Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 16:38:00 -0700 (MST) From: Frank Deglman Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20000206 SUNDAY FEBRUARY 06, 2000 APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY OBSERVING LOG ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT DATE START FINISH Krisciunas Krisciunas SPIcam 2/6 18:35 19:35 Wyder Wyder SPIcam 2/6-7 19:35 05:59 INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RS/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B UW07/R 18:35 19:35 0 0 0 0 0.6 0.4 0 0 0 UW06/S 19:35 05:59 0 - 0.2 - 10.2 0 0 0 - (note: times listed include instrument change time) ACTIVITY LOG (* means a trouble report has been issued or appended to) Observing specialist: Deglman The telescope was opened at 17:10 under clear skies. Kevin Krisciunas took flat field frames for both UW07 and UW06. SPIcam once again showed image motion in many of the frames on the order of one and one half acrseconds. Intermittant clouds throughout the night. Ted Wyder obtained morning twilight flats for UW06. The telescope was closed at 06:50. This report is late due a temporary computer inaccessibility problem. OBSERVER COMMENTS FOCUS LOG FEBRUARY 06 2000 Wind Time Inst Focus Az El #Temp Dir MPH filt FWHM " 18:30 SPIcam 0(261) 210 59 2.6/4.4 52 0 V 0.78 19:50 SPIcam 0(289) 125 41 3.8/3.1 352 4 V 1.04 21:15 SPIcam +50(313) 290 44 3.5/2.9 312 5 V 1.0 22:55 SPIcam +100(283) 41 60 3.6/2.6 322 6 V 1.1 00:10 SPIcam +50(232) 110 56 3.2/2.3 354 10 V 1.3 #First temp is air, second temp is telescope. WEATHER FEBRUARY 06 2000 Wind Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Precip. 16:01 41 9 8 280 (W) 520 clear none 17:01 40 9 10 315 (NW) 615 clear none 18:01 38 10 5 349 (NNW) 650 clear none 19:01 38 9 9 17 (NNE) 678 clear none 20:01 39 4 2 352 (N) 571 clear none 21:01 38 5 4 332 (NNW) 631 cirrus none 22:01 38 7 4 342 (NNW) 701 ptly cldy none 23:01 38 7 4 348 (NNW) 700 cirrus none 00:01 37 8 10 25 (NNE) 761 cirrus none 01:01 37 9 16 21 (NNE) 589 cirrus none 02:01 37 11 8 44 (NE) 575 ptly cldy none 03:01 37 12 12 4 (N) 423 clear none 04:01 36 12 11 37 (NE) 328 clear none 05:01 36 12 14 39 (NE) 379 clear none 06:01 36 12 17 54 (NE) 349 clear none 07:01 36 11 14 38 (NE) 282 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 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 Ctrlv3.0b27. Current TCC version is 2.2.2. - Frank Deglman