SV Notes for MJD 56543 (starting evening of Sept 7, 2013)¶
Observers¶
| Observer 1 |
Observer 2 |
Run Manager |
SISPI Expert on Call |
Eyeball Squad |
QR |
| Plazas |
Sanchez |
MacCrann |
Honscheid |
Andreas/March |
DECam Configuration and Setup¶
| SISPI Configuration File |
DES.ini |
| DECam constants |
DECAM:CURRENT |
| Proposal ID |
2012B-0001 |
| Image Processing (Calibration) |
NCSA |
| Image Processing (First Cut) |
NCSA |
Almanac
mjd 56543, date 20130907, Site CTIO, UT-offset 4 hr
Current local time 15:50 CLST UT 19:50 SidTim 14:16
Sunset 18:38 CLST 22:38 UT SidTim 256 deg
Eve. -10 19:13 CLST 23:13 UT SidTim 264 deg Zeropoint; standards
Eve. -14 19:31 CLST 23:31 UT SidTim 269 deg Begin obstac
Eve. -18 19:50 CLST 23:50 UT SidTim 274 deg Last chance standards
Moonset 20:48 CLST 00:48 UT SidTim 288 deg
Midpoint 01:40 CLST 04:40 UT SidTim 346 deg
Morn -18 06:31 CLST 09:31 UT SidTim 59 deg Begin astronomical twilight
Morn Std 06:48 CLST 09:48 UT SidTim 64 deg End obstac; begin standards
Morn -10 07:08 CLST 10:08 UT SidTim 68 deg
Sunrise 07:43 CLST 10:43 UT SidTim 77 deg
Moon position (deg): RA 195.8, Dec -8.3 Phase: 0.146
Weather Conditions¶
*Tololo Weather Links Variable cloud cover
Observing Plan and Goals for the Night¶
Afternoon:
- Standard bias and dome flat sequence during afternoon.
- Dome open for temperature equilibration at earliest appropriate time
Prioritization for tonight's observations:
- Standard stars if photometric.
- ObsTac.
- Repeat main survey exposure marked bad.
- Monitor pointing and offseting behavior during SN observations.
- Morning standards, if photometric
Notes from the 4PM Meeting and Additional Comments:¶
- Monitor CCD temperature telemetry.
- Check Rasicam is working.