Date:
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Telescope:
CTIO Blanco 4-m
Submitter:
Michael Baumer
Submitter Email:
Observer Support:
Claudio Aguilera
Night Assistant:
None
Also Present:
Anna Schooneveld
Problems:
SISPI failed at 12:24 local time. Restarting PANG and confiiguring several times apparently solved problem.
Several short-lived SISPI lags at 7:04 and 7:10, usual ~5min lag at 7:19
Program:
Proposal:
2015B-0314
Target of Oportunity:
No
Time Observed:
5.5
Time Engineering:
0.0
Time lost technical:
0.25
Time lost weather:
0.0
Time lost other:
0.0
Description:
Catching Supernovae in the Act with KEGS (Kepler Extra-Galactic Survey) and DECam
Primary Investigator:
Brad Tucker
Email:
Institution:
U.Berkeley
Instrument:
CTIO 4m DECam
Organization:
DD
Total Program Time:
5.75
Proposal:
2012B-0001
Target of Oportunity:
No
Time Observed:
5.25
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:
Institution:
Fermilab
Instrument:
CTIO 4m DECam
Organization:
NOAO
Total Program Time:
5.25
| Total Times | Time Observed | Time Engineering | Time lost technical | Time lost weather | Time lost other | Total Program Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-23 | 10.75 | 0.0 | 0.25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 |
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*Observing Team*
_DES Observers:_ Michael Baumer, Anna Schooneveld
_Telops:_ Claudio Aguilera
_Remote Support:_
*Observing Plan*
# Community observer first half: A. Zenteno
# Mid-night standards
# Turn on ObsTac
# if clear, morning standards (while watching SISPI closely!)
# if clouded out, run obstac until 07:19 to avoid morning troubles...
*Conditions*
# Clear, winds at ~20mph at handoff. Humidity ~30%.
# DIMM shows seeing of 0.8" at handoff, so should be decent night!
*Accomplishments*
# mid-night and morning standards
# main survey hexes all (half-)night at <1" seeing, many at 0.9" or better!
# SN-S1 grizz
# after morning standards, ran defocus_nightly in our good seeing.
*Narrative*
# Community observers had a SISPI failure at 12:24; 15min to recover (see eLog)
# Clear all night (modulo some speckle in rasicam), but windy (15-25 mph).
# Subarcsecond seeing at beginning of night; obstac took main survey hexes in izY.
# Earthquake aftershock during exposure 466750 (see cool pics in eLog!)
# obstac added g and r, seeing <1" in g band; .9" or better in rizY!
# SISPI slowdown at 7:04 this time, recovered on its own in ~2min, slowed down again at 7:10, also recovered quickly. Lagged again at 7:19 in usual fashion until end.
# Standards at midnight and twilight. Also ran defocus_nightly