FM Walter 1/26/13 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 130209 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Sat, 2013 Feb 9 ---> Sun, 2013 Feb 10 Local midnight = 2013 Feb 10, 3 hr UT, or JD 2456333.625 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 7 38 09.9 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 20 43 CDT; Sunrise: 7 12 CDT Evening twilight: 22 02 CDT; LMST at evening twilight: 5 40 Morning twilight: 5 53 CDT; LMST at morning twilight: 13 32 Moonset : 20 06 CDT Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.003 0.2 days before new moon, RA and dec: 21 18 24, -9 42.8 The sun is down for 10.5 hr; 7.8 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. ........................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) Feb 9 47/II HAO 12b-01 SUNY 12B-11 .............................................................................. Name Slit Filter Coll Grating Tilt & Comp,exp Ystart Ysize Yspec Blaze w.l. cov. (sec) Res (A) 47/II 83.0 BG 39 620 47 27.39 He-Ar 45 200 280 3550 3878-4552 1.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- In afternoon or during dinner, set up the RC 47/IIb 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 has the last 3.5 hours, starting at 2:23 CDT (0523 UT) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program Pri Target RA (J2000) Dec mag Exp Cmp T CDT Rem SUNY 09b-05 2 AB Dor 5 28 44.8 -65 26 54.8 7.0 3x 100 1 14 2 23 HAO 12a-01 1 HD49933 6 50 49.8 -00 32 27 5.7 2x 60 1 10 2 37 HAO 12a-01 1 HD76151 8 54 17.9 -05 26 04 6.0 2x 180 1 14 2 47 SUNY TOO 2 eta Car 10 45 03.6 -59 41 06 6.2 3x 5 1 9 3 1 cal 1 LTT 4364 11 45 37.70 -64 50 25.1 11.5 3x 100 1 14 3 10 HAO 12a-01 2 HD114613 13 12 03.2 -37 48 11 4.8 2x 60 1 10 3 24 HAO 12a-01 2 HD115617 13 18 24.3 -18 18 40 4.7 2x 60 1 10 3 34 HAO 12a-01 2 HD115383 13 16 46.5 +09 25 27 5.2 2x 60 1 10 3 44 HAO 12a-01 1 HD128621 14 39 35.1 -60 50 14 1.4 2x 15 1 8 3 54 CP HAO 12a-01 1 HD128620 14 39 36.5 -60 50 02 0.1 2x 5 1 4 4 2 CP HAO 12a-01 2 HD131977 14 57 28.0 -21 24 56 5.7 2x 720 1 32 4 6 HAO 12a-01 1 HD136352 15 21 48.1 -48 19 03 5.6 2x 120 1 12 4 38 HAO 12a-01 2 HD147513 16 24 01.3 -39 11 35 5.3 2x 90 1 11 4 50 HAO 12a-01 2 HD147584 16 28 28.1 -70 05 04 4.9 2x 30 1 9 5 1 HAO 12a-01 1 HD140538 15 44 01.8 +02 30 55 5.8 2x 180 1 14 5 10 SUNY 11a-11 1 V1280 Sco 16 57 40.91 -32 20 36.4 12. 3x 600 1 39 5 24 N HAO 12a-01 2 HD131156 14 51 23.4 +19 06 02 4.7 2x 90 1 11 6 3 HAO 12a-01 2 HD130948 14 50 15.8 +23 54 43 5.8 2x 90 1 11 6 14 HAO 12a-01 2 HD141004 15 46 26.6 +07 21 11 4.4 2x 30 1 9 6 25 end 47/II 6 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If time remains before the end of the night, please select from the following 47/II targets: SUNY 11b-01 3 QU Car 11 5 42.49 -68 37 58.2 11.6 3x 400 1 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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 this flux standard, please be sure to observe another one (marked ST in the backup list) later in the night. TC: time critical. 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) Travis Metcalfe travis@ucar.edu (HAO program)