Nightly Observing Plan for MJD 56892 (starting evening of Aug 22, 2014)¶
Observers¶
- Steve Kent
- Rich Kron
CTIO staff¶
- Hernan Tirado
- Claudio Aguilera
Almanac¶
mjd 56892, date 20140822, Site CTIO, UT-offset 4 hr Current local time 14:49 CLST UT 18:49 SidTim 12:10 Sunset 18:29 CLST 22:29 UT SidTim 238 deg Eve. -10 19:05 CLST 23:05 UT SidTim 246 deg Zeropoint; standards Eve. -14 19:23 CLST 23:23 UT SidTim 251 deg Begin obstac Eve. -18 19:42 CLST 23:42 UT SidTim 256 deg Last chance standards Midpoint 00:45 CLST 04:45 UT SidTim 332 deg Moonrise 05:41 CLST 09:41 UT SidTim 46 deg Morn -18 05:49 CLST 09:49 UT SidTim 48 deg Begin astronomical twilight Morn Std 06:06 CLST 10:06 UT SidTim 52 deg End obstac; begin standards Morn -10 06:26 CLST 10:26 UT SidTim 57 deg Sunrise 07:02 CLST 11:02 UT SidTim 66 deg Moon position (deg): RA 125.4, Dec 14.7 Phase: 0.165
Weather Conditions¶
Clear overhead. Clouds around mountains.
Observing Plan and Goals for the Night¶
- Afternoon calibrations - Community Observing flats & zeros
- 2nd half observing only
- 2 midpoint standards
- ObsTac
- out-of-focus image at far-south declination if/when such pointing occurs
- 3 end of night standards
- End of night calibrations