Date: 2015/01/01     Observer: Kara Ponder     OA: Doug Williams

Fog blowing over the mountain. been rotating dome to melt. unable to open mirror covers for calibrations. 

Number    Observation  Int  Time    Filter  Airmass  Seeing  Notes
1-11      dark         5    5:32    OPAQ    -        -       -
12-23     flat         5    5:40    H       -        -       lamp on at  425. first one far too bright. Doug had set lamps to 3200 and I set them back to 425, but I needed to wait longer.
24-34     flat         5    5:45    H       -        -       lamp off
35-45     flat         5    5:50    J       -        -       lamp off
46-56     flat         5    5:54    J       -        -       lamp on at 600
57-67     flat         5    5:58    Ks      -        -       lamp on at 380
68-78     flat         5    6:02    Ks      -        -       lamp off, low counts. probably due to cold

Domes closed. Domes open with caution at 6:43. Sean still doing calibs. Started opening around 6:50, lost a camera 7:08, back 7:10, power supply went out

Waiting for secondary mirror to evacuate. Secondary mirror slow coming up on its support

Azimuth tripped. 7:28

79-85     P525-E       5    7:37    H       1.19     -       focus, acquire
86-94     P525-E       10   7:43    H       1.19     .9      3x3x30"
95-103    P525-E       10   7:47    J       1.2      .8      3x3x30"
104-112   P525-E       10   7:51    Ks      1.22     .8      3x3x30"

113-116   PTF12ikt     5    7:57    H       1.22     .8      acquire, focus, check star.
117-207   PTF12ikt     60   8:02    H       1.22     -       5x5x15" (probably a little out of focus for the first script. hard to keep track when only 5/25 have star in good position), 10" SW for 2nd, some clouds passing by, 15" North (trying to keep the star on the field longer), 4x4x20" at 192. high airmass

Can't find guide star, some passing clouds.

PSNJ08351668+4819011 
208-218   PSNJ08...    5    10:09   H       1.5      .7      acquire, focus, check star 
219-243   PSNJ08...    60   10:20   H       1.47     .7      5x5x15" Doug says clouds are coming in, he went to check after we started and found it clear in our area
244-259   PSNJ08...    60   10:52   J       1.33     .8      4x4x20"
260-275   PSNJ08...    60   11:13   Ks      1.27     .7      4x4x20"

Drives tripped again, reinitialize azimuth

276-279   P161-D       5    11:40   H       1.07     -       acquire, focus, reinitialize azimuth since so far off in pointing
280-288   P161-D       10   11:47   H       1.06     .7      3x3x30"
289-297   P161-D       10   11:52   J       1.06     .7      3x3x30"
298-306   P161-D       10   11:57   Ks      1.05     .7      3x3x30"