From: "Noel Camron Hastings" Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20001118 Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 01:39:44 -0700 APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY 3.5m Telescope Night Log Saturday, November 18th, 2000 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- S.Anderson S.Anderson DIS-low --:-- --:-- S.Trammell S.Trammell GrIm II --:-- --:-- INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RO/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B -------------------------------------------------------------------- UW01/R 17:57 00:10 6.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 UC05/R 00:10 05:41 0.0 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist, 1st Shift: Noel Camron Hastings The telescope remained closed tonight due ot the blowing snow on the enclosure roof, high humidity, high winds, etc... The dew point logs are inaccurate until about 8pm due to icing on the humidistat. The humidifier for the computer room in the bathroom began leaking again. Instruments filled. Roof heaters off. Telescope pointing Southeast. Observing Specialist, 2nd Shift: Russet McMillan Did not come in due to weather conditions. --------------- INSTRUMENT FOCUS LOG ---------------- Air/Truss Wind Time Instrument Focus Az El #Temp-C Dir MPH filt FWHM" --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- WEATHER CONDITIONS ------------ Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:01 20 ?? 9 312 (NW) 1674 cloudy snow 17:01 19 ?? 6 357 (N) 1706 cloudy snow? 18:01 19 ?? 7 16 (NNE) 1764 cloudy none 19:01 15 ?? 19 18 (NNE) 1343 clear none 20:01 15 ?? 22 10 (N) 1202 clear none 21:01 17 -6 18 17 (NNE) 366 clear none 22:01 18 -6 34 23 (NNE) 279 clear none 23:01 20 -3 30 35 (NE) 351 clear none 00:01 21 -3 13 28 (NNE) 447 clear none 01:01 27 -4 24 28 (NNE) 228 clear none note: the wind was coming from the azimuth listed. The convention used is north=0 degrees, east=90 degrees. The dust count is particles > 1 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: 2.62. Current guide software version: GIm Ctrlv3.0b27. Current TCC version is 2.4.1 Current MC version: v1_7_3. - Noel Camron Hastings, Russet McMillan