Date: 2014/12/05 Observer: Kara Ponder OA: Krissy Reetz Data is located in "Ponder" directory for the night Number Observation Int Time Filter Airmass Seeing Notes 1-11 dark 5 3:58 OPAQ - - first dark labeled as flat 12-23 flat 5 4:02 H - - lamps on at 425, 12 did not go into the right directory 24-34 flat 5 4:08 H - - lamps off 35-45 flat 5 4:10 J - - lamps off 46-56 flat 5 4:14 J - - lamps on at 600 57-67 flat 5 4:19 Ks - - lamps on at 380 68-78 flat 5 4:23 Ks - - lamps off 79-86 P525-E 5 5:45 H 1.2 - acquire, check focus, went to bright near by star because could not see standard. 87-95 P525-E 10 5:57 H 1.24 .6 3x3x30", can barely see standard star, it's very cloudy and kinda bright 96-104 P525-E 10 6:01 J 1.22 .6 3x3x30" ( occassionally see the star 105-114 P525-E 10 6:06 Ks 1.21 - 3x3x30" ( can't see the star ) 115-124 SN2012gm 5 6:12 H 1.06 .6 acquire, focus, still cloudy, go to nearby bright star, did not use WTTM because of clouds 125-149 SN2012gm 60 6:23 H 1.05 .6 5x5x15" 150-174 SN2012gm 60 6:55 J 1.05 .6 5x5x15", faint in and out starting at 157 175-199 SN2012gm 60 7:29 Ks 1.07 .7 5x5x15" 200-209 LSQ14gde 5 8:03 H 1.49 - acquire, focus. focus is weird. could not see WTTM star on 5 second exposure, possibly wind 210-231 LSQ14gde 60 8:12 H 1.47 1 5x5x15", lost guide star on 231 Thicker clouds moved in. Possible rain. Moved to a higher declination target PSNJ03034759+0024146 232-233 PSNJ0303... 5 9:00 H 1.28 - acquire, no guide stars No guide star. No WTTM star bright enough in the fields. Moving the telescope around to try to find one with a bright enough guide star 234-237 PTF12ikt 5 9:20 J 1.19 .9 acquire 238-297 PTF12ikt 60 9:26 J 1.2-1.4 - 5x5x15", can't see anything in the field, lost guide star at 250. start again. Put in 5" offset east for second dither, put in 5" offset north for 3rd dither, pause at 297 (10:50 ish) Wind is picking up in mid-20s Waited over 40 minutes. Krissy said we are pointed towards the very thick clouds 298-301 P161-D 5 11:38 H 1.23 .6 acquire, focus 302-310 P161-D 10 11:43 H 1.22 .6 3x3x30" 311-319 P161-D 10 11:48 J 1.21 .7 3x3x30" 320-328 P161-D 10 11:52 Ks 1.20 .7 3x3x30" 329-337 P161-D 10 12:03 H 1.18 .6 3x3x30" 338-246 P161-D 10 12:07 J 1.17 .7 3x3x30" 347-355 P161-D 10 12:12 Ks 1.16 .7 3x3x30"