FM Walter 2/13/13 rev 2/14 SMARTS 1.5m Service Observing Program 130215 --- EPHEMERIS INFORMATION --- For the night of: Fri, 2013 Feb 15 ---> Sat, 2013 Feb 16 Local midnight = 2013 Feb 16, 3 hr UT, or JD 2456339.625 Local Mean Sidereal time at midnight = 8 01 49.2 Sunset ( 2215 m horizon): 20 38 CDT; Sunrise: 7 17 CDT Evening twilight: 21 55 CDT; LMST at evening twilight: 5 57 Morning twilight: 6 00 CDT; LMST at morning twilight: 14 02 Moonset : 23 52 CDT Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.333 1.7 days before first quarter, RA and dec: 2 20 15, 15 49.9 The sun is down for 10.7 hr; 8.1 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. ........................................................................... Civil date Setup Program(s) Feb 15 13/I MACRI SUNY 12b-11 YALE 12b-02 .............................................................................. Name Slit Filter Coll Grating Tilt & Comp,exp Ystart Ysize Yspec Blaze w.l. cov. (sec) Res (A) 13/I 110.5 clear 585 13 11.58 He-Ar 30 200 280 TBD 4450 3146-9374 17.2 .............................................................................. In afternoon or during dinner: - Install 13/I 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 has the full night. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program Pri Target RA (J2000) Dec mag Exp Cmp T CST Rem YALE 12b-02 1 0208-512 2 10 46.2 -51 01 02 16.5 3x 600 1 39 21 17 Macri 1 NGC 1316 3 22 41.70 -37 12 30.0 16 1x 360 1 8 21 56 Macri 2 2MXJ0333-6233 3 33 34.30 -62 33 03.3 16 1x1200 1 22 22 4 Macri 2 2MXJ0428-5144 4 28 39.01 -51 44 51.7 16 1x1200 1 22 22 26 Macri 2 2MXJ0448-6104 4 48 53.86 -61 04 00.1 16 1x1200 1 22 22 48 Macri 2 2MXJ0450-6238 4 50 53.01 -62 38 54.7 16 1x1200 1 22 23 10 Macri 2 2MXJ0452-7535 4 52 36.52 -75 35 59.4 16 1x1200 1 22 23 32 SUNY 12b-11 1 N Mon 2012 6 39 38.57 +05 53 53.0 10 3x 200 1 19 23 54 N YALE 12b-02 1 0454-234 4 57 03.2 -23 24 52 15 3x 600 1 39 0 13 YALE 12b-02 1 OJ 287 8 54 48.9 +20 06 31 14 3x 600 1 39 0 52 SUNY 12b-11 1 T Pyx 9 4 41.5 -32 22 47.4 12 3x 900 1 54 1 31 N Macri 2 2MXJ1013-7608 10 13 13.83 -76 08 44.1 16 1x1200 1 22 2 25 Macri 2 2MXJ1036-8138 10 36 26.82 -81 38 02.0 16 1x1200 1 22 2 47 Macri 2 2MXJ1124-4037 11 24 33.71 -40 37 39.6 16 1x1200 1 22 3 9 Macri 2 2MXJ1147-3405 11 47 10.48 -34 05 25.3 16 1x1200 1 22 3 31 cal 1 LTT 4364 11 45 37.70 -64 50 25.1 11.5 3x 100 1 14 3 53 SUNY 12b-11 1 XMM J1151-62 11 51 13.00 -62 37 28.8 15 3x 600 1 39 4 7 N Macri 2 2MXJ1400-4103 14 00 08.21 -41 03 53.0 16 1x1200 1 22 4 46 Macri 2 2MXJ1406-3945 14 06 26.41 -39 45 47.8 16 1x1200 1 22 5 8 YALE 12b-02 2 1424-41 14 27 56.3 -42 06 19 15 3x 600 1 39 5 30 SUNY 12b-11 + N Sgr 2012b 18 11 3.75 -27 17 27.6 13 3x 600 1 39 6 9 N end 13/I 6 48 If time remains, please select from among the following 13/I targets: Macri 3 2MXJ1523-3309 15 23 22.41 -33 09 33.5 1x1200 1 22 6 19 SUNY 12b-11 3 NR TrA 16 18 48.21 -60 27 48.9 16 3x 900 1 54 N Macri 3 2MXJ1604-8249 16 04 06.00 -82 49 54.6 16 1x1200 1 22 Macri 3 2MXJ1621-8231 16 21 23.23 -82 31 33.0 16 1x1200 1 22 Macri 3 2MXJ1631-7506 16 31 29.01 -75 06 52.8 16 1x1200 1 22 SUNY 12b-11 3 V1280 Sco 16 57 40.91 -32 20 36.4 12. 3x 100 1 14 N SUNY TOO 3 eta Car 10 45 03.6 -59 41 06 6.2 3x 1 1 9 SUNY 11b-01 3 QU Car 11 5 42.49 -68 37 58.2 11.6 3x 200 1 19 SUNY 11b-10 3 RU Lup 15 56 42.31 -37 49 15.5 11.4 3x 300 1 24 SUNY 08a-02 3 EX Lup 16 03 05.48 -40 18 25.9 11.4 3x 300 1 24 Remarks: B: very bright star: best observed through clouds. C: cataclysmic variable. May be fainter than in finding chart. Skip if not visible. CE: EF Eri is the eastermost star in a pair. The separation is about 25 arcsec. It may be 3 mag fainter than the western star. Please Check the finding chart if in doubt. CP: close pair. Check the finding chart. Please observe both stars. Please take care to identify the stars properly, either by coordinates or relative brightness. In this case, the eastern component is fainter. E: may be below the east limit if you get to it early. F: faint target may be hard to see with moon up. 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 N: Nova. Will be fainter than on finding chart. N1: New nova. See ATel 4540. Finding chart is at http://ogle.astrouw.edu.pl/ogle4/transients/transients.html R: radial velocity standard. PM: target may exhibit significant proper motion. S4: set slit width to 4.0 arcsec. S10: set slit width to 10.0 arcsec. Please reset at the end of the observation. ST: If you cannot observe Feige 110 early in the evening, please be sure to observe mu Col (in the backup list) as the specroscopic calibrator. TC: time critical. maintain spacing between the images V: target is variable, and may be fainter. W: target reaches 2 air masses at end of exposure. Do not start late; do the calibration lamp at the end. Y: 5 arcsec SE of brighter star. Skip if not clearly resolved. Z1: Target is blank sky between 5 and 5:30 hours west, over the sky glow from La Serena and Coquimbo. Use a 10 arcsec wide slit. Please ensure that there are no stars in the slit. Please start observing with the telescope near HA 4:55 west. Note that this will violate the 60 degree zenith limit - I've built in time to get back above the limit when done. You should be done before the target hits the hard limit. Please look outside, and note whether the sky over La Serena and Coquimbo is clear, or they are under fog. Z2: Target is blank sky at the zenith. Use a 10 arcsec wide slit. Please ensure that there are no stars in the slit. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Charts for most objects should be available at the telescope. .............................................................................. Questions may be addressed to: Howard Bond bond@stsci.edu (STSI programs) Fred Walter fwalter@astro.sunysb.edu (SUNY programs) Jedidah Isler jedidah.isler@yale.edu (YALE 09B-01)