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ENR CTIO 1.5-m 2023-08-23

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Date: 
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Telescope: 
CTIO 1.5-m
Submitter: 
Jacqueline Seron
Submitter Email: 
jacqueline.seron@noirlab.edu
Observer Support: 
None
Night Assistant: 
Jackie Seron
Also Present: 
Tim Johns
Problems: 

We lost the zero point of the telescope but got it back after the plumb procedure. Poniting was drifting during the night.

 

Comments: 

Program completed.

One extra target RKS2123+2457.

Seeing data from DECam.

 

Conditions: 
General Conditions
Temperature Max: 
8.00
Temperature Min: 
6.00
Humidity Max: 
30
Humidity Min: 
63
Wind Speed Max: 
13.00
Wind Speed Min: 
4.00
Comment: 
Mostly clear and windy night. Cirrus towards the horizon.
1st Quarter
Clouds: 
Cirrus
Wind: 
High
Seeing Value: 
1.50
Seeing Variability: 
0.6
Seeing Source: 
Other
Sky : 
1
2nd Quarter
Clouds: 
Cirrus
Wind: 
High
Seeing Value: 
1.70
Seeing Variability: 
0.6
Seeing Source: 
Other
Sky: 
1
3rd Quarter
Clouds: 
Cirrus
Wind: 
High
Seeing Value: 
1.80
Seeing Variability: 
0.6
Seeing Source: 
Other
Sky: 
1
4th Quarter
Clouds: 
Cirrus
Wind: 
Medium
Seeing Value: 
1.60
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
Other
Sky: 
2
Program: 
Target of Oportunity: 
No
Time Observed: 
11.0
Time Engineering: 
0.0
Time lost technical: 
0.25
Time lost weather: 
0.0
Time lost other: 
0.0
Primary Investigator: 
Todd Henry
Email: 
thenry@astro.gsu.edu
Institution: 
SMARTS
Instrument: 
CTIO 1.5m Echelle
Organization: 
SMARTS
Total Program Time: 
11.25
Total Times Time Observed Time Engineering Time lost technical Time lost weather Time lost other Total Program Time
2023-08-23 11.0 0.0 0.25 0.0 0.0 11.25