From: "Noel Camron Hastings" Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20010413 Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 04:31:25 -0600 APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY 3.5m Telescope Night Log Friday, April 13th, 2001 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- P.Szkody P.Szkody, S.Raymond DIS-High --:-- --:-- M.Strauss X.Fan, M.Strauss DIS-Low --:-- --:-- V.Narayanan INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RO/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B -------------------------------------------------------------------- UW03/R 20:27 01:00 4.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PU02/R 01:00 05:39 0.3 4.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: Camron Hastings I opened at 19:20 to cool despite the thick clouds overhead. Paula tried to shoot through them but could barely find enough photons on a standard to get a spectrum, so we waited. The clouds kept us shut all night though. --------------- INSTRUMENT FOCUS LOG ---------------- Air/Truss Wind Time Instrument Focus Az El Temp-C Dir MPH filt FWHM" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:30 DIS Slit -190(697) 55 68 8.3/9.7 201 14 none 2.03" ------------- WEATHER CONDITIONS ------------ Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:01 51 8 9 270 (W) 1527 cloudy none 17:01 55 8 10 263 (W) 1526 cloudy none 18:01 51 6 5 246 (WSW) 1601 cloudy none 19:01 48 3 11 215 (SW) 1524 cloudy none 20:01 45 0 8 210 (SSW) 1710 cloudy none 21:01 46 0 13 200 (SSW) 1761 cloudy none 22:01 45 0 8 196 (SSW) 1735 cloudy none 23:01 46 1 11 209 (SSW) 1623 cloudy none 00:01 43 2 11 222 (SW) 1620 cloudy none 01:01 43 3 10 234 (SW) 1329 cloudy none 02:01 44 5 8 265 (W) 1253 cloudy none 03:01 46 6 9 263 (W) 1129 cloudy none 04:01 44 3 12 215 (SW) 1408 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 Ctrlv3.0b27. Current TCC version: 2.5.1 Current MC version: v1_7_3.