Run Manager's daily check list¶

Before 2pm¶

1. Perform Observer 1 and 2 End Of Night Checklists if the observers didn't do it (see their instructions).
2. Write the Synopsis_Night logbook entry if the observers didn't do it.
3. Publish the nightsum in the morning if the observers didn't do it.
4. Complete CTIO end of night report if the observers didn't do it. Check the calendar to see the status of the night reports.
5. Be aware of our observers arrival to and departure from the mountain.
6. Prepare the nightly observing plan page, including populating Almanac and Weather info
7. Check the instrument status (read the logbook, talk to people)
8. Check the DM status
9. Check SISPI status
10. Check what scripts are needed/present for calibration
11. Take a first look at the DESDM data quality results
    Only fetch the data and check if there is anything unusual that should be discussed at the 4pm meeting.
12. Send out the agenda for the 4pm meeting (if to occur) to des-observers@fnal.gov
13. Check diskspace. Log into one of the observer machines as user "sispi"
    

    setup SISPI
    check_diskspace
    

    
    If any disks are filling up (>90% for observer2, >93% for the pipeline
    machines) send an email to Klaus and Ann (kh@physics.osu.edu and
    elliotta@mps.ohio-state.edu)

Late afternoon¶

1. Before the 4pm meeting check with telops if SISPI instance and the GUIs were restarted. You could also do this by checking if they completed a "2 PM Checklist" in the eLog, or looking at the "Uptime" field in the Architect Console GUI.
2. Ask telops to point telescope to white spot and fire afternoon calibration scripts
3. Perform the aTmCam afternoon check
4. Chair the 4pm meeting and present observing plan
5. Edit the observing plan if needed
6. Perform the Late Afternoon Checklist in the logbook
7. "Mark Exposures not to be processed"
8. Implement the data quality (= "fill out the Survey Table")
9. Make sure observers are present and roles are defined/understood

Night¶

1. Check that the dome flats finished ok
2. Perform the Beginning of Night Checklist in the logbook
3. Write the Nightly Plan in the Shift Schedule page. The "Almanac" is kentools ephemeris.
4. Keep the logbook
5. Make sure the observers understand what they are doing
6. Make sure the observers get off to a good start
7. Periodically check wind speed to see if wind screen should be raised or louvers closed: https://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/projects/desops/wiki/Windscreens
8. Be available to the observers if they have questions or problems
9. Try to get some sleep