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ENR CTIO Blanco 4-m 2023-11-16

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Date: 
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Telescope: 
CTIO Blanco 4-m
Submitter: 
Brendan O'Connor
Submitter Email: 
boconno2@andrew.cmu.edu
Observer Support: 
Hernan Tirado
Night Assistant: 
Alberto Alvarez
Also Present: 
Lei Hu, Divya Mishra, Brendan O'Connor, Wilson Liu
Problems: 

Hexapod Problem in first half. Had to adjust primary mirror optics foremap, and interlock SISPI broke. Another hexapod issue in second half as well.

The zoom screen control lost connection multiple times.

DECAL machine had to be re-started (2:34-2:40am)

Comments: 

Moon saturation for twilight evening observation.

Conditions: 
General Conditions
Comment: 
None.
1st Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Seeing Value: 
0.90
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
The Telescope I used
Sky : 
0
2nd Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Seeing Value: 
1.28
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
The Telescope I used
Sky: 
0
3rd Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Seeing Value: 
1.20
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
CTIO Seeing monitor
Sky: 
0
4th Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Seeing Value: 
1.20
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
CTIO Seeing monitor
Sky: 
0
Program: 
Proposal: 
2023B-735801
Target of Oportunity: 
No
Time Observed: 
8.25
Time Engineering: 
0.0
Time lost technical: 
0.0
Time lost weather: 
0.0
Time lost other: 
0.0
Description: 
DESIRT:DECam Survey for Intermediate redshift Transients
Primary Investigator: 
Antonella Palmese, Lifan Wang
Email: 
palmese@cmu.edu
Institution: 
Carnegie-Mellon University
Instrument: 
CTIO 4m DECam
Total Program Time: 
8.25
Total Times Time Observed Time Engineering Time lost technical Time lost weather Time lost other Total Program Time
2023-11-16 8.25 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.25