WIYN 3.5m WHIRC Observing Report for  2012/11/30

Summary:
Good seeing (~0.5").  The connection was great.

Observed std. star P525-E at two airmasses, P161D at 1 airmass , and 12SN.

Observe: Anja Weyant
Telescope Operator: Krissy
Conditions:
wind: 10mph
Humidity: 14.4%
Temperature: 11.2 C
Clear/light/moderate cirrus
Moon: 93% illumination

Summary of observations:

Name                 | z     |  B-Peak  | Sep. 25  | Oct.  1 | Oct. 7 | Oct. 28 | Nov. 2 | Nov. 22 | Nov. 25 | Nov. 30 | notes
PTF11mty             | 0.077 |          |   x,72   |   x,x   |  90,x  |  x,x    | x,x   |   x,x   |  x,x    |   x,x   | for host galaxy template
2012em               | 0.038 |  9-11-12 |  27,27   |  36,45  |  27,27 |  x,x    | x,x   |   x,x   |  x,x    |   x,x   | 
2012et               | 0.025 |  9-16-12 |  18,18   |  18,18  |  18,18 |  34,19  | 25,19 |  25,25  |  x,25   |   x,50  |
2011iu               | 0.046 |          |   x,63   |  63,x   |   x,x  |  x,x    | x,x   |   x,x   |  x,x    |   x,x   | for host galaxy template
PTF12ikt             | 0.045 |  9-12-12 |  27,27   |  36,27  |  36,27 |  x,x    | x,x   |   x,x   |  x,x    |   x,x   |
2012fb               | 0.038 |  9-25-12 |  18,24   |  18,27  |  27,27 |  x,x    | x,x   |   x,x   |  x,x    |   x,x   |
PTF12iiq             | 0.029 |  9-09-12 |  27,27   |  36,36  |  18,18 |  x,x    | x,x   |   x,x   |  x,x    |   x,x   |
PTF11qzq             | 0.06  |          |   x,x    |   x,x   |   x,   |  x,x    | x,x   |   x,x   |  x,x    |   x,x   | for host galaxy template
LSQ12fhs             | 0.033 | 10-15-12 |   x,x    |   x,x   |   x,x  | 7,18    | 28,16  |  25,25  |  x,x    |  25,43  |
CSS121006:2325854... | 0.08  | 10-07-12 |   x,x    |   x,x   |   x,x  | 2,31    | x,41  |   x,x   |  x,x    |   x,x   |
CSS121009:011101...  | 0.06  | 10-20-12 |   x,x    |   x,x   |   x,x  | 27,36   | 34,50  |   x,x   |  x,x    |   x,x   |
LSQ12fmx             | 0.067 | 10-27-12 |   x,x    |   x,x   |   x,x  | 25,49   | 32,50  |   x,34  |  x,50   |   x,50  |
PS1-12bwh            | 0.025 | 10-22-12 |   x,x    |   x,x   |   x,x  | 9,18    | 9,16  |  16,16  | 16,16   |  16,25  |
PSNJ07250042...      | 0.018 | 10-18-12 |   x,x    |   x,x   |   x,x  | 9, 9    | 9,10  |   9,9   |  9,9    |  16,16  |
SN2011gy             |       |          |   x,x    |   x,x   |   x,x  | 33,25   | x,x   |   x,x   |  x,x    |   x,x   | for host galaxy template
SN2012fm             | 0.014 | 10-28-12 |   x,x    |   x,x   |   x,x  | 9, 9    | 9,10  |   9,9   |  9,9    |   9,9   |
Comet168P            |       | 12-9-26  |   x,x    |   x,x   |   x,x  |         | 5,5,4  |   x,x   |  x,x    |   x,x   |
2012fr               | 0.005 | 11-09-12 |   x,x    |   x,x   |   x,x  |   x,x   | 3,3  |   x,x   |  x,x    |   x,x   |
2012fk               | 0.035 | 10-23-12 |   x,x    |   x,x   |   x,x  |   x,x   | 16,16 |  19,16  |  16,16  |  25,25  |
LSQ12fuk             | 0.02  | 11-01-12 |   x,x    |   x,x   |   x,x  |   x,x   | 9,9  |  16,16  |  16,9   |  16,9   |
SN2012gm             | 0.015 | 11-29-12 |   x,x    |   x,x   |   x,x  |   x,x   | x,x  |  9,9,9  | 9,9,9   |  9,9,9  |
LSQ12gef             | 0.065 | 11-16-12 |   x,x    |   x,x   |   x,x  |   x,x   | x,x  |  25,41  |  25,41  |   x,50  |
CSS12111409..        | 0.042 | 11-21-12 |   x,x    |   x,x   |   x,x  |   x,x   | x,x  |  16,16  |  25,25  |  16,25  |
2012go               | 0.03  | 11-21-12 |   x,x    |   x,x   |   x,x  |   x,x   | x,x  |   x,x   | 8+9,9   |  16,16  |
PTF11owc             |       |          |   x,x    |   x,x   |   x,x  |   x,x   | x,x  |   x,x   |  x,50   |   x.x.  | for host galaxy template


Notes:

Took a series of darks at the beginning of the night to help with the new
grid pattern showing up in the detector.

Because of the light cirrus we may not be photometric but I observed the
std. stars anyway.

I used the 5x5grid_15arcsec.obs, 4x4grid_20arcsec.obs and
3x3grid_30arcsec.obs.

For LSQ12fhs we were drifting out of focus.  There is not a lot to focus
on in this field.  The first 3x3x30" dither may not be usable.  I reran
the script after refocusing on  a nearby star.

I also noticed towards the end of the night that the target was ~20" right
of center on the CCD.  It never left the CCD during the dithers but the
final mosaics will have it off-center.