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We successfully arrived at the telescope with the first winter transport of the season. Afternoon shift (16:00-21:00; Ioannis + Stefano): we try to focus but the sky is highly variable. We give up and stop when the peak-to-peak variations in the timeline of pointings reach 400 Jy/beam (four hundred). We're now immersed in the clouds. Temperature -9 Celsius; humidity 100%, wind ~10 m/s. Today's journey to the stars:<<BR>> [[attachment:IMG_3034_mod_sm.JPG|{{attachment:IMG_3034_mod_sm.JPG||width=400}}|target="_blank"]] [[attachment:IMG_3052_mod_sm.JPG|{{attachment:IMG_3052_mod_sm.JPG||width=400}}|target="_blank"]] First half of the night shift (21:00-03:00; Stefano and Juan): fog, snow and wind. The telescope is parked. The de-icing is on. At roughly midnight (CET) the wind calms down and it is not snowing anymore. It seems that the fog might disappear too. |
Daily Reports
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Nov 23rd, Tuesday
We successfully arrived at the telescope with the first winter transport of the season.
Afternoon shift (16:00-21:00; Ioannis + Stefano): we try to focus but the sky is highly variable. We give up and stop when the peak-to-peak variations in the timeline of pointings reach 400 Jy/beam (four hundred). We're now immersed in the clouds. Temperature -9 Celsius; humidity 100%, wind ~10 m/s.
Today's journey to the stars:
First half of the night shift (21:00-03:00; Stefano and Juan): fog, snow and wind. The telescope is parked. The de-icing is on. At roughly midnight (CET) the wind calms down and it is not snowing anymore. It seems that the fog might disappear too.
Nov 24th, Wednesday
Nov 25th, Thursday
Nov 26th, Friday
Nov 27th, Saturday
Nov 28th, Sunday
Nov 29th, Monday