From: Russet McMillan Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20011122 Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 05:07:00 -0700 (MST) APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY 3.5m Telescope Night Log Thursday, November 22, 2001 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- E.Turner C.Hastings SPIcam --:-- --:-- J.Morse J.Morse Echelle --:-- --:-- N.Vogt N.Vogt SPIcam --:-- --:-- INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RO/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B -------------------------------------------------------------------- PU05/O 17:55 18:40 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CU05/R 18:40 00:00 0.2 5.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NM03/R 00:00 05:44 5.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- 1st Half Observing Specialist: C.Hastings Clouds clouds clouds..... and cranberries. 2nd Half Observing Specialist: R. McMillan Weather: thick clouds all night, with gusty winds and steadily rising humidity. Menu: Brie with crackers, fruit salad, roast turkey, oyster stuffing, mushroom stuffing, gravy with giblets, mashed potatoes, seasoned potatoes, sweet potatoes, sweet peas, bread rolls, sourdough bread, cranberry sauce, jalapeno cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, ice cream, whipped cream, Yemen coffee. Irish music and good company, too! Leftovers are in the refrigerator. ------------- FAILURE LOG ------------- PROG/INST FAILURE MODE TIME S/E/G/D/O TI/SHU START FINISH DESCRIPTION -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- FOCUS LOG --------------- Air/Truss Wind Time Instrument Focus Az El Temp-C Dir MPH filt FWHM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:01 41 21 15 236 (SW) 588 ptly cldy none 17:01 40 22 17 268 (W) 863 ptly cldy none 18:01 40 21 15 258 (WSW) 444 mstly cldy none 19:01 39 21 18 253 (WSW) 825 cloudy none 20:01 40 19 23 240 (WSW) 392 cloudy none 21:01 40 19 18 232 (SW) 490 cloudy none 22:01 38 19 21 247 (WSW) 1260 cloudy none 23:01 37 19 18 223 (SW) 1147 cloudy none 00:01 36 20 18 220 (SW) 817 cloudy none 01:01 35 22 19 224 (SW) 768 cloudy none 02:01 35 25 18 237 (WSW) 733 cloudy none 03:01 34 26 21 227 (SW) 757 cloudy none 04:01 34 27 23 269 (W) 795 cloudy none 05:01 33 28 23 258 (WSW) 1138 cloudy 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 Ctrlv4.1b2. Current TCC version: 2.5.5 Current MC version: v1_7_3.