Nightly Observing Plan for MJD 57361 (starting evening of December 4th 2015)¶
DES (2012B-0001)
Observers¶
- Kathy Romer (Observer 1)
- Christopher Bonnett (Observer 2)
- Antonella Palmese (Run Manager)
CTIO Staff¶
- Manuel Hernandez - Obs, Support
- Alberto Alvarez - Operator
- Rodrigo Hernandez - 4M Floater
Specialists¶
- Brian Nord - Mission specialist
Almanac¶
mjd 57361, date 20151204, Site CTIO, UT-offset 3 hr Current local time 15:48 CLST UT 18:48 SidTim 18:59 Sunset 20:40 CLST 23:40 UT SidTim 358 deg Eve. -10 21:21 CLST 00:21 UT SidTim 8 deg Zeropoint; standards Eve. -14 21:43 CLST 00:43 UT SidTim 14 deg Begin obstac Eve. -18 22:07 CLST 01:07 UT SidTim 20 deg Last chance standards Midpoint 01:33 CLST 04:33 UT SidTim 71 deg Moonrise 03:01 CLST 06:01 UT SidTim 93 deg Morn -18 04:59 CLST 07:59 UT SidTim 122 deg Begin astronomical twilight Morn Std 05:23 CLST 08:23 UT SidTim 128 deg End obstac; begin standards Morn -10 05:45 CLST 08:45 UT SidTim 134 deg Sunrise 06:26 CLST 09:26 UT SidTim 144 deg
Weather Conditions¶
- Clear in the afternoon, no wind
- Forecast looks great: clear all night
- Detailed hourly forecast | Satelite maps
Observing Plan and Goals for the Night¶
- evening standards (if clear) [Yzirg ordered scripts]
UT Date = '2015/12/05 00:21' Local time = 21:21 SDSSJ2140-0000 ra 21:40:00 dec +00:00:00 secz 1.6 SDSSJ0100-0000 ra 01:00:00 dec +00:00:00 secz 1.2
- Obstac.
- morning standards (if clear) [grizY ordered scripts]
UT Date = '2015/12/05 08:23' Local time = 05:23 E2-A ra 04:03:00 dec -44:41:45 secz 1.7 SDSSJ1048-0000 ra 10:48:00 dec +00:00:00 secz 1.4 SDSSJ0843-0000 ra 08:43:00 dec +00:00:00 secz 1.2
Notes from the 4PM Meeting and Additional Comments.¶
Telescope: mirror is being cleaned this afternoon, then flats will be done.
Last night was better than the previous 2 nights, although it was cloudy at the end.
Observers reported some big slews throughout the night, but this is expected.
Forecast for tonight is great. No wind. No clouds. No SN is on deadman.
Notes from Observers¶
See "Night summary": http://des-ops.fnal.gov:8080/nightsum/nightsum-2015-12-04/nightsum.html