FM Walter 1/26/13 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 130201 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Fri, 2013 Feb 1 ---> Sat, 2013 Feb 2 Local midnight = 2013 Feb 2, 3 hr UT, or JD 2456325.625 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 7 06 37.5 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 20 49 CDT; Sunrise: 7 05 CDT Evening twilight: 22 10 CDT; LMST at evening twilight: 5 16 Morning twilight: 5 44 CDT; LMST at morning twilight: 12 52 Moonrise: 23 47 CDT Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.654 1.5 days before last quarter, RA and dec: 13 32 05, -11 17.0 The sun is down for 10.3 hr; 7.6 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. ........................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) Feb 01 47/Ib GSU 12A-04 NOAO 12b-0174 NOAO 12A-388 SUNY 12B-11 VAND 12B-01 .............................................................................. 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 RC 47/Ib grating setup - check focus if necessary - obtain at least 25 Zero frames - obtain at least 10, preferably 15, flat-field frames (projector or dome) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * The RC queue will use the last 3.5 hours of the night, starting at 0214 CDT ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program Pri Target RA (J2000) Dec mag Exp Cmp T CST Rem GSU 12A-04 1 S Dor 5 18 14.3 -69 14 59 9.7 2x 20 1 7 2 14 GSU 12A-04 1 S Dor 5 18 14.3 -69 14 59 9.7 2x 240 1 11 2 21 X SUNY 12b-11 1 N Mon 2012 6 39 38.57 +05 53 53.0 10 3x 200 1 19 2 32 N VAND 12b-01 2 ASAS0636-0521 6 36 56.34 -05 21 03.5 12.0 3x 450 1 32 2 51 SUNY 12B-31 1 HD 45677 6 28 17.42 -13 3 11.1 8.0 3x 30 1 10 3 23 NO 12a-388 1 V576 Car 8 19 15.7 -60 10 01 10.2 3x 120 2 16 3 33 VAND 12b-01 2 ASAS1109-6429 11 09 18.33 -64 29 41.1 14.0 3x 600 1 39 3 49 cal 1 LTT 4364 11 45 37.70 -64 50 25.1 11.5 3x 200 1 19 4 28 NO 12B-0174 2 TYC8658-0070 12 30 46.23 -58 11 16.9 8.5 3x 9 1 9 4 47 NO 12B-0174 2 TYC8648-2024 12 58 11.75 -54 11 14.9 8.6 3x 9 1 9 4 56 NO 12B-0174 2 TYC9246-0971 13 22 07.48 -69 38 12.4 10.4 3x 20 1 10 5 5 SUNY 12a-11 1 NR TrA 16 18 48.21 -60 27 48.9 15 3x 900 1 54 5 15 N SUNY 11a-11 1 V1280 Sco 16 57 40.91 -32 20 36.4 12. 3x 100 1 14 6 9 N end 47/Ib 6 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If time remains, please select from the following 47/Ib targets: SUNY 12b-11 3 V598 Pup 7 5 42.7 -38 14 42 15.5 3x1200 1 69 N SUNY TOO 3 eta Car 10 45 03.6 -59 41 06 6.2 3x 1 1 9 SUNY 12b-01 3 QU Car 11 5 42.49 -68 37 58.2 11.6 3x 300 1 24 SUNY 11b-11 3 DE Cir 15 17 52.48 -61 57 16.4 17 3x 900 1 54 N NO 12B-0174 3 2M101209 10 12 09.08 -31 24 45.2 14.0 3x 360 1 27 NO 12B-0174 3 2M113622 11 36 22.39 -60 53 14.4 13.5 3x 150 1 16 NO 12B-0174 3 2M115237 11 52 37.71 -48 39 08.7 15.1 3x 900 1 54 NO 12B-0174 3 2M115940 11 59 40.53 -65 23 58.5 13.3 3x 90 1 13 SUNY 12b-11 3 T Pyx 9 4 41.5 -32 22 47.4 12 3x 900 1 54 N ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remarks: AA: possible nova. Target is the South component of a pair. Finding chart is at ftp://ftp.astrouw.edu.pl/ogle/ogle4/transients/Novae/OGLE-2012-NOVA-02/chartsOGLE-2012-NOVA-02.pdf 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. Finding charts are at http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/SMARTS/NovaAtlas/atlas.html NN New nova. Coodinates are good to about 15 arcsec. Should be the brightest object in the vicinity PF: If you took the flats for this setup at the start of the night, please do not retake them. RV: radial velocity standard. ST: If you cannot observe Feige 110 early in the evening, please be sure to observe mu Col (in the backup list) as the spectroscopic calibrator. TC: time critical. W: target reaches 2 air masses at end of exposure. Do not start late; do the calibration lamp at the end. X: same as previous target - do not move telescope. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) Travis Metcalfe travis@ucar.edu (HAO program)