From: "Camron Hastings" Subject: 3.5-m Night Log 2000.06.29 Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 04:02:16 -0600 APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY 3.5-m Telescope Observing Log Thursday, June 29th, 2000 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT DATE START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- A.Klypin J.Holtzman DIS Med 6/29 --:-- --:-- G.Gonzalez G.Gonzalez SPIcam 6/30 --:-- --:-- E.Turner C.Hastings SPIcam 6/30 --:-- --:-- INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RS/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B -------------------------------------------------------------------- NM05/R 21:19 01:00 3.7 - 0 - 0 - - 0 - UW08/R 01:00 04:20 3.3 - 0 - 0 - - 0 - PU05/O 04:20 04:55 0.5 0.1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: Camron Hastings I never opened the dome this evening due to clouds, rain and high humidity yet again! The internet connection went down sometime in the early AM and was not up by the time I left, around 4AM MDT. ****** OBSERVER COMMENTS ****** Zzzzzzzzzz...... --------------- INSTRUMENT FOCUS LOG ----------------- Wind Time Instrument Focus Az El #Temp Dir MPH filt FWHM" --------------------------------------------------------------------- #First temp is air, second temp is telescope structure. ------------- WEATHER CONDITIONS ------------ Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:01 61 53 10 240 (WSW) 656 cloudy rain 17:01 58 51 4 260 (W) 665 cloudy rain 18:01 56 52 9 266 (W) 841 cloudy none 19:01 52 51 8 132 (SE) 458 cloudy rain 20:01 53 48 7 166 (SSE) 422 cloudy rain 21:01 52 50 10 146 (SE) 701 cloudy none 22:01 52 48 9 180 (S) 671 cloudy none 23:01 53 48 8 174 (S) 760 cloudy rain 00:01 52 49 9 175 (S) 959 cloudy rain 01:01 52 50 8 181 (S) 1396 cloudy rain 02:01 52 50 5 183 (S) 1202 cloudy none 03:01 52 51 6 171 (S) 1378 cloudy rain 04:01 51 50 6 179 (S) 513 cloudy rain 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 2.3.1 ------------------------------------------ Camron Hastings @ Apache Point Observatory http://users.apo.nmsu.edu/~hastings