LTO Report
Kitt Peak Nightly LTO Report For UT: 2013-12-08
Report Time (MST): 05:45
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4 Meter Weather Averages
From: UT = 01:00 (MST=6:00 PM) To: UT = 13:00 (MST=6:00 AM)
| Elements | Mean | High | Low | AvDev |
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| Air Temperature (°C) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
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| Dewpoint Temperature (°C) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
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| Relative humidity (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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| Wind Speed (mph) | 34.7 | 53.9 | 10.6 | 7.5 |
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| Wind Direction (°) | 192 | 292 | 297 | 1.9 |
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| 4M Dome Temperature (°C) | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
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| 4M Dome Dewpoint (°C) | -8.0 | -4.3 | -14.3 | 2.4 |
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| 4M Primary Mirror (°C) | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
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| Weather Comments: | A mostly clear night with some cirrus. Strong southerly winds, gale at times
(between 22:00 and midnight), dropping to the 25mph range after 03:30. High
humidity after 20:30. |
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| Recognized Hours: | ( 11.5 ) 18 degree twilight + 0.5 hr. |
Observer Information
| Telescope | Observer | Prop. # | Instrument | Detector | Seeing |
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| 4 Meter | Zheng, Gonzalez, Zabl | 2013B-0528 | NEWFIRM | N/A | N/A |
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| WIYN | Tsai | 2013B-0253 | WHIRC | N/A | N/A |
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| 2.1 Meter | Harmer | --- | CFIM | STA3 | N/A |
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| Feed | No Observer | --- | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| 0.9 Meter | Twarog | 2013B-0805 | HDI | N/A | N/A |
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Time Usage During The Night
| Telescope | Hours Used | Night's Activity | | Hours Lost | Time Lost
Due To: | Time of
Night (MST) |
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| 4Meter |
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| 0.0 | Scientific Research | | 11.5 | Weather | 18:30 - 06:00 |
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| WIYN |
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| 2.5 | Scientific Research | | 9.0 | Weather | 21:00 - 06:00 |
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| 2Meter |
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| 0.0 | Scientific Research | | 11.5 | Weather | 18:30 - 06:00 |
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| Feed |
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| 0.0 | Scientific Research | | | | |
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| W0_9m |
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| 0.0 | Scientific Research | | 11.5 | Weather | 18:30 - 06:00 |
Observing Status
| 4 Meter | Closed for bad weather. Observers called it a night at 05:00. |
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| WIYN | No problems other than the weather. One seeing measured of 1.8", estimated between 1.8" and greater than 2". |
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| 2.1 Meter | Closed for bad weather. |
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| Feed | Not Scheduled. |
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| 0.9 Meter | Closed for bad weather. Observer called it a night at 03:00. |
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| Comments | A combination of strong winds and high humidity kept us close all night. With the exception of WIYN,
which got a few hours of sky time at the beginning of the night. |
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| Reported by: | Christian Soto |
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