to the 47/IIb setup. STSI 08b-09 + Lo 4 10 05 45.7 -44 21 32 16.6 3x 900 1 54 3 54 SUNY 08b-11 1 N Car 2008 11 13 54 -61 14 0 7.5 3x 100 1 14 4 48 NN SUNY 04a-09 2 HD 93308 10 45 03.6 -59 41 04 6.2 3x 10 1 9 5 2 cal 1 LTT 4364 11 45 37.7 -64 50 25.1 11.5 3x 200 1 19 5 11 standard 2 Gl 9322 10 14 08.3 +03 09 05 7.7 3x 60 1 12 5 30 cal 1 pflat --- --- 0 10 5 42 end 47/IIb 5 52 If there is any time left before dawn, or you get ahead and have to wait for targets to rise, or if some targets are too faint to acquire, please select from among the following 47/IIb targets: SUNY 08b-15 3 sigma Ori 5 38 44.8 -02 36 00 3.8 3x 30 1 10 STSI TOO 3 V576 Car 8 19 15.7 -60 10 01 10.2 3x 300 2 25 NOAO08A-178 3 QU Car 11 05 42.50 -68 37 58.2 11.5 3x 200 1 19 Just before sunrise, get well-exposed TWILIGHT SPECTRA at zenith. Aim for 3-5 spectra, each with between 5,000 and 30,000 counts per pixel. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remarks: 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 B: very bright star: best observed through clouds. C: cataclysmic variable. May be fainter than in finding chart. Skip if not visible. CE: EF Eri is the eastermost star in a pair. The separation is about 25 arcsec. It may be 3 mag fainter than the western star. Please Check the finding chart if in doubt. CP: close pair. Observe both stars. Please take care to identify the stars properly, either by coodinates or relative brightness. E: may be below the east limit if you get to it early. F: faint target may be hard to see with moon up. N: Nova. Will be fainter than on finding chart. R: radial velocity standard. S4: set slit width to 4.0 arcsec. S10: set slit width to 10.0 arcsec. Please reset at the end of the observation. 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 TR: 227 arcsec W and 153 arcsec N of center of NGC 300 W: target reaches 2 air masses at end of exposure. Do not start late; do the calibration lamp at the end. Y: 5 arcsec SE of brighter star. Skip if not clearly resolved. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Charts for most objects should be available at the telescope. .............................................................................. Questions may be addressed to: Howard Bond bond@stsci.edu (STSI programs) Fred Walter fwalter@astro.sunysb.edu (SUNY programs)