FM Walter 1/26/13 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 130203 --- EPHEMERIS --- For the night of: Sun, 2013 Feb 3 ---> Mon, 2013 Feb 4 Local midnight = 2013 Feb 4, 3 hr UT, or JD 2456327.625 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 7 14 30.6 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 20 48 CDT; Sunrise: 7 07 CDT Evening twilight: 22 08 CDT; LMST at evening twilight: 5 22 Morning twilight: 5 46 CDT; LMST at morning twilight: 13 02 Moonrise: 1 17 CDT Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.434 0.5 days after last quarter, RA and dec: 15 23 29, -17 45.1 The sun is down for 10.3 hr; 7.6 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. ........................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) Feb 3 26/Ia NOAO 11b-44 NOAO 12b-0232 SUNY 12b-11 Yale 12b-09 .............................................................................. Name Slit Filter Coll Grating Tilt & Comp,exp Ystart Ysize Yspec Blaze w.l. cov. (sec) Res (A) 26/Ia 110.5 clear 565 26 16.14 He-Ar 30 214 280 " 3550 3532-5300 4.3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In afternoon or during dinner, set up the RC 26/Ia grating setup - check focus if necessary - obtain at least 25 Zero frames - obtain at least 10, preferably 25, flat-field frames (projector or dome) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- * The RC queue will use the last 3.5 hours of the night, starting at 2:16 CDT (0516 UT). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program Pri Target RA (J2000) Dec mag Exp Cmp T CST Rem SUNY 12b-11 1 N Mon 2012 6 39 38.57 +05 53 53.0 10 3x 300 1 24 2 16 N NOAO 11b-44 1 V838 Mon 7 04 04.8 -03 50 50 15.6 3x1000 1 59 2 40 cal 1 LTT 4364 11 45 37.70 -64 50 25.1 11.5 3x 200 1 19 3 39 NO 12B-0232 2 SSSJ131117-3025 13 11 17.5 -30 25 57 15.5 3x 260 1 22 3 58 Yale 12b-09 2 RRLS1697 13 39 22.08 -44 35 42.9 15.3 3x 600 2 40 4 20 Yale 12b-09 2 HD_78791 9 05 08.81 -72 36 09.7 4.4 3x 10 1 9 5 0 SUNY 12b-11 1 NR TrA 16 18 48.21 -60 27 48.9 15 3x1000 1 59 5 9 N SUNY 12b-11 1 V1280 Sco 16 57 40.91 -32 20 36.4 12. 3x 240 1 21 6 8 N end 26/Ia 2 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If time remains before the end of the night, please select from the following 26/Ia targets: NO 12B-0232 3 SSSJ060843-5301 6 08 43.9 -53 01 36 15.7 3x 325 1 25 NO 12B-0232 3 SSSJ062425-3257 6 24 25.8 -32 57 26 15.3 3x 200 1 19 NO 12B-0232 3 SSSJ063529-5920 6 35 29.9 -59 20 01 15.8 3x 350 1 27 NO 12B-0232 3 SSSJ071039-4144 7 10 39.3 -41 44 23 15.9 3x 400 1 29 NO 12B-0232 3 SSSJ122305-2932 12 23 05.0 -29 32 28 15.8 3x 340 1 26 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 12b-11 3 XMM J1151-62 11 51 13.00 -62 37 28.8 15 3x 900 1 54 N Remarks: C: cataclysmic variable: may be fainter than on finding chart. F: faint companion to brighter star - check 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. 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. Please observe at the requested time. W: target reaches 2 air masses at end of exposure. Do not start late; do the calibration lamp at the end. X: same target as the previous one. Do not move the telescope. Y: 5 arcsec SE of brighter star. Skip and replace with backup target 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. .............................................................................. Questions may be addressed to: Howard Bond bond@stsci.edu (STSI programs) Fred Walter fwalter@astro.sunysb.edu (SUNY programs)