Activity Log: All Times in UTC (PT)

00:00 (16:00) Take over from Ed
00:43 (16:43) Vern & Sheila – Into the LVEA to tweak BS OpLev
00:43 (16:43) GRB Alert – Ignore due to IFO down
01:32 (17:32) GRB Alert – Ignore due to IFO down
03:39 (19:39) NOMINAL_LOW_NOISE 22.0W, 79Mpc
03:45 (19:45) In Observing mode
08:00 (00:00) Turning over to Travis
	
End of Shift Summary:

Title: 12/11/2015, Evening Shift 00:00 – 08:00 (16:00 – 00:00) All times in UTC (PT)

Support: Sheila, Jenne, Vern, Hugh 
 
Incoming Operator: Travis

Shift Detail Summary: Reestablished lock and observing at 03:45 (19:45). Biggest problem seemed to be a glitching BeamSplitter OpLev laser. Per Jason’s instructions Sheila and Vern, made a power adjustment to the OpLev laser, which helped to quiet the glitching.  

For the past 4 hours, the IFO has been locked in observing mode. Power is 21.9W, with a range of 82.5Mpc. The wind has calmed down a bit (7 – 12mph range), seismic activity has been holding steady around 0.07um/s. Microseism remains around 1.0 – 0.8um/s, however the amplitude may be decreasing a bit. 

In general, the second half of the shift has been good for observing. The instrument has been stable and environmental conditions are not causing any issues at this time.