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ENR CTIO Blanco 4-m 2014-01-29

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Date: 
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Telescope: 
CTIO Blanco 4-m
Submitter: 
Alistair Walker
Submitter Email: 
Observer Support: 
Manuel Hernandez
Night Assistant: 
Claudio Aguilera
Also Present: 
David Gerdes, Tomasz Kacprzak (first half)
Problems: 

None.

Comments: 
*Observing Team*
 
_DES Observers:_ Tomek Kacprzak, David Gerdes
_Telops:_ Claudio Aguilera, Manuel Hernandez
_Daytime Support:_ Manuel Hernandez
 
*Observing Plan*
 
# standard bias and dome flat sequence
# evening standard stars
# run ObsTac queue
# middle-of-night standards
# handover to community observer
 
*Conditions*
 
# weather in afternoon: 4pm (local): clear
# weather after dinner: 7pm (local): clear, humidity 56%
# weather at 10 deg twilight: 21:30 (local): clear, humidity 56%
# weather summary: 2am (local):
# Seeing conditions: 1.3 +/- 0.3" (generally better in wide survey, worse in SN fields)
# Wind conditions:low (5-8 mph)
# wildlife: Viscachas back in hiding
 
*Accomplishments*
 
# Afternoon: zeros done 279291-279299 and 279375-279383 279300-279374 (ugrizY) dome flats done, checked all ok, u dropping as usual
# Evening standards: 279400-279414
# Wide survey exposures:279429-279481, 279486, 279291-279511
# Supernova fields: 279418-279421 (S2), 279423-479428 (E2), 279483-279485 (C3g), 279488-279490 (C3r)
# Middle-of-night standards: 279512-279515
 
 
*Problems tagged as Synopsis_Problem*
 
# None
 
 
*Minor Problems and Relevant Information*
 
# None
 
 
*Notes for Data Management*
 
# None
 
Conditions: 
General Conditions
Comment: 
None.
1st Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Wind: 
Low
Seeing Value: 
1.30
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
The Telescope I used
Sky : 
0
2nd Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Wind: 
Low
Seeing Value: 
1.30
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
The Telescope I used
Sky: 
0
3rd Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Seeing Value: 
1.30
Seeing Variability: 
0
Seeing Source: 
The Telescope I used
Sky: 
0
4th Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Seeing Value: 
1.20
Seeing Variability: 
0
Seeing Source: 
The Telescope I used
Sky: 
0
Program: 
Proposal: 
2012B-0001
Target of Oportunity: 
No
Time Observed: 
3.75
Time Engineering: 
0.0
Time lost technical: 
0.0
Time lost weather: 
0.0
Time lost other: 
0.0
Description: 
Dark Energy Survey
Primary Investigator: 
Frieman
Institution: 
Fermilab
Instrument: 
CTIO 4m DECam
Organization: 
NOAO
Total Program Time: 
3.75
Proposal: 
2013B-0440
Target of Oportunity: 
No
Time Observed: 
3.75
Time Engineering: 
0.0
Time lost technical: 
0.0
Time lost weather: 
0.0
Time lost other: 
0.0
Description: 
SMASH
Primary Investigator: 
Nidever
Institution: 
U. Michigan
Instrument: 
CTIO 4m DECam
Organization: 
NOAO
Total Program Time: 
3.75
Total Times Time Observed Time Engineering Time lost technical Time lost weather Time lost other Total Program Time
2014-01-29 7.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5