Date:
Monday, February 26, 2024
Telescope:
CTIO Blanco 4-m
Submitter:
Tyler Linder
Submitter Email:
Observer Support:
Hernan Tirado
Night Assistant:
Alberto Alvarez
Problems:
At 0400 UTC, the NEWFirm filter was K-band. I selected J-band and pressed the button for the filter to change. After a delay, the filter error (red) light came on. We attempted to use the filter "Init" button but this did not fix the error. We pressed the "end-of-night" button, followed by "start-of-night" and the filter wheel still would still not respond. After more conversations, Sean was able to correct the issue by pressing the "end-of-night", followed by "Exit" to close the entire program. After restarting the software the filter wheel became responsive and observations for the rest of the night occured without issue.
Program:
Proposal:
2024A-155979
Target of Oportunity:
No
Time Observed:
8.0
Time Engineering:
0.0
Time lost technical:
0.5
Time lost weather:
0.0
Time lost other:
0.0
Description:
Asteroid JHK observations
Primary Investigator:
Tyler Linder
Email:
Institution:
Planetary Science Institute
Instrument:
CTIO 4m Newfirm
Organization:
N/A
Total Program Time:
8.5
| Total Times | Time Observed | Time Engineering | Time lost technical | Time lost weather | Time lost other | Total Program Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-26 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 |
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None other than the filter wheel error.