OSU/RC Queue Observing UTC 2012 March 22
(civil date 2012 March 21/March 22 2012)
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Observers: G. De Rosa, B. Shappee, D. Berg
Observing Assistant: Steve Allanson
Support Astronomer : D. Thompson
Instrumentation    : 

Summary: At sunset clouds at the horizon.  

Instrument: LBC

We tried to observe with MODS, but there was a problem with the secondary, so we were forced to switch to LBC even though the seeing is bad.  If the seeing is significantly worse then required by the projects, we will take "free" data. 

03:01:
OSU_monitor_N2403_focus

03:11:
OSU_monitor_N2403
seeing red~1.4 blue~1.5
so we are not charging time

03:20:
OSU_monitor_N3344_focus
seeing red~1.4 blue~1.3

03:33:
OSU_monitor_N3344
seeing red~1.13 blue~1.4
seeing red~1.2 blue~1.5
seeing red~1.36 blue~1.6
seeing red~1.5 blue~1.6
seeing red~1.5 blue~1.75
seeing red~1.2 blue~1.25
seeing red~1.3 blue~1.5

04:04:
OSU_monitor_N2903_focus

04:19:
OSU_monitor_N2903
seeing red~1.1 blue~1.1
seeing red~1.2 blue~1.2
seeing red~1.5 blue~1.6
seeing red~1.25 blue~1.3
seeing red~1.5 blue~1.2
seeing red~1.5 blue~1.8

05:01:
OSU_monitor_N4258_focus
There is a significant jump in humidity and temperature outside, looks like a different mass of air is overhead.  So we expect it will take a while to focus and colimate.  Hopefully the seeing will improve afterwards focusing even though the mirror temperature is off.  They (LBT) are still waiting for someone in Italy to figure out the secondary problem.  So we must stick with LBC for the time being.  

05:16:
OSU_monitor_N4258a


seeing red~0.85 blue~1.0
seeing red~0.9 blue~1.1
seeing red~0.9 blue~1.1
seeing red~0.9 blue~1.2
seeing red~1.6 blue~1.2
seeing red~1.6 blue~1.1
finally good enough to bill. The last two images it looks like there was a collimation issue.  Seeing still looks good in the blue.  Good enough. 

05:53:
OSU_monitor_N3627_focus

06:02:	
OSU_monitor_N3627
seeing red~0.9 blue~1.0
seeing red~0.9 blue~1.0
seeing red~1.0 blue~1.0
seeing red~1.1 blue~1.2
seeing red~1.1 blue~1.2
seeing red~1.0 blue~1.1
seeing red~1.1 blue~1.0
seeing red~1.1 blue~1.4
seeing red~0.9 blue~2.0
seeing red~0.8 blue~0.9
seeing red~0.9 blue~0.95
seeing red~1.0 blue~1.0

06:43:
OSU_monitor_N4449_focus
Temp and humidity changing quickly, script is taking a while to collimate but that is LBC for you...

07:06:
OSU_monitor_N4449
seeing red~0.95 blue~1.2
seeing red~1.0 blue~1.2
seeing red~1.1 blue~1.2

07:18:
OSU_monitor_N4236_focus

07:27
OSU_monitor_N4236
seeing red~0.8 blue~1.0
seeing red~0.75 blue~1.0
seeing red~0.85 blue~1.0

07:39
OSU_monitor_M101_focus

07:48:
OSU_monitor_M101
seeing red~1.0 blue~1.0
seeing red~1.0 blue~1.1
seeing red~0.9 blue~1.1
seeing red~1.2 blue~1.2
seeing red~1.2 blue~1.1

08:17:
OSU_monitor_N5194_focus
Weather conditions look very stable 1.5 hours, mirror temperature is still about 1 degree cool

08:30:
OSU_monitor_N5194
seeing red~0.85 blue~0.8
seeing red~0.8 blue~0.8
seeing red~0.85 blue~0.85
seeing red~0.8 blue~1.0
seeing red~0.75 blue~1.0
seeing red~0.8 blue~1.0
seeing red~0.75 blue~0.95
seeing red~0.8 blue~?
seeing red~0.9 blue~1.1

09:08:
OSU_monitor_N4826_focus
Mirrors now ~0.5 degrees off

09:20:
OSU_monitor_N4826
seeing red~1.2 blue~1.1
seeing red~1.1 blue~1
seeing red~1.6 blue~1.2
seeing red~1.6 blue~1.6
DIMM seeing is 1.1-1.2, much better then 1.6.  We are moving to the focusing field to recollimate hte telescope.

09:37:
OSU_monitor_N4826_focus


09:49:
OSU_monitor_N4826
seeing red~0.9 blue~0.9
looks like refocusing did the trick
seeing red~0.9 blue~0.9
seeing red~0.9 blue~0.9
seeing red~0.8 blue~?

issuse with the collimation.  Had to refocus again.  While collimating had to quickly make another ob to allow for the last Uspec exposure and 3 V exposures so we would not have to retake all the data again.  Wasted 5min additional to the recollimation making the ob. Be careful with the middle data. 
seeing red~0.8 blue~1.0
seeing red~0.7 blue~0.9
seeing red~0.8 blue~0.8
seeing red~0.8 blue~0.8

maybe slight cirrus by looking at satellite
10:50:
OSU_monitor_N4214_focus

11:01:
OSU_monitor_N4214
seeing red~0.85 blue~0.85
seeing red~0.85 blue~0.85
seeing red~1.2 blue~0.85  
in the last image the red is a little elongated, didn't see this until already on the next target.  It does not look to be too bad, and we are racing againt twilight for the next observation so we will not come back.

11:09:
NDsn09dc_lbc_BR

11:17:
NDsn09dc_lbc_BR
seeing red~0.75 blue~0.76
seeing red~0.9  blue~1.0
seeing red~0.9  blue~1.0
seeing red~1.0  blue~0.9
seeing red~0.9  blue~1.0
seeing red~0.9  blue~1.0

entering twilight so we will do a freeby observation while we wait for the sky to get brighter.
11:52:
OSU_monitor_N6503_focus

12:02:
OSU_monitor_N6503
seeing red~0.8  blue~1.0
seeing red~0.9  blue~1.0
seeing red~1.0  blue~1.1

**** CIRRUS CLOUDS, but we will take them anyway but be warned ****

12:24:
Starting testing sky for flats

12:33:
rz sky flats started

12:53
gi sky flats
saturated... failure

Uspec V 
saturated... failure

hmph.  Better luck tomorrow. 

13:12:
25 bias