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ENR CTIO 1.5-m 2021-04-21

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Date: 
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Telescope: 
CTIO 1.5-m
Submitter: 
Roberto Aviles
Submitter Email: 
raviles@ctio.noao.edu
Observer Support: 
None
Night Assistant: 
None
Problems: 

None.

Comments: 

- Begin of night, intermittent failure of camera guider. Javier Rojas found a major power failure (and a possible communication issue) and also he found a problem with the RA tracking motor (clutch fails to engage.) 
- CALIB2 to test CHIRON: EM not working (even after CHIRON reboots.) Please check.
- DIMM down in range 02:50 - 03:50 UT

Conditions: 
General Conditions
Temperature Max: 
10.90
Temperature Min: 
8.00
Humidity Max: 
55
Humidity Min: 
45
Wind Speed Max: 
16.00
Wind Speed Min: 
5.00
Comment: 
None.
1st Quarter
Clouds: 
Cirrus
Wind: 
Low
Seeing Value: 
1.00
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
CTIO Seeing monitor
Sky : 
3
2nd Quarter
Clouds: 
Partially cloudy
Wind: 
Low
Seeing Value: 
1.20
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
CTIO Seeing monitor
Sky: 
5
3rd Quarter
Clouds: 
Partially cloudy
Wind: 
Low
Seeing Value: 
1.40
Seeing Variability: 
0.4
Seeing Source: 
CTIO Seeing monitor
Sky: 
4
4th Quarter
Clouds: 
Thin Clouds
Wind: 
Low
Seeing Value: 
1.40
Seeing Variability: 
0.4
Seeing Source: 
CTIO Seeing monitor
Sky: 
1
Program: 
Proposal: 
K Kids
Target of Oportunity: 
No
Time Observed: 
0.0
Time Engineering: 
0.0
Time lost technical: 
11.0
Time lost weather: 
0.0
Time lost other: 
0.0
Primary Investigator: 
Todd Henry
Email: 
thenry@astro.gsu.edu
Institution: 
SMARTS
Instrument: 
CTIO 1.5m Echelle
Organization: 
SMARTS
Total Program Time: 
11
Total Times Time Observed Time Engineering Time lost technical Time lost weather Time lost other Total Program Time
2021-04-21 0.0 0.0 11.0 0.0 0.0 11