WIYN 3.5m WHIRC Observing Report for  2013/03/26

Summary:

We observed 3 supernovae and 1 standard star before closing the dome
due to threatening clouds. Here is a summary of observations this semester:

Name                 | z     |  B-Peak  | 20130321 | 20130326 | 
SNhunt175            |0.0409 | 20130318 | xx,50,xx | xx,xx,xx |
PSNJ083745+492832    |0.06   | 20130323 | xx,xx,xx | 25,41,xx |
CSS:082848+293031    |0.08   | 20130319 | xx,xx,xx | 41,41,xx |
CSS:092354+385837    |0.05   | 20130310 | xx,xx,xx | xx,25,xx |

Observer: Anja Weyant
Telescope Operator: Malanka
Conditions:
wind: 18.6mph
Humidity: 29%
Temperature: 17.4 C
Beginning to middle of the night: light cirrus to thick cirrus around midnight
Middle to end: Heavy cloud cover
Moon: 100% illumination

Notes:

We had some instrument trouble in the beginning of the night but 
it was sorted out before twilight.  The Voltages OK button in the 
WHIRC biasing detector window was red.  Restarting the PAN and dust
did not seem to fix this problem.  Eventually Bill Ball?, Dick Joyce, 
and Jenny worked to solve the problem.  Some of the fibers were dirty and
the connections between the computers and WHIRC were not complete.  We 
did not lose any observing time due to this problem.

We were able to observe until midnight before the cloud cover became too 
thick to see through.  We closed the dome due to threatening clouds
around 1am.