ENR CTIO Blanco 4-m 2014-08-30

 *DES Observing Team*

 

_Observers:_ Paul Williams, Jennifer Marshall, Brian Nord

_Telops:_ Alberto Alvarez, Manuel Hernandez

_Remote Support:_ Klaus and Ann

 

*Observing Plan*

 

# Afternoon calibrations

# standards

# ObsTac

# End of night calibrations

 

*Conditions*

 

# Cotton everywhere, with sprinkles of blue. clouds moving slowly.

 

*Accomplishments*

 

# Afternoon bias and flats, expnums 353373-353481

# Beginning of night standards

** none, too many clouds

# ToO: NEOWISE N2014B-0071

** expnums 353490-353494; no stars or earth killers in the images, just clouds

# Obstac started at 7:30pm local time

# Wide survey: r, i, z, Y exposures all useless due to clouds

# Closed for clouds at 10:34pm local time

# David James contacted to begin DECal i- and Y-band filter scans at 10:34pm local time

# Details of DECal scans are in elog #232466

 

*Problems*

 

# None

 

*Notes for data management*

 

# Do not process 353593-353598

 

*Other*

 

# Lots of clouds all night.  Another great night for DECal scans!