FM Walter 1/26/13 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 130211 --- EPHEMERIS --- ........................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) Feb 11 26/Ia NOAO 12b-0232 SUNY 12b-11 .............................................................................. 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 first 3.5 hours of the night, ending at 1:30 CDT (0130 UT). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program Pri Target RA (J2000) Dec mag Exp Cmp T CST Rem SUNY 12B-11 1 N SMC 2012 0 32 55.06 -74 20 19.7 17 3x1000 1 59 21 21 N NO 12B-0232 2 SSSJ012633-6556 1 26 33.5 -65 56 35 15.1 3x 165 1 17 22 20 NO 12B-0232 2 SSSJ013843-8325 1 38 43.5 -83 25 33 15.7 3x 310 1 25 22 37 NO 12B-0232 2 SSSJ033904-4047 3 39 04.3 -40 47 01 15.7 3x 315 1 25 23 2 NO 12B-0232 2 SSSJ040532-5055 4 05 32.7 -50 55 58 15.5 3x 245 1 21 23 27 SUNY 12B-11 1 KT Eri 4 47 54.21 -10 10 43.1 16 3x1200 1 69 23 48 SUNY 12B-11 1 N Mon 2012 6 39 38.57 +05 53 53.0 10 3x 300 1 24 0 57 N cal 1 mu Col 5 45 59.9 -32 18 23.4 5.2 3x 8 1 9 1 21 end 26/Ia 1 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 N SMC 2012 is too faint to acquire, or 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)