Date: Never From: No one Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20021203 Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Tuesday, December 3, 2002 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- J.Dalcanton DIS --:-- --:-- R.Walterbos DIS --:-- --:-- INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RO/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B -------------------------------------------------------------------- UW02/R 17:54 00:00 0 0 6.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 NM04/R 00:00 05:53 0 0 5.9 0 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. This night was unusable with 4-6 inches of snow. Weather info from the SDSS log: Wind Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust DIMM Sky 20:47Z 31 31 10 264 (W) 4073 - cloudy 21:23Z 31 31 12 270 (W) 4102 - cloudy 23:31Z 29 28 8 284 (WNW) 9 - cloudy 03:48Z 26 26 4 354 (NNW) 26 - snow 04:20Z 26 26 10 286 (WNW) 231 - snow 04:52Z 26 26 5 264 (W) 77 - snow 05:24Z 25 25 5 334 (NNW) 2711 - snow 05:57Z 25 25 6 356 (NNW) 7017 - snow 06:29Z 25 25 10 30 (NNE) 985 - snow 07:01Z 26 25 2 3 (N) 5934 - snow 07:31Z 26 25 18 349 (NNW) 4063 - snow 08:01Z 26 25 10 347 (NNW) 2538 - snow 08:34Z 26 24 10 10 (N) 1440 - snow 09:04Z 25 24 4 291 (WNW) 8928 - fog 09:34Z 24 23 14 12 (NNE) 7430 - fog 10:04Z 24 23 22 16 (NNE) 3052 - fog 10:34Z 24 22 13 37 (NE) 424 - fog 11:04Z 23 21 14 358 (NNW) 3 - fog 11:35Z 23 21 21 26 (NNE) 14 - fog 12:05Z 22 20 9 6 (N) 12 - fog 12:35Z 23 20 17 33 (NNE) 7 - fog ------- FAILURE LOG ------- PROG INST FAILURE MODE TIME (SEGDFVO) TI/SHU START FINISH DESCRIPTION ----------------------------------------------------------------------- UW02 D T/H 17:54 00:00 az motor repairs NM04 D T/H 00:00 05:53 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