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ENR CTIO Blanco 4-m 2024-05-23

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Date: 
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Telescope: 
CTIO Blanco 4-m
Submitter: 
Sean Points
Submitter Email: 
sean.points@noirlab.edu
Observer Support: 
Manuel Hernandez
Night Assistant: 
Claudio Aguilera
Also Present: 
Rodrigo Hernadez
Problems: 

We were observing the 1st object using a script.  The 1st observation of the script was fine, the telescope then performed an offset.  I then noticed that we were not exposing for the 2nd observation in the script.  There was a timeout error.  This occurred around UT 03:00.  The 1st exposure in the sequence was obj_0041.fits.  This error repeated again.  See errors around UT 03:47-03:50.  One cannot use the instrument like this.

Comments: 

We waited 2hrs to open for  the humidity to lower to ~60%.  At the star of the night it was ~90% and falling.

Conditions: 
General Conditions
Comment: 
None.
1st Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Precipitation: 
High Humidity
Seeing Value: 
1.10
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
The Telescope I used
Sky : 
0
2nd Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Seeing Value: 
1.60
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
CTIO Seeing monitor
Sky: 
0
3rd Quarter
Clouds: 
Partially cloudy
Seeing Value: 
0.00
Seeing Variability: 
0
Seeing Source: 
CTIO Seeing monitor
Sky: 
7
4th Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Seeing Value: 
0.00
Seeing Variability: 
0
Seeing Source: 
CTIO Seeing monitor
Sky: 
0
Program: 
Proposal: 
NEWFIRM Eng
Target of Oportunity: 
No
Time Observed: 
0.0
Time Engineering: 
4.0
Time lost technical: 
0.0
Time lost weather: 
7.25
Time lost other: 
0.0
Description: 
NEWFIRM Eng
Primary Investigator: 
Points
Email: 
sean.points@noirlab.edu
Institution: 
CTIO
Instrument: 
CTIO 4m Newfirm
Organization: 
NOAO
Total Program Time: 
11.25
Total Times Time Observed Time Engineering Time lost technical Time lost weather Time lost other Total Program Time
2024-05-23 0.0 4.0 0.0 7.25 0.0 11.25