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ENR CTIO 1.5-m 2021-02-11

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Date: 
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Telescope: 
CTIO 1.5-m
Submitter: 
Roberto Aviles
Submitter Email: 
Observer Support: 
None
Night Assistant: 
None
Problems: 

None.

Comments: 

- 00:42 UT Fails to start exposure on T0167661160, rebooted OPTGUI. OK? No, Images 119 and 1120 unbinned PLUS system changed timestamps to 21:05 and 21:12 local time! After a new reboot, a third 240 s image is finally ok. Guess T0167661160 needs to be rescheduled.
- DIMM seeing reached a 0.25" value (@ 04:33UT)... or the instrument is joking.
- Twice tonight (TOI-1015 and TIC40079924) the telescope fails to reach position, apparently erring in Declination. TCS reports OK but clearly is not, so it is needed to send it again. Encoder?
- After 08:15 UT, thin clouds moving from south west to N, NE, likely impacts only chi Cen and no previous object.
- NOS coordinates of HR 5285 = chi Cen are wrong, used those at CDS.
- No time for 6233126130764332416. Completed last integration (#6 out of requested 12) on chi Cen with the Sun at -9.1 degrees of elevation.

Conditions: 
General Conditions
Temperature Max: 
14.10
Temperature Min: 
12.00
Humidity Max: 
67
Humidity Min: 
56
Wind Speed Max: 
5.00
Wind Speed Min: 
2.00
Comment: 
- After 08:15 UT, thin clouds moving from south west to N, NE, likely impacts only chi Cen and no previous object.
1st Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Seeing Value: 
1.00
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
CTIO Seeing monitor
Sky : 
0
2nd Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Wind: 
Low
Seeing Value: 
0.60
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
CTIO Seeing monitor
Sky: 
0
3rd Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Wind: 
Low
Seeing Value: 
0.70
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
CTIO Seeing monitor
Sky: 
0
4th Quarter
Clouds: 
Thin Clouds
Wind: 
Low
Seeing Value: 
0.60
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
CTIO Seeing monitor
Sky: 
1
Program: 
Proposal: 
K Kids
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
Primary Investigator: 
Todd Henry
Institution: 
SMARTS
Instrument: 
CTIO 1.5m Echelle
Organization: 
SMARTS
Total Program Time: 
9
Total Times Time Observed Time Engineering Time lost technical Time lost weather Time lost other Total Program Time
2021-02-11 8.75 0.0 0.25 0.0 0.0 9