Date: 2020 Nov 18 UTC
Observers: Patrick Vallely, Jack Neustadt, Rick Pogge
TO: Steve Allanson
SA: Jenny Power, Alexander Becker
Remote Participants: Charlotte Wood (ND), Mike Coughlin (UMN)
Special Assistants: Trim, Bentley, Mrs. Chippy

All observers and SAs working remotely from their respective homes.

Moon phase: 
Waxing Crescent (Illumination: 7%)

Summary:
Good night of MODS observations.
Minor issues with intermittent clouds.


Calibrations: 
2 standard stars
Standard MODS calibrations + imaging flats


Executed Programs: 
UVa_BCD_MODS/PHL293B
OSU_Lithium/BrownDwarf5
UVa_WISE_AGN/J0342+37
OSU_Lithium/BrownDwarf2
UM_Dwarfs/j0519
OSU_ASASSN/HD45762obs1
OSU_ASASSN/ASASSN20jq


Details (All times UT):
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00:15 - On schedule to open, planning on MODS.

00:40 - Working on collimation when the sky darkens.
	
01:10 - Ready to start on standard Feige110.
	Seeing is about 0.9".

01:35 - On track to start UVa_BCD_MODS/PHL293B at
	18-deg twilight.

01:50 - Starting exposures, currently 0.6" seeing.

02:45 - Moving on to OSU_Lithium/BrownDwarf5. Losing
	some time due to the non-standard acquisition
	required for this target.

03:00 - Science exposure sequence started. Some nice
	0.9" - 1.0" seeing.

03:28 - Strange motion(?) seen in the guide images.

04:05 - Light clouds now overhead, seeing briefly 
	up to around 1.1".

04:40 - Disconnect between MODS2's GUI and reality
	led to us needing to abort the script after
	the third exposure. Doesn't seem to have 
	impacted the actual image (still 1800s exp).

05:15 - Moving to UVa_WISE_AGN/J0342+37. Seeing is
	about 0.95". Science started at 05:27.

05:40 - Lost the guide star for couple minutes due
	to clouds. Planning to add an exposure at
	the end of the sequence to compensate.
	Seeing averaging 1.1", but bouncing around.

06:20 - Now moving on to OSU_Lithium/BrownDwarf2.
	Seemingly good conditions, seeing is around
	0.85".

07:25 - Intermittent clouds causing 1-2 mags
	of extinction. Adding another exposure
	to compensate for lost cloud time.

09:25 - Starting observation of UM_Dwarfs/j0519.
	Seeing is 0.7", with a small bit of cirrus.

10:45 - Starting science exposures for
	OSU_ASASSN/HD45762obs1. Seeing is about 0.8",
	and all-sky appears to be cloud-free.

11:00 - Now hitting standard GD71. Impacted by clouds,
	so worth considering using the Feige110 shot
	from the start of the night.

11:40 - Slewing to try and squeeze in OSU_ASASSN/ASASSN20jq.
	Lost a few minutes needing to update the acq
	script because it was using a galaxy as a guide
	star. Science exposure started at 12:00.
	Third exposure taken after 18-deg but before
	12-deg twilight.


Tentative plan for tonight:
[X] MODSPhotCal/feige110    01:00 - 01:35
[X] UVa_BCD_MODS/PHL293B    01:40 - 02:45
[X] OSU_Lithium/BrownDwarf5 02:50 - 05:00
[X] UVa_WISE_AGN/J0342+37   05:15 - 06:10
[X] OSU_Lithium/BrownDwarf2 06:15 - 09:15
[X] UM_Dwarfs/j0519         09:20 - 10:40
[X] OSU_ASASSN/HD45762obs1  10:45 - 11:05
[X] MODSPhotCal/gd71        11:10 - 11:30
[X] OSU_ASASSN/ASASSN20jq   11:35 - 12:40


Slits/gratings used this run:
LS5x60x0.8 / dual grating
LS5x60x1.0 / dual grating
LS5x60x1.2 / dual grating
LS5x60x2.4 / dual grating
LS5x60x1.0 / red grating