LTO Report
Kitt Peak Nightly LTO Report For UT: 2014-07-24
Report Time (MST): 05:32
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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) | 21.9 | 26.2 | 18.6 | 0.8 |
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| Dewpoint Temperature (°C) | 10.5 | 14.0 | 8.4 | 0.7 |
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| Relative humidity (%) | 46 | 55 | 36 | 2.7 |
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| Wind Speed (mph) | 17.2 | 44.6 | 1.0 | 5.9 |
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| Wind Direction (°) | 61 | 106 | 58 | 2.5 |
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| 4M Dome Temperature (°C) | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 0.0 |
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| 4M Dome Dewpoint (°C) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
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| 4M Primary Mirror (°C) | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.0 |
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| Weather Comments: | Overcast with some light showers at the beginning of the night. Clouds started
to thinned out after 03:00, ending the night with mostly clear skies. |
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| Recognized Hours: | ( 7.5 ) 18 degree twilight + 0.5 hr. |
Observer Information
| Telescope | Observer | Prop. # | Instrument | Detector | Seeing |
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| 4 Meter | No Observer | --- | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| WIYN | Bastien - remote- | 2014A-0146 | HYDRA | STA1 | 1.0 |
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| 2.1 Meter | MIghell, Kanemoto | 2014A-2002 | CFIM | STA3 | N/A |
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| Feed | No Observer | --- | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| 0.9 Meter | No Observer | --- | N/A | 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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| 7.5 | Maintenance | | | | |
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| WIYN |
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| 0.5 | Extra Science Time | | 7.5 | Weather | 20:30 - 04:30 |
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| 2Meter |
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| 0.0 | Scientific Research | | 7.5 | Weather | 20:30 - 04:30 |
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| Feed |
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| 0.0 | Scientific Research | | | | |
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| W0_9m |
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| 7.5 | Maintenance | | | | |
Observing Status
| 4 Meter | Summer maintenance shutdown. |
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| WIYN | No problems to report other than the weather. Estimated one seeing measurement of 1.0", based on the fops. |
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| 2.1 Meter | Never opened. Nothing to report. |
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| Feed | Not Scheduled |
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| 0.9 Meter | Summer maintenance shutdown. |
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| Comments | Lost the whole night to bad weather, with a half an hour (extra science time) of some data
acquisition over at WIYN. |
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| Reported by: | Christian Soto |
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