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ENR CTIO Blanco 4-m 2015-08-19

Date: 
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Telescope: 
CTIO Blanco 4-m
Submitter: 
Anna Schooneveld
Submitter Email: 
als97@ast.cam.ac.uk
Observer Support: 
Alberto Alvarez
Night Assistant: 
None
Problems: 

Rain and cloudy. Dome was not opened due to rain. 

Comments: 

*Observing Team*

_DES Observers:_ Michael Baumer, Jim Annis, Anna Schooneveld
_Telops:_ Alberto Alvarez
_Remote Support:_  Hernan Tirado

*Observing Plan*

# Community observer first half: S. Rice and D. Batuski: supercluster cores
# Mid-night standards
# Turn on ObsTac 
# Morning standards (while watching SISPI closely!)

*Conditions*

# Light rain, clouds, variable high winds. 
# Terrible weather, dome not opened. 

*Accomplishments*

# Acquired rainbow picture from Sarah Rice (community observer). 

*Narrative*

# Dome never opened. At 12:15 local time telops informed us the dome would remain closed for the entire night due to rain. 

Conditions: 
General Conditions
Temperature Max: 
13.00
Temperature Min: 
6.00
Humidity Max: 
80
Humidity Min: 
50
Wind Speed Max: 
35.00
Wind Speed Min: 
10.00
Comment: 
Rain
1st Quarter
Clouds: 
Overcast
Precipitation: 
Rain
Wind: 
High
Seeing Value: 
0.00
Seeing Variability: 
0
Seeing Source: 
CTIO Seeing monitor
Sky : 
7
2nd Quarter
Clouds: 
Overcast
Precipitation: 
Rain
Wind: 
High
Seeing Value: 
0.00
Seeing Variability: 
0
Seeing Source: 
CTIO Seeing monitor
Sky: 
8
3rd Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Seeing Value: 
0.00
Seeing Variability: 
0
Seeing Source: 
CTIO Seeing monitor
Sky: 
-1
4th Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Seeing Value: 
0.00
Seeing Variability: 
0
Seeing Source: 
CTIO Seeing monitor
Sky: 
-1
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Program: 
Proposal: 
2015B-0191
Target of Oportunity: 
No
Time Observed: 
0.0
Time Engineering: 
0.0
Time lost technical: 
0.0
Time lost weather: 
5.5
Time lost other: 
0.0
Description: 
Mapping Dark Matter through Weak Lensing in the Extremely Overdense Aquarius and Microscopium Supercluster Cores
Primary Investigator: 
Sarah Rice
Email: 
Sarah.Rice@umit.maine.edu [1]
Institution: 
University of Maine
Instrument: 
CTIO 4m DECam
Organization: 
NOAO
Total Program Time: 
5.5
Proposal: 
2012B-0001
Target of Oportunity: 
No
Time Observed: 
0.0
Time Engineering: 
0.0
Time lost technical: 
0.0
Time lost weather: 
5.25
Time lost other: 
0.0
Description: 
Dark Energy Survey
Primary Investigator: 
Frieman
Email: 
frieman@fnal.gov [4]
Institution: 
Fermilab
Instrument: 
CTIO 4m DECam
Organization: 
NOAO
Total Program Time: 
5.25
Total Times Time Observed Time Engineering Time lost technical Time lost weather Time lost other Total Program Time
2015-08-19 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.75 0.0 10.75
Source URL (modified on 08/20/2015 - 01:00): http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/node/8304

Links
[1] mailto:Sarah.Rice@umit.maine.edu
[2] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/field-collection/field-nr-prog/2534/delete?destination=print/content/enr-ctio-blanco-4-m-2015-08-19
[3] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/field-collection/field-nr-prog/2534/edit?destination=print/content/enr-ctio-blanco-4-m-2015-08-19
[4] mailto:frieman@fnal.gov
[5] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/field-collection/field-nr-prog/2535/delete?destination=print/content/enr-ctio-blanco-4-m-2015-08-19
[6] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/field-collection/field-nr-prog/2535/edit?destination=print/content/enr-ctio-blanco-4-m-2015-08-19
[7] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/field-collection/field-nr-prog/add/node/8304?destination=print/content/enr-ctio-blanco-4-m-2015-08-19