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ENR CTIO Blanco 4-m 2014-01-23

Date: 
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Telescope: 
CTIO Blanco 4-m
Submitter: 
Ricardo Munoz
Submitter Email: 
rmunoz@das.uchile.cl
Observer Support: 
Humberto Orrego
Night Assistant: 
Claudio Aguilera
Also Present: 
Claudio Bruderer, David Gerdes, Tomasz Kacprzak (first half)
Problems: 

None.

Comments: 
*Observing Team*
 
_DES Observers:_ David Gerdes, Claudio Bruderer, Tomek Kacprzak
_Telops:_ Claudio Aguilera
_Remote Support:_ Humberto Orrego
 
*Observing Plan*
 
# standard bias and dome flat sequence
# evening standard stars
# run ObsTac queue
# Standards carried out in banded cirrus
# handover to 2nd half
 
*Conditions*
 
# weather in afternoon: 4pm (local): scattered high clouds
# weather after dinner: 7pm (local): Heavy cirrus
# weather at 10 deg twilight: 21:30 (local): Cirrus in SW, low wind. Conditions non-photometric at start of evening. 
# weather summary: 2am (local):full cloud cover
# Seeing conditions: Median:1.2  RMS: 0.2
# Wind conditions: Low the whole half-night
 
*Accomplishments*
 
# Afternoon: zeros done 276851-276859 and 276935-276943, (ugrizY) dome flats done 276860-276934, checked all ok, u dropping as usual
# Winner of post sunset leisure activity: The crew from the 0.9m who enjoyed the sunset from our catwalk.
# Evening: Standards 276947-276961
# Survey Exposures 276964-277383
# Middle of night (end of half night): Standards 277384-277388
 
 
*Problems tagged as Synopsis_Problem*
 
None.
 
*Minor Problems and Relevant Information*
 
# Occlusion alarms: about half a dozen alarms during the night.
 
 
*Notes for Data Management*
Cloudy/non-photometric conditions at start of night, until around 277300.
More clouds near end of shift, around 277364.
 
Conditions: 
General Conditions
Comment: 
None.
1st Quarter
Clouds: 
Cirrus
Seeing Value: 
1.20
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
The Telescope I used
Sky : 
4
2nd Quarter
Clouds: 
Cirrus
Wind: 
Low
Seeing Value: 
1.20
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
The Telescope I used
Sky: 
4
3rd Quarter
Clouds: 
Cirrus
Seeing Value: 
1.20
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
The Telescope I used
Sky: 
6
4th Quarter
Clouds: 
Cirrus
Seeing Value: 
0.90
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
The Telescope I used
Sky: 
2
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Program: 
Proposal: 
2012B-0001
Target of Oportunity: 
No
Time Observed: 
3.75
Time Engineering: 
0.0
Time lost technical: 
0.0
Time lost weather: 
0.0
Time lost other: 
0.0
Description: 
Dark Energy Survey
Primary Investigator: 
Frieman
Email: 
frieman@fnal.gov [1]
Institution: 
Fermilab
Instrument: 
CTIO 4m DECam
Organization: 
NOAO
Total Program Time: 
3.75
Proposal: 
2013B-0614
Target of Oportunity: 
No
Time Observed: 
3.75
Time Engineering: 
0.0
Time lost technical: 
0.0
Time lost weather: 
0.0
Time lost other: 
0.0
Description: 
SMASH
Primary Investigator: 
Munoz
Email: 
rmunoz@das.uchile.cl [4]
Institution: 
Universidad de Chile
Instrument: 
CTIO 4m DECam
Organization: 
Chile
Total Program Time: 
3.75
Total Times Time Observed Time Engineering Time lost technical Time lost weather Time lost other Total Program Time
2014-01-23 7.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5
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