Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 00:34:41 -0700 (MST) From: John Barentine Subject: Night Log 20020128 APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY 3.5m Telescope Night Log Monday, January 28, 2002 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- B.Gillespie J.Barentine n/a --:-- --:-- INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RO/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B -------------------------------------------------------------------- EN01/O 18:28 06:04 0 11.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- 1st Half Observing Specialist: J.Barentine Problems discovered during daytime engineering on the tertiary led to complete shutdown of the telescope. The earliest we may be on-sky again is Thursday, Jan 31. Regardless, the night was unusable because of weather with cloudy skies and moderate winds throughout. 2nd Half Observing Specialist: n/a ------- 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 42 14 26 250 (WSW) 352 MstlyCldy none 17:01 41 17 15 267 (W) 290 MstlyCldy none 18:01 38 7 15 275 (W) 1047 MstlyCldy none 19:01 35 11 20 295 (WNW) 595 Overcast none 20:01 34 13 13 283 (WNW) 599 Overcast none 21:01 32 18 11 323 (NW) 535 Overcast none 22:01 31 22 14 289 (WNW) 1492 Overcast none 23:01 31 24 13 251 (WSW) 140 Overcast none 00:01 31 23 22 288 (WNW) 107 Overcast 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 mirror in place. Secondary and tertiary mirrors removed from telescope and stowed. Primary support system disengaged (telescope stowed pointing at zenith for servicing). 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.