Creating and transferring non-sidereal files
Transferring tracking files
Tracking files has to be copied to a computer called TSC, usually through a computer called ANA, before starting tracking.
First, copy the file from your computer to ANA (ana.sum.subaru.nao.ac.jp) as the user as your u-account. This step is not necessary when the file has been created on ANA as shown below. Use an FTP or SCP client on your computer. Below is an example using a Unix-like OS.
Please note that some of summit computers like ANA share home directories via network file system. This means that files on these computers are already on ANA and it is not necessary to copy the files to ANA.
$ scp sample.dat u09XXX@ana.sum.subaru.nao.ac.jp: Password: Password for the u-account sample.dat 100% 566 0.6KB/s 00:00
Second, copy the file to TSC logging into ANA. Use an SSH client or terminal emulator on your computer or OWS.
$ ssh u09XXX@ana.sum.subaru.nao.ac.jp Password: Password for the u-account Last login: ... Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.10 Generic January 2005 ana[1]> scp sample.dat naoj@tsc:/JNLT/DATA/TSC/USER/MTDR/EXEC/UG8/ naoj@tsc's password: Please ask an operator for password sample.dat 100% |*****************************| 566 00:00
Now the telescope should be able to track your non-sidereal target from SOSS. Please ask the support scientist to execute a command like
SETUPFIELD OBE_ID=MOIRCS OBE_MODE=IMAG OBJECT=sample RA=185406 DEC=-303521 INSROT_PA=0.0 EQUINOX=2000 COORD=FILE Target="08 sample.dat"
from the IntegGUI.
Creating tracking files
There are tools to create tracking files from orbital parameters for comets, large planets and moon, asteroids, and non-orbital objects. Please also have a look at format of the files.
Comets
Use an SSH client or terminal emulator on your computer or OWS to login as the user as your u-account to ana.sum.subaru.nao.ac.jp and follow an example session below.
$ ssh u09XXX@ana.sum.subaru.nao.ac.jp
Password: Password for the u-account
Last login: ...
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.10 Generic January 2005
ana[1]> cd ../wtanaka/planet
/home/wtanaka/planet
ana[2]> comsbrut
Date and time shall be described in the UTC.
Start date (yyyymmdd) = 19990524
time (hhmm) = 0500
End date (yyyymmdd) = 19990524
time (hhmm) = 1000
Step (min) = 1
TAI-UTC (sec) = 34
Orbital elements :
Epoch of the elements
( If you want to describe in the calender date, input JD = 0. )
JD = 245180.5
Asteroidal elements ? (y/) : n
Time of perihelion passage
( If you want to describe in the calender date, input JD = 0. )
JD = 0
(yyyymmdd.ddddddd) = 19980927.0993000
JD = 2451083.5993000
Perihelion distance (AU) = 3.909738
Eccentiricity = 0.135067
Argument of perihelion (deg) = 160.8131
Longitude of ascending node (deg) = 5.9635
Inclination (deg) = 18.7527
Equinox of the coordinates (year) = 2000.0
Wait for several minutes before calculation proceeds.
JD= 2451323.5000000
T= 245505.2546113 E= 1.402871710 Q= 3.800844555
P= 59.6700213 N= 8.4851508 I= 28.2976487
Output file name : /home/u09XXX/comet1999dn3.dat
Comment (<=35char.): Comet P/1999 DN3
19990524050000.000 130948.709 -150433.12 12414.146566156 2000.0000
19990524050100.000 130948.709 -150433.12 12414.146577599 2000.0000
19990524050200.000 130948.709 -150433.12 12414.146589042 2000.0000
<snip>
ana[3]> cd
/home/u09XXX
Please follow the description above to transfer the file to TSC.
Large planets and moon
Use an SSH client or terminal emulator on your computer or OWS to login as the user as your u-account to ana.sum.subaru.nao.ac.jp and follow an example session below.
$ ssh u09XXX@ana.sum.subaru.nao.ac.jp
Password: Password for the u-account
Last login: ...
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.10 Generic January 2005
ana[1]> cd ../wtanaka/planet
/home/wtanaka/planet
ana[2]> jplsbrut
Object 0:sun 1:Mercury 2:Venus 3:moon 4:Mars
5:Jupiter 6:Saturn 7:Uranus 8:Neptune 9:Pluto
Object No. = 5
Date and time shall be described in the TDT (~UT).
Start date (yyyymmdd) = 20091111
time (hhmm) = 0400
End date (yyyymmdd) = 20091111
time (hhmm) = 0600
Step (min) = 30
TAI-UTC (sec) = 34
Output file name : /home/u09XXX/jupiter.dat
Comment (<=35char.): Jupiter on 2009-11-11
20091111040000.000 212437.498 -161615.14 4.923599799 2000.0000
20091111043000.000 212437.953 -161612.86 4.923924226 2000.0000
20091111050000.000 212438.409 -161610.57 4.924248653 2000.0000
20091111053000.000 212438.864 -161608.28 4.924573081 2000.0000
20091111060000.000 212439.320 -161606.00 4.924897509 2000.0000
ana[3]> cd
/home/u09XXX
Please follow the description above to transfer the file to TSC.
Asteroids
Use an SSH client or terminal emulator on your computer or OWS to login as the user as your u-account to ana.sum.subaru.nao.ac.jp and follow an example session below.
$ ssh u09XXX@ana.sum.subaru.nao.ac.jp
Password: Password for the u-account
Last login: ...
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.10 Generic January 2005
ana[1]> cd ../wtanaka/planet
/home/wtanaka/planet
ana[2]> astsbrut
Date and time shall be described in the UTC.
Start date (yyyymmdd) = 20091111
time (hhmm) = 0400
End date (yyyymmdd) = 20091111
time (hhmm) = 0600
Step (min) = 30
TAI-UTC (sec) = 34
Which do you select (1)ID, (2)name, or (3)elements ?
Please input number 1, 2, or 3 : 1
ID number = 1
1 Ceres MG= 3.34
JD= 2455146.50000
M= 58.82423 P= 72.72964 N= 80.39467 I= 10.58603 E= 0.0792521 A= 2.7658953
Output file name : /home/u09XXX/ceres.dat
Comment (<=35char.): Ceres on 2009-11-11
20091111040000.000 144742.038 -105617.91 3.643786382 2000.0000
20091111043000.000 144744.132 -105629.17 3.643769723 2000.0000
20091111050000.000 144746.226 -105640.42 3.643753009 2000.0000
20091111053000.000 144748.320 -105651.68 3.643736238 2000.0000
20091111060000.000 144750.414 -105702.93 3.643719412 2000.0000
ana[3]> cd
/home/u09XXX
Please follow the description above to transfer the file to TSC.
Non-orbital objects
The tool intrpsbr is currently not supported. Please contact Daigo Tomono <tomono at subaru.naoj.org> as soon as possible if you need this tool.
