Date:
Sunday, February 25, 2024
Telescope:
CTIO Blanco 4-m
Submitter:
Points
Submitter Email:
Observer Support:
Hernan Tirado
Night Assistant:
Alberto Alvarez
Problems:
See description of instrument and TCS issues below.
Program:
Proposal:
NEWFIRM Eng
Target of Oportunity:
No
Time Observed:
0.0
Time Engineering:
0.0
Time lost technical:
0.0
Time lost weather:
0.0
Time lost other:
0.0
Description:
NEWFIRM Eng
Primary Investigator:
Points
Email:
Institution:
CTIO
Instrument:
CTIO 4m Newfirm
Organization:
NOAO
Total Program Time:
0
Proposal:
2024A-937812
Target of Oportunity:
No
Time Observed:
4.5
Time Engineering:
0.0
Time lost technical:
0.0
Time lost weather:
0.0
Time lost other:
0.0
Description:
NEWFIRM Infrared Survey for Transients
Primary Investigator:
Charlie Kilpatrick
Email:
Institution:
Northwestern University
Instrument:
CTIO 4m Newfirm
Organization:
NOAO
Total Program Time:
4.5
| Total Times | Time Observed | Time Engineering | Time lost technical | Time lost weather | Time lost other | Total Program Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-25 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 |
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1) We noted 8 images out of ~400 that exhibited noise issues with the amplifier (a mixture of Pan-A, Pan-B, and images that showed read out isssues on both sides).
2) When starting a script that began with a large (300 arcsec N, 300 arcsec E) dither to place our target toward the center of the lower-right detector, the instrument GUI timed out and threw an error. We recovered this issue by canceling the script and recentering our target then manually offsetting the telescope. However, soon after this, the instrument threw another timeout error with a smaller dither (75 arcsec W).