LTO Report
Kitt Peak Nightly LTO Report For UT: 2014-04-20
Report Time (MST): 05:18
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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) | 11.1 | 25.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
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| Wind Direction (°) | 288 | 48 | 0 | 0.5 |
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| 4M Dome Temperature (°C) | 10.0 | 11.6 | 8.9 | 0.6 |
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| 4M Dome Dewpoint (°C) | -0.8 | -0.2 | -1.6 | 0.3 |
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| 4M Primary Mirror (°C) | 11.4 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 0.2 |
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| Weather Comments: | Clouds cleared off by 9:00pm to clear skies for the rest of the night |
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| Recognized Hours: | ( 8.5 ) 18 degree twilight + 0.5 hr. |
Observer Information
| Telescope | Observer | Prop. # | Instrument | Detector | Seeing |
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| 4 Meter | Garnavich, Wiggins | 2014A-0351 | MOSAIC | N/A | 0.9 |
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| WIYN | Haines, Smart(1st half -spspk -remote), Ponder (2nd half -whirc-remote) | 2014A-0554/2012B-0500 | WHIRC/SPARSEPAK | STA1 | 0.7 |
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| 2.1 Meter | Harmer | --- | CFIM | STA3 | 1.4 |
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| Feed | No Observer | --- | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| 0.9 Meter | Watson | 2014A-0701 | HDI | S2KB | 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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| 8.0 | Scientific Research | | 0.5 | Weather | 20:30 - 21:00 |
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| WIYN |
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| 8.0 | Scientific Research | | 0.5 | Weather | 20:30 - 21:00 |
| 0.5 | Extra Science Time | | | | |
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| 2Meter |
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| 2.0 | Scientific Research | | 0.5 | Weather | 20:30 - 21:00 |
| 6.0 | Other | | | | |
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| Feed |
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| 0.0 | Scientific Research | | | | |
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| W0_9m |
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| 8.0 | Scientific Research | | 0.5 | Weather | 20:00 - 21:00 |
Observing Status
| 4 Meter | No problems. Seeing excellent all night .85 to .9 most of the night |
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| WIYN | Lost 15 minutes to a minor problem with a mop freeze otherwise a good night. Seeing was around 1 the first half of the night with sparspak and ranged between .5 and 1.1 the second half of the night with whirc |
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| 2.1 Meter | No problems |
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| Feed | Not Scheduled |
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| 0.9 Meter | No answer when called at 05:00 |
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| Comments | Nice clear night with very good seeing. |
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