Date:
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Telescope:
CTIO Blanco 4-m
Submitter:
Will Hartley
Submitter Email:
Observer Support:
None
Night Assistant:
None
Problems:
Lost 45 minutes due to a problem with a script. An exposure was set to "dome flat" instead of "object" and it caused the dome to move and the flat lamps to turn on. It took a while to figure out what was the problem and to reset the telescope.
Program:
Proposal:
2020B-000
Target of Oportunity:
No
Time Observed:
3.75
Time Engineering:
0.0
Time lost technical:
0.75
Time lost weather:
0.0
Time lost other:
0.0
Description:
Is there Star Formation in the Aquila Rift?
Primary Investigator:
Lisa Prato
Email:
Institution:
Lowell Observatory
Instrument:
CTIO 4m DECam
Total Program Time:
4.5
Proposal:
2020B-0278
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:
A new DECam deep field covering the full Euclid Deep Field South
Primary Investigator:
Bechtol
Email:
Institution:
University of Wisconsin -- Madison
Instrument:
CTIO 4m DECam
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-14 | 8.25 | 0.0 | 0.75 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 |
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It seems dangerous that the script can turn on the dome lamps and potentially saturate DECam with a long exposure. If possible the script editor or console should warn about this, or only allow the operator to turn on lamps.
Second half of the night went very smoothly.