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ENR CTIO Blanco 4-m 2014-10-28

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Date: 
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Telescope: 
CTIO Blanco 4-m
Submitter: 
Brian Nord
Submitter Email: 
nord@fnal.gov
Observer Support: 
Alberto Alvarez
Night Assistant: 
Hernan Tirado
Also Present: 
Liz Buckley-Geer, Simon Birrer, Francisco Castander
Problems: 

time lost to shutter error.

Comments: 

Observing Team

DES Observers: Simon Birre (Obs1), Brian Nord (Obs2), M (Elizabeth Buckley-Geer_ (RM)
Telops: Alberto Alvarez, Hernan Tirado
Remote Support: —-

* Observing Plan

# standard bias and dome flat sequence
# evening standard stars
# run ObsTac queue
# end of the night standard star
# end of night calibrations

* Conditions

# weather in afternoon: 5:03pm (local): Clear blue skies overhead, a few scattered clouds near horizon, winds ~8 mph, 10C, ~55% humidity
# weather after dinner: 7pm (local): clear, no clouds, wind~8mph, 10C, 55% humidity
# weather after sunset: 9pm (local): clear, no clouds, haze in the East, wind~5mph, 10C, 60% humidity
# weather during night: ?pm (local): clear, no clouds
# weather summary: clear, 10C, low wind (hovered between 5 and 10)
# Seeing conditions: 0.8 (rms 0.1) and 1.1 (rms 0.05)
# Wind conditions: low most of night; had to raise blind and louvers around 0200(local).

* Accomplishments

# Afternoon: zeros done, (ugriz) dome flats done, flats checked
# Evening: Standards
## SDSSJ 0100-0000
## SDSSJ 0000-0000
## SDSSJ 2140-0000
# Survey Exposures:
## before moon-set: z,Y
## after moon-set g,r,i
## SN-S2 in early night
# End of night: Standards (0547hr local)
## SDSS J0958 – 0010
## SDSS J0843 – 0000
## MaxVis

* Problems tagged as Synopsis_Problem
## Rasicam: off
## ~10min lost to shutter controller error: reset at Telops Console by Telops
* Notes for Data Management

# Shutter controller error caused loss of exposure 372566. Obstac repeated the same field/hex on the next exposure.

Conditions: 
General Conditions
Temperature Max: 
11.00
Temperature Min: 
9.00
Humidity Max: 
65
Humidity Min: 
50
Wind Speed Max: 
15.00
Wind Speed Min: 
0.00
Comment: 
None.
1st Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Wind: 
Low
Seeing Value: 
0.80
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
The Telescope I used
Sky : 
0
2nd Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Seeing Value: 
0.90
Seeing Variability: 
0
Seeing Source: 
The Telescope I used
Sky: 
0
3rd Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Seeing Value: 
1.00
Seeing Variability: 
0
Seeing Source: 
The Telescope I used
Sky: 
0
4th Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Seeing Value: 
1.00
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
The Telescope I used
Sky: 
0
Program: 
Proposal: 
2012B-0001
Target of Oportunity: 
No
Time Observed: 
8.75
Time Engineering: 
0.0
Time lost technical: 
0.25
Time lost weather: 
0.0
Time lost other: 
0.0
Description: 
Dark Energy Survey
Primary Investigator: 
Josh Frieman
Email: 
frieman@fnal.gov
Institution: 
Fermilab
Instrument: 
CTIO 4m DECam
Organization: 
NOAO
Total Program Time: 
9
Total Times Time Observed Time Engineering Time lost technical Time lost weather Time lost other Total Program Time
2014-10-28 8.75 0.0 0.25 0.0 0.0 9