Nightly Observing Plan for MJD 57386 (starting evening of 2015/12/29)¶
DES (2012B-0001)
Observers¶
- David Gerdes (Observer 1 / RM)
- Stephanie Jouvel (Observer 2)
CTIO Staff¶
- Claudio Aguilera
- Manuel Hernandez
- Carlos Corco
Almanac¶
mjd 57386, date 20151229, Site CTIO, UT-offset 3 hr Current local time 15:48 CLST UT 18:48 SidTim 20:37 Sunset 20:55 CLST 23:55 UT SidTim 26 deg Eve. -10 21:36 CLST 00:36 UT SidTim 36 deg Zeropoint; standards Eve. -14 21:59 CLST 00:59 UT SidTim 42 deg Begin obstac Eve. -18 22:23 CLST 01:23 UT SidTim 48 deg Last chance standards Moonrise 23:51 CLST 02:51 UT SidTim 70 deg Midpoint 01:45 CLST 04:45 UT SidTim 98 deg Morn -18 05:07 CLST 08:07 UT SidTim 149 deg Begin astronomical twilight Morn Std 05:31 CLST 08:31 UT SidTim 155 deg End obstac; begin standards Morn -10 05:54 CLST 08:54 UT SidTim 161 deg Sunrise 06:35 CLST 09:35 UT SidTim 171 deg Moon position (deg): RA 156.9, Dec 8.6 Phase: 0.690
Weather Conditions¶
- Afternoon: clear and calm
- Forecast looks great
- Detailed hourly forecast | Satellite maps
Observing Plan and Goals for the Night¶
- Work going on in dome, unable to do afternoon calibrations.
- evening standards (if clear) [Yzirg ordered scripts]
UT Date = '2015/12/30 00:36' Local time = 21:36 SDSSJ2300-0000 ra 23:00:00 dec +00:00:00 secz 1.8 SDSSJ0000-0000 ra 00:00:00 dec +00:00:00 secz 1.4 SDSSJ0200-0000 ra 02:00:00 dec +00:00:00 secz 1.2
- Force E1 SN field via script
- Obstac: should choose X3g, X3r, X3z.
- Marcelle's GW script (40 min)
- Obstac: should choose C3i
- Stop obstac before it can begin C3z and force C2 field via script
- Additional wide-survey exposures from Eric's script if time permits.
- middle-of-night standards (if clear) [grizY ordered scripts]
SDSSJ0933-0005 ra 09:33:00 dec -00:05:00 secz 1.7 SDSSJ0320-0000 ra 03:20:00 dec +00:00:00 secz 1.6 MaxVis ra 06:30:00 dec -58:45:00 secz 1.1
Notes from the 4PM Meeting and Additional Comments.¶
Work going on in dome during afternoon to repair broken motor.
Notes from Observers¶
See Night summary