FM Walter 02/11/13 rev 2/13 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 130213 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Wed, 2013 Feb 13 ---> Thu, 2013 Feb 14 Local midnight = 2013 Feb 14, 3 hr UT, or JD 2456337.625 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 7 53 56.1 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 20 40 CDT; Sunrise: 7 16 CDT Evening twilight: 21 58 CDT; LMST at evening twilight: 5 51 Morning twilight: 5 57 CDT; LMST at morning twilight: 13 52 Moonset : 22 37 CDT Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.163 3.7 days before first quarter, RA and dec: 0 42 24, 8 37.1 The sun is down for 10.6 hr; 8.0 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. ........................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) Feb 13 47/IIb GSU 12A-04 47/Ib NOAO 12a-388 NOAO 12B-0174 SUNY 12B-11 SUNY 12B-31 .............................................................................. Name Slit Filter Coll Grating Tilt & Comp,exp Ystart Ysize Yspec Blaze w.l. cov. (sec) Res (A) 47/IIb 83.0 BG 39 620 47 28.27 He-Ar 45 200 280 3550 4070-4744 1.6 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/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) - please obtain the 47/Ib flats if possible ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * The RC queue will use the full night ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program Pri Target RA (J2000) Dec mag Exp Cmp T CST Rem STSI TOO 2 10 Tau 3 36 52.4 +00 24 01 4.3 3x 8 2 9 21 19 SUNY 11b-11 + KT Eri 4 47 54.21 -10 10 43.1 14 3x1500 1 84 21 28 N cal 1 mu Col 5 45 59.9 -32 18 23.4 5.2 3x 8 1 9 22 52 SUNY 12b-11 2 V598 Pup 7 5 42.7 -38 14 42 15.5 3x1200 1 69 23 1 N SUNY 12b-11 1 N Mon 2012 6 39 38.57 +05 53 53.0 10 3x 600 1 39 0 10 N NO 12a-388 1 V576 Car 8 19 15.7 -60 10 01 10.2 3x 300 2 25 0 49 end 47/IIb 1 14 switch to 47/Ib setup SUNY 12b-11 + N Mon 2012 6 39 38.57 +05 53 53.0 10 3x 600 1 39 1 24 N GSU 12A-04 1 S Dor 5 18 14.3 -69 14 59 9.7 2x 20 1 7 2 3 GSU 12A-04 1 S Dor 5 18 14.3 -69 14 59 9.7 2x 240 1 11 2 10 X SUNY 12B-31 1 HD 45677 6 28 17.42 -13 3 11.1 8.0 3x 30 1 10 2 21 SUNY 11b-11 1 T Pyx 9 4 41.5 -32 22 47.4 12 3x 900 1 54 2 31 N SUNY 12a-11 2 V834 Car 10 50 19.66 -64 06 46.7 10. 3x 600 1 39 3 25 N cal 1 LTT 4364 11 45 37.70 -64 50 25.1 11.5 3x 200 1 19 4 4 NO 12B-174 2 TYC8253-0725 12 50 19.69 -49 51 49.1 8.8 3x 9 1 9 4 23 SUNY 12a-11 2 N Cen 2012 13 41 08 -58 15 47 9 3x 900 1 54 4 32 N NO 12B-174 2 TYC7280-0921 14 05 28.93 -31 23 48.4 10.5 3x 9 1 9 5 26 NO 12B-174 2 TYC7801-1086 13 44 53.36 -43 17 06.5 11.7 3x 23 1 10 5 35 NO 12B-174 2 HD 120326 13 49 54.50 -50 14 23.8 8.4 3x 3 1 9 5 45 SUNY 12a-11 1 N Sgr 2012b 18 11 3.75 -27 17 27.6 13 3x 400 1 29 5 54 N SUNY 12b-11 2 RS Oph 17 50 13.20 -06 42 28.5 12 3x 100 1 14 6 23 N end 47/Ib 6 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If time remains, please select from the following 47/Ib targets: NO 12B-174 1 HD 121189 13 55 10.00 -50 44 42.9 8.6 3x 3 1 9 NO 12B-174 1 TYC7305-0522 14 42 06.25 -34 54 00.1 11.2 3x 23 1 10 NO 12B-174 1 TYC7818-0118 14 39 46.14 -43 15 46.7 11.4 3x 23 1 10 NO 12B-174 1 HD 134216 15 09 44.04 -33 48 54.1 8.6 3x 3 1 9 SUNY 12b-11 3 V5558 Sgr 18 10 18.27 -18 46 52.1 13 3x 600 1 39 SUNY 12a-11 3 NR TrA 16 18 48.21 -60 27 48.9 15 3x 900 1 54 SUNY 12b-11 3 N Sgr 2012d 18 20 27.26 -27 44 26.3 7.7 3x 400 1 29 SUNY 12b-11 3 N Sgr 2012e 18 19 37.0 -19 07 40.0 12 3x 400 1 29 SUNY 11a-11 3 V1280 Sco 16 57 40.91 -32 20 36.4 12. 3x 100 1 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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)