Date: Never From: No one Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20021129 Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Friday, November 29, 2002 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- G.Miknaitis SPIcam --:-- --:-- J.Helmboldt SPIcam --:-- --:-- INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RO/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B -------------------------------------------------------------------- UW04/R 17:54 00:00 0 0 6.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 NM03/R 00:00 05:50 0 0 2.5 3.3 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- The telescope was shut down for emergency repairs to the azimuth motors. Possibly 2 to 4 hours of this night might have been usable, between clouds first half and high humidity second half. Weather info from the SDSS log: Wind Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust DIMM Sky 20:30Z 42 27 13 334 (NNW) 19 - mcl 21:02Z 41 26 2 27 (NNE) 36 - mcl 23:27Z 39 28 7 7 (N) 46 - mcl 00:04Z 39 28 12 14 (NNE) 42 - mcl 00:36Z 39 27 10 13 (NNE) 51 - mcl 01:20Z 39 26 10 2 (N) 47 - mcl 02:01Z 40 28 12 10 (N) 68 - mcl 02:37Z 40 28 7 12 (NNE) 84 - mcl 03:09Z 40 30 8 357 (NNW) 69 - mcl 03:41Z 39 30 14 1 (N) 50 - mcl 04:13Z 39 30 0 193 (SSW) 58 - mcl 04:49Z 39 30 1 196 (SSW) 60 - mcl 05:22Z 40 25 2 5 (N) 83 - pcl 05:54Z 38 30 8 46 (NE) 77 - mcl 06:27Z 40 24 12 18 (NNE) 85 - mcl 06:59Z 38 28 0 134 (SE) 60 - mcl 07:31Z 40 28 7 3 (N) 62 - mcl 08:04Z 40 24 4 12 (NNE) 83 - mcl 08:36Z 42 22 1 72 (ENE) 81 - mcl 09:09Z 40 23 0 232 (SW) 41 - mcl 09:40Z 38 29 0 253 (WSW) 83 - mcl 10:12Z 37 30 1 274 (W) 48 - pcl 10:45Z 37 31 4 266 (W) 54 - pcl 11:18Z 37 31 7 267 (W) 67 - pcl 11:49Z 38 29 6 266 (W) 40 - pcl ------- FAILURE LOG ------- PROG INST FAILURE MODE TIME (SEGDFVO) TI/SHU START FINISH DESCRIPTION ----------------------------------------------------------------------- UW04 S T/H 17:54 00:00 az motor repairs NM03 S T/H 00:00 05:49 az motor repairs ---------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 2.82 Current guide software version: GIm Ctrlv4.1b2 Current TCC version: 2.6.8