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h2. Nightly Observing Plan for MJD 57331 (starting evening of Nov 4, 2015)¶

DES (2012B-0001)

Observers

• Elisabeth Krause (Observer 1)
• Jennifer Marshall (Observer 2)
• Nikolay Kuropatkin ( Run Manager)

CTIO Staff¶

• Manuel Hernandes - Obs. Support
• Claudio Aguilera - operator
• Staff calendar

Almanac

mjd 57331, date 20151104, Site CTIO, UT-offset 3 hr
Current local time 15:04 CLST     UT 18:04     SidTim 16:16
Sunset     20:15 CLST  23:15 UT   SidTim  322 deg  
Eve. -10   20:52 CLST  23:52 UT   SidTim  331 deg  Zeropoint; standards
Eve. -14   21:13 CLST  00:13 UT   SidTim  336 deg  Begin obstac
Eve. -18   21:34 CLST  00:34 UT   SidTim  342 deg  Last chance standards
Midpoint   01:26 CLST  04:26 UT   SidTim   40 deg  
Moonrise   03:19 CLST  06:19 UT   SidTim   68 deg  
Morn -18   05:18 CLST  08:18 UT   SidTim   98 deg  Begin astronomical twilight
Morn Std   05:39 CLST  08:39 UT   SidTim  103 deg  End obstac; begin standards
Morn -10   06:00 CLST  09:00 UT   SidTim  108 deg  
Sunrise    06:38 CLST  09:38 UT   SidTim  118 deg  
Moon position (deg): RA 152.9, Dec 9.1 Phase: 0.388

Weather Conditions

• Clear.
• Forecast is clear
• Detailed hourly forecast | Satelite maps

Observing Plan and Goals for the Night¶

• evening standards
  

  UT Date = '2015/11/04 23:52'     Local time = 20:52
  SDSSJ0100-0000        ra 01:00:00  dec +00:00:00  secz 1.6
  SDSSJ2140-0000        ra 21:40:00  dec +00:00:00  secz 1.2
  

• Obstac

• morning standards (if clear) [grizY ordered scripts]
  

  UT Date = '2015/11/05 8:39'     Local time = 05:39
  SDSSJ0320-0000        ra 03:20:00  dec +00:00:00  secz 1.9
  SDSSJ0843-0000        ra 08:43:00  dec +00:00:00  secz 1.3
  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¶

• Give us a good data.

Other Notes¶