09272016¶

Nightly Observing Plan for MJD 57659 (starting evening of September 29, 2016)¶

DES observes all night.

Observers¶

• Nacho Sevilla (observer 1)
• Claire Wethers (observer 2)
• Brian Nord (run manager)

CTIO Staff

• Manuel Hernandez Obs. Support
• Alberto Alvarez - operator
• Staff calendar

Almanac

mjd 57659, date 20160927, Site CTIO, UT-offset 3 hr
Current local time 12:29 CLST     UT 15:29     SidTim 11:14
Sunset     19:49 CLST  22:49 UT   SidTim  279 deg  
Eve. -10   20:24 CLST  23:24 UT   SidTim  288 deg  Zeropoint; standards
Eve. -14   20:43 CLST  23:43 UT   SidTim  292 deg  Begin obstac
Eve. -18   21:02 CLST  00:02 UT   SidTim  297 deg  Last chance standards
Midpoint   01:33 CLST  04:33 UT   SidTim    5 deg  
Moonrise   06:04 CLST  09:04 UT   SidTim   72 deg  
Morn -18   06:05 CLST  09:05 UT   SidTim   72 deg  Begin astronomical twilight
Morn Std   06:22 CLST  09:22 UT   SidTim   77 deg  End obstac; begin standards
Morn -10   06:42 CLST  09:42 UT   SidTim   82 deg  
Sunrise    07:17 CLST  10:17 UT   SidTim   91 deg  
Moon position (deg): RA 155.6, Dec 9.8 Phase: 0.181

Weather Conditions

• Forecast for tomorrow:
• Detailed hourly forecast | Satellite maps

Observing Plan and Goals for the Night

• Full night of DES observing in Y4

• Evening standards: [Yzirg ordered scripts except for calspec]
  

  UT Date = '2016/09/27 23:24'     Local time = 20:24
  SF1615_CCD_35         ra 16:18:14  dec +00:05:08  secz 1.6
  SDSSJ2140-0000        ra 21:40:00  dec +00:00:00  secz 1.5
  E8-A                  ra 20:07:22  dec -44:37:01  secz 1.1
  

• obstac

• Morning standards: [grizY ordered scripts]
  

  UT Date = '2016/09/28 09:22'     Local time = 06:22
  SDSSJ0843-0000        ra 08:43:00  dec +00:00:00  secz 1.9
  C26202_CCD_TBD        ra 03:32:30  dec -27:46:05  secz 1.1
  

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