From: Noel Camron Hastings hastings@apo.nmsu.edu Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 04:27:28 -0700 Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20010110 APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY 3.5m Telescope Night Log Wednesday, January 10th, 2001 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- B.Gillespie J.Dembicky, C.Hastings --:-- --:-- INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RO/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B -------------------------------------------------------------------- WS01/O 18:13 06:09 0.3 9.4 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist, 1st Shift: Jack Dembicky AZ drive motor was still under repair tonight. Estimated to be fixed and re-installed tommorow. Clouds, Fog and mist prevented opening the enclosure anyway at the start of the night and the humidity remained above the closure limits anyway. Observing Specialist, 2nd Shift: Noel Camron Hastings Successful night of torn apart telescope engineering. --------------- 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 26 24 7 347 (NNW) 370 clouds fog 17:01 25 24 9 343 (NNW) 616 clouds fog 18:01 26 24 14 1 (N) 542 clouds fog 19:01 26 25 15 359 (N) 847 clouds fog 20:01 26 25 9 355 (N) 527 clouds fog 21:01 27 25 10 318 (NW) 461 clear none 22:01 25 24 15 351 (N) 429 clear none 23:01 23 21 19 7 (N) 470 clear none 00:01 23 21 13 2 (N) 415 clear none 01:01 23 21 11 19 (NNE) 431 clear none 02:01 23 20 9 4 (N) 309 clear none 03:01 22 18 20 18 (NNE) 350 clear none 04:01 23 14 20 22 (NNE) 280 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 > 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