02122015¶
Nightly Observing Plan for MJD 57066 (starting evening of Feb 12, 2015)¶
DES has the first half of the night. Switchover occurs at the midpoint of the night.
Observers and CTIO Staff¶
- Chihway Chang (observer 2)
- Marcelle Soares-Santos (observer 1, run manager)
- Manuel Hernandez (CTIO staff)
- Alberto Alvarez (CTIO staff)
- Staff calendar
Almanac¶
mjd 57066, date 20150212, Site CTIO, UT-offset 3 hr Current local time 11:57 CLST UT 14:57 SidTim 19:45 Sunset 20:40 CLST 23:40 UT SidTim 67 deg Eve. -10 21:17 CLST 00:17 UT SidTim 76 deg Zeropoint; standards Eve. -14 21:38 CLST 00:38 UT SidTim 81 deg Begin obstac Eve. -18 21:58 CLST 00:58 UT SidTim 86 deg Last chance standards Moonrise 01:53 CLST 04:53 UT SidTim 145 deg Midpoint 01:57 CLST 04:57 UT SidTim 146 deg Morn -18 05:56 CLST 08:56 UT SidTim 206 deg Begin astronomical twilight Morn Std 06:17 CLST 09:17 UT SidTim 211 deg End obstac; begin standards Morn -10 06:37 CLST 09:37 UT SidTim 216 deg Sunrise 07:14 CLST 10:14 UT SidTim 226 deg Moon position (deg): RA 246.4, Dec -16.7 Phase: 0.463
Weather Conditions¶
- Clear, mid to high humidity, no winds
- Detailed hourly forecast | Satelite maps
Observing Plan and Goals for the Night¶
- Start of night standards [Yzirg ordered scripts]
UT Date = '2015/02/12 00:17' Local time = 21:17 SDSSJ0843-0000 ra 08:43:00 dec +00:00:00 secz 2.0 SDSSJ0200-0000 ra 02:00:00 dec +00:00:00 secz 1.7 C26202/HST ra 03:32:30 dec -27:46:05 secz 1.1
- Obstac
- Pre-hand over standards [grizY ordered scripts]
UT Date = '2015/02/12 04:47' Local time = 01:47 SDSSJ1227-0000 ra 12:27:00 dec +00:00:00 secz 1.6 SDSSJ0933-0005 ra 09:33:00 dec -00:05:00 secz 1.2
- Handover to community team
Useful links¶
4 o'clock meeting
Nightsum | CTIO Night Report | DECam Logbook
Tololo Environmental Web Page | Detailed hourly forecast | Satelite maps
Staff calendar | Season schedule
kentools | Navigation Tool | Quick Reduce
Exposure db sync
GPS monitor check | AtmCam check
Run Manager's Check List | Afternoon Checklist | Beginning of the Night Checklist | End of the Night Checklist