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ENR CTIO Blanco 4-m 2014-12-16

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Date: 
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Telescope: 
CTIO Blanco 4-m
Submitter: 
Michael Schubnell
Submitter Email: 
schubnel@umich.edu
Observer Support: 
Manuel Hernandez
Night Assistant: 
None
Also Present: 
Ross Cawthon, Ricardo Ogando , Rutu Das, Michael Schubnell, Claudio Aguilera, Rodrigo Hernandez
Problems: 

None.

Comments: 
*Observing Team*
 
_DES Observers:_ Ross Cawthon (RM), Ricardo Ogando / Rutu Das (Obs1), Michael Schubnell (Obs2)
_Telops:_  Manuel Hernandez, Claudio Aguilera, Rodrigo Hernandez
_Remote Support:_ 
 
*Observing Plan*
 
# standard bias and dome flat sequence
# evening standard stars
# run ObsTac queue
# morning standard stars and bias
 
*Conditions*
 
#09:00pm Clear sky. Wind speed averages just below 5 mph.
#01:20am Wind picked up and averages > 10 mph. Wind shield is going up
#02:50am Wind speed has been creeping up to an average of 16 mph. Closing louvers
#04:30am Wind speed coming down to 10 mph
 
*Accomplishments*
 
# Afternoon: zeros, dome flat sequence (YziVRrgu).
# Evening: Standards (MaxVis, SDSSJ2300-0000, SDSSJ0200-0000)
# Overall: SN (388477 - 388500 ), Survey (388501 - 388666)
# Morning: Standards (SDSSJ1227-0000, MaxVis, SDSSJ0933-0005) and biases
 
*Problems tagged as Synopsis_Problem*
 
*Minor Problems and Relevant Information*
 
# RASICAM not running tonight.
 
*Notes for Data Management*
 
# 
Conditions: 
General Conditions
Comment: 
None.
1st Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Wind: 
Low
Seeing Value: 
1.00
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
The Telescope I used
Sky : 
0
2nd Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Wind: 
Low
Seeing Value: 
1.10
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
The Telescope I used
Sky: 
0
3rd Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Wind: 
Medium
Seeing Value: 
1.10
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
The Telescope I used
Sky: 
0
4th Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Wind: 
Medium
Seeing Value: 
0.90
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
The Telescope I used
Sky: 
0
Program: 
Proposal: 
DES2012B-0001
Target of Oportunity: 
No
Time Observed: 
7.25
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: 
Josh Frieman
Email: 
frieman@fnal.gov
Institution: 
Fermilab
Instrument: 
CTIO 4m DECam
Organization: 
NOAO
Total Program Time: 
7.25
Total Times Time Observed Time Engineering Time lost technical Time lost weather Time lost other Total Program Time
2014-12-16 7.25 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.25