WIYN 3.5m WHIRC Observing Report for 2014/05/18

Summary:

We observed 3 supernovae and 1 standard star

Name			       | z      	|  B-Peak  	| 20140518
CSS140425:161024+470440        | 0.03	  	| 20140503	| 50,20,..
PS1-14xw		       | 0.02	  	| 20140505	| 25,16,16
PSNJ15024996+4847062	       | 0.026138	| 20140520	| 09,09,09



P330-E in JHKs at  1.04 and 1.2


Observer: Kara Ponder
Telescope Operator: Christian Soto
Conditions:
wind: 10-25 mph
Humidity: 17.4
Temperature: 17.6 
Seeing:  1.2
Moon: 74%

Notes:
They are doing some work in the afternoon to try to help the coma/comma in the contours. They replace some amplifiers. The object that mounts WHIRC to the telescope is rotating quickly. 

Unfortunately, there are still unusual shapes in the contours making it hard to focus properly.

Got on sky around 11:15 MST. Lost 3 hours. 

Thick cirrus clouds until around 1:30 MST. We lost the guide star often before then. After that the clouds cleared but with poor seeing.