From: "Noel Camron Hastings" Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20010523 Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 05:16:49 -0600 APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY 3.5m Telescope Night Log Wednesday, May 23rd, 2001 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- B.Pindor B.Pindor DIS-Low 20:20 05:03 INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RO/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B -------------------------------------------------------------------- PU01/R 21:02 04:58 0 0 0 0 8.0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: Noel Camron Hastings We opened under clear skies and warm weather, again. Seeing was good and focus was stable. Smooth sailing all night. --------------- INSTRUMENT FOCUS LOG ---------------- Air/Truss Wind Time Instrument Focus Az El Temp-C Dir MPH filt FWHM" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 21:05 DIS Slit -25(1186) 72 75 15.8/17.0 11 6 none 0.95" 21:10 NA2 Gdr 1800(1186) 73 76 15.5/16.8 6 8 none 0.79" 23:10 NA2 Gdr -714(1148) 202 54 14.3/14.8 3 4 none 0.89" ------------- WEATHER CONDITIONS ------------ Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:01 67 18 12 296 (WNW) 862 clear none 17:01 64 14 7 18 (NNE) 709 clear none 18:01 64 11 12 300 (WNW) 563 clear none 19:01 64 13 8 279 (W) 579 clear none 20:01 60 8 2 56 (NE) 558 clear none 21:01 58 9 7 28 (NNE) 607 clear none 22:01 56 6 3 3 (N) 556 clear none 23:01 57 2 3 353 (N) 473 clear none 00:01 56 5 3 316 (NW) 440 clear none 01:01 56 5 7 334 (NNW) 459 clear none 02:01 56 6 5 356 (N) 444 clear none 03:01 59 7 13 304 (NW) 518 clear none 04:01 57 7 3 343 (NNW) 573 clear none 05:01 57 10 13 357 (N) 609 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: 2.5.1 Current MC version: v1_7_3.