From: "N.C. Hastings" Subject: 3.5m Night Log 990527 Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 04:10:50 -0600 Apache Point Observatory, Sunspot, NM Thursday, May 27th, 1999 3.5-meter Night Observing Log Actual ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT DATE START FINISH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- L.Hobbs C.Mallouris Echelle 5/27-28 --:-- --:-- D.York D.York Echelle 5/28 --:-- --:-- E.Turner C.Hastings SPIcam 5/28 --:-- --:-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RS/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UC05/R 21:42 01:10 - 3.5 - 0 - 0.0 0 - 0 UC03/R 01:10 03:47 - 2.6 - 0 - 0.0 0 - 0 PU03/S 03:47 04:20 - 0.6 - 0 - 0.0 0 - 0 -------------- Activity Log -------------- Observing Specialist: N.C.Hastings Clouds kept us closed all night. Rain in the beginning with nice lightning storms. Later on the threatening clouds left but the thick layer of opaque and semi-translucent low layer clouds remained. FOCUS LOG May 27th 1999 Best Telescope Temp Wind Seeing Time Instrmnt Focus Az El Air/Truss Dir MPH filter FWHM" --------------------------------------------------------------------- WEATHER LOG May 27th 1999 Wind Time Temp-F Dewp-F MPH Direction Dust Sky Precip ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:01 61 28 8 255 (WSW) 797 Ptly Cldy None 17:01 52 44 17 80 (E) 952 Ptly Cldy Rain 18:01 53 44 6 85 (E) 995 Cloudy None 19:01 54 43 10 79 (ENE) 886 Cloudy None 20:01 50 43 13 79 (ENE) 861 Cloudy None 21:01 48 43 16 63 (ENE) 1001 Cloudy Rain 22:01 48 42 10 42 (NE) 1005 Cloudy Rain 23:01 48 38 15 26 (NNE) 740 Cloudy None 00:01 53 30 5 7 (N) 506 Cloudy None 01:01 52 31 6 313 (NW) 570 Cloudy None 02:01 51 32 9 4 (N) 571 Cloudy None 03:01 50 33 9 11 (N) 582 Mstly Cldy None 04:01 50 34 4 352 (N) 651 Ptly Cldy None note: the wind was coming from the azimuth listed. The convention used is north=0 degrees, east=90 degrees. The dust count is for the particles > 1 micron per 0.1 cu.ft. TELESCOPE STATUS Primary, secondary, and tertiary mirrors in place and collimated. Primary support system operational. Mirror ventilation system in place. Telescope drives operational. Current Remark version: 2.55b5 Current guide software version: GIm Ctrl v3.0b 17.out - NCH