OSU/RC Queue Observing UTC 2011 June 7 (civil date 2011 June 6/7) ============================================================================== Observer: Paul Martini (OSU), Joe Antognini (OSU), George Privon (UVa) Observing Assistant: David Gonzalez Support Astronomer : Marco Pedani Instrumentation : =========== Instrument: =========== LBC ========= Summary: ========= We were closed for most of the night due to winds. We opened for approx 1 hour and completed one OB for OSU_monitor on NGC5474. ========= Details: ========= 02:17 Conditions mostly clear, some haze from forest fires. wind ~20 m/s Started taking bias frames. 02:30 Sunset 04:06 Twilight ends 06:53 Opening, pointing check on WT10_343 07:09 Outside temp 7C, mirror temps both 11C. Mirror is being cooled. === OSU_Mon === 07:14 Slewing to NGC4826. 07:15 Running dofpia on the focus field. 07:23 Slewing to NGC4826. 07:25 Airmass too high. Slewing to NGC 5474 focus field. 07:27 Running dofpia on NGC 5474 focus field. 07:43 Convergence issues with dofipa. Accepting values, running NGC5474 OB. Seeing from first image: 1.3" in blue, 1" in red. 07:52 Stopped OB after first exposure to check wind speed. 08:06 Wind okay, returning to NGC 5474 focus field (mirror temp decreased 1C since prev collimation). 08:08 Running dofpia. 08:14 Starting NGC 5474 OB. Seeing ~1.1". 08:49 Finished OB. Checking wind. 08:51 Closed for wind. 09:57 Calling it a night. 10:31 Twilight begins 12:03 Sunrise