From: "Noel Camron Hastings" Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20001212 Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 04:02:48 -0700 APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY 3.5m Telescope Night Log Tuesday, December 12th, 2000 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- B.Rodgers B.Rodgers S. Hawley Echelle --:-- --:-- G.Gonzalez C.Johns-Krull INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RO/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B -------------------------------------------------------------------- UW08/R 17:56 05:59 0.7 11.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist, 1st Shift: Jack Dembicky Clouds and high humidity prevented opening at sunset to start the enclosure cooling. Started snowing around 21:00. Observing Specialist, 2nd Shift: Noel Camron Hastings Continued snow and lightning, of all things.... Telescope left facing southwest to warm in the sun. --------------- 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 32 26 22 225 (SW) 631 Cloudy none 17:01 31 27 25 212 (SSW) 667 Cloudy none 18:01 32 27 23 200 (SSW) 784 Cloudy none 19:01 32 25 23 220 (SW) 865 Cloudy none 20:01 32 25 29 206 (SSW) 871 Cloudy none 21:01 30 27 22 221 (SW) 843 Cloudy Lt. Snow 22:01 30 28 25 227 (SW) 726 Cloudy none 23:01 30 29 27 234 (SW) 395 Cloudy Snow 00:01 27 27 15 257 (WSW) 93 Cloudy Fog,Snow 01:01 27 27 24 270 (W) 4 Cloudy Fog,Snow 02:01 26 26 25 264 (W) 20 Cloudy Fog,Snow 03:01 25 25 27 271 (W) 40 Cloudy Fog,Snow 04:01 25 25 17 279 (W) 10 Cloudy Fog,Snow note: the wind was coming from the azimuth listed. The convention used is north=0 degrees, east=90 degrees. The dust count is particles > 1u per 0.1 cubic feet. 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. - Jack Dembicky, Noel Camron Hastings