11162016¶

Nightly Observing Plan for MJD 57709 (starting evening of November 16, 2016)¶

Full night

Observers¶

• Alfredo Zenteno (observer 2)
• Kathy Vivas (observer 1, Run Manager)

CTIO Staff¶

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

Almanac¶

mjd 57709, date 20161116, Site CTIO, UT-offset 3 hr
Current local time 15:54 CLST     UT 18:54     SidTim 17:57
Sunset     20:26 CLST  23:26 UT   SidTim  337 deg  
Eve. -10   21:05 CLST  00:05 UT   SidTim  347 deg  Zeropoint; standards
Eve. -14   21:26 CLST  00:26 UT   SidTim  352 deg  Begin obstac
Eve. -18   21:49 CLST  00:49 UT   SidTim  358 deg  Last chance standards
Moonrise   22:45 CLST  01:45 UT   SidTim   12 deg  
Midpoint   01:28 CLST  04:28 UT   SidTim   52 deg  
Morn -18   05:07 CLST  08:07 UT   SidTim  107 deg  Begin astronomical twilight
Morn Std   05:29 CLST  08:29 UT   SidTim  113 deg  End obstac; begin standards
Morn -10   05:51 CLST  08:51 UT   SidTim  118 deg  
Sunrise    06:30 CLST  09:30 UT   SidTim  128 deg  
Moon position (deg): RA 92.9, Dec 19.5 Phase: 0.791

Weather Conditions¶

• Partially cloudy in the afternoon. Scattered clouds. Forecast looks good.
• Detailed hourly forecast | Satellite maps

Observing Plan and Goals for the Night¶

• Standard at the beginning of the night [Yzirg ordered scripts].

UT Date = '2016/11/17 00:05'     Local time = 21:05
C26202/HST            ra 03:32:30  dec -27:46:05  secz 1.8
Feige110_CCD_52       ra 23:19:58  dec -05:04:57  secz 1.1
SDSSJ2300-0000        ra 23:00:00  dec +00:00:00  secz 1.2

• obstac (expecting mostly SN fields)

• morning standards: [grizY ordered scripts]

UT Date = '2016/11/17 08:29'     Local time = 05:29
SDSSJ1048-0000        ra 10:48:00  dec +00:00:00  secz 1.8
WD0308-565_CCD_52     ra 03:09:48  dec -56:18:49  secz 1.6
SDSSJ0843-0000        ra 08:43:00  dec +00:00:00  secz 1.2

When were the last SN fields observed?

SN-X3    long_g    2016-11-09 01:56:17.234135+00:00
SN-C3    long_g    2016-11-09 03:07:06.809944+00:00
SN-X3    long_z    2016-11-10 01:03:02.862392+00:00
SN-S2    short    2016-11-10 02:10:37.116702+00:00
SN-S1    short    2016-11-10 02:29:59.842231+00:00
SN-C1    short    2016-11-11 01:22:17.523776+00:00
SN-E1    short    2016-11-16 01:11:30.633626+00:00
SN-E2    short    2016-11-16 01:30:47.922307+00:00
SN-X1    short    2016-11-16 01:51:57.323971+00:00
SN-X2    short    2016-11-16 02:11:20.089829+00:00
SN-X3    long_r    2016-11-16 02:30:44.202382+00:00
SN-X3    long_i    2016-11-16 02:53:48.853899+00:00
SN-C3    long_r    2016-11-16 03:28:44.019447+00:00
SN-C3    long_i    2016-11-16 03:51:56.903044+00:00
SN-C3    long_z    2016-11-16 04:26:01.414390+00:00
SN-C2    short    2016-11-16 05:33:20.082285+00:00

Notes from 4pm Meeting¶