10132015¶
Nightly Observing Plan for MJD 57309 (starting evening of October 13, 2015)
DES (2012B-0001)¶
Observers¶
- Ann Elliott (Run Manager)
- Lucas Beaufore (Observer 1)
- William Wester (Observer 2)
CTIO Staff¶
- Alberto Alvarez - operator
- Hernan Tirado - Obs, Support
- Staff calendar
Almanac¶
mjd 57309, date 20151013, Site CTIO, UT-offset 3 hr Current local time 11:47 CLST UT 14:47 SidTim 11:33 Sunset 19:58 CLST 22:58 UT SidTim 296 deg Moonset 20:34 CLST 23:34 UT SidTim 305 deg Eve. -10 20:34 CLST 23:34 UT SidTim 305 deg Zeropoint; standards Eve. -14 20:54 CLST 23:54 UT SidTim 310 deg Begin obstac Eve. -18 21:13 CLST 00:13 UT SidTim 315 deg Last chance standards Midpoint 01:29 CLST 04:29 UT SidTim 18 deg Morn -18 05:44 CLST 08:44 UT SidTim 82 deg Begin astronomical twilight Morn Std 06:03 CLST 09:03 UT SidTim 87 deg End obstac; begin standards Morn -10 06:23 CLST 09:23 UT SidTim 92 deg Sunrise 06:59 CLST 09:59 UT SidTim 101 deg Moon position (deg): RA 212.0, Dec -9.4 Phase: 0.058
Weather Conditions¶
- Forecast indicates clouds and potentially rain in the first half of the night, but much clearer later.
- Detailed hourly forecast | Satelite maps
Observing Plan and Goals for the Night¶
- Beginning of night standards (if clear) [Yzirg ordered scripts]
UT Date = '2015/10/13 23:34' Local time = 20:34 SDSSJ0000-0000 ra 00:00:00 dec +00:00:00 secz 2.0 SDSSJ2300-0000 ra 23:00:00 dec +00:00:00 secz 1.5 SDSSJ2140-0000 ra 21:40:00 dec +00:00:00 secz 1.2
- Standard Obstac observation
- Morning standards (if clear) [grizY ordered scripts]
UT Date = '2015/10/14 09:03' Local time = 06:03 SDSSJ0933-0005 ra 09:33:00 dec -00:05:00 secz 2.0 SDSSJ0843-0000 ra 08:43:00 dec +00:00:00 secz 1.6 MaxVis ra 06:30:00 dec -58:45:00 secz 1.1
Useful links¶
Nightsum | CTIO Night Report | DECam Logbook
Tololo Environmental Web Page | Detailed hourly forecast | Satelite maps
Notes from the 4PM Meeting¶
N/A