Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 07:09:36 -0700 (MST)
From: Jack Dembicky
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20020316
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                         3.5m Telescope Night Log
                         Saturday, March 16, 2002
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER    OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT      START  FINISH
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 H.Ford        H.Ford, W.Sparks,       Echelle         --:--   --:--
               C.Gronwall, R.Mcmillan
 A. West       A.West                  SPIcam          --:--   --:--
 S.Raymond     S.Raymond               DISII           --:--   --:--
   INST        SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     DAY  NOTUSED
 I/RO/DN     START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
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 JH06/R      19:05  22:05  1.4  1.6   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 UW10/R      22:05  00:10  2.1   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 UW09/R      00:10  05:19  5.1   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                  ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
 Dust, Wind, Clouds kept us closed.  I turned the cooling fans
 on around 22:05 as the wind and dust dropped below closure conditions,
 although we still had overcast skies for the remainder of the night.
 I turned the cooling fans off/press fans on around 03:00 when the dust
 levels started to rise again.
                   ------- FAILURE LOG -------
 PROG/INST  FAILURE MODE     TIME
 S/E/G/D/O     TI/SHU    START  FINISH    DESCRIPTION
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 UW09/D          /H       18:00   06:00    DISII Turet found not to be
                                           rotating gratings into proper
                                           position.  Works OK in home
                                           position (High gratings), but
                                           not in other. Since tonights
                                           observer is only using high,
                                           this does not affect their
                                           program. Problem discovered
                                           during checkout when Russet was
                                           doing some more DISII testing.
                                           PR# 2002047 submitted
               ---------------- FOCUS LOG ---------------
                                        Air/Truss   Wind
 Time   Instrument   Focus     Az  El    Temp-C    Dir MPH  filt  FWHM
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              --------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                 Wind                        Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
    ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:01    38    -4     42   250  (WSW)   2524   Cloudy    dust
     17:01    36    -6     32   257  (WSW)   2651   Cloudy    dust
     18:01    34    -1     27   262  (W)     2784   Cloudy    dust
     19:01    33    -3     21   257  (WSW)   2084   Cloudy    dust
     20:01    32    -2     23   255  (WSW)   1251   Cloudy    dust
     21:01    31    -3     32   252  (WSW)    998   Cloudy    none
     22:01    30    -3     20   260  (W)      803   Cloudy    none
     23:01    29    -1     13   266  (W)      901   Cloudy    none
     00:01    28     1     17   275  (W)     1178   Cloudy    none
     01:01    27     2     26   281  (W)      897   Cloudy    none
     02:01    27     2     15   250  (WSW)   1003   Cloudy    none
     03:01    24     7     10   329  (NNW)   2199   Cloudy    dust
     04:01    24     8     11   297  (WNW)   1195   Cloudy    none
     05:01    24     6      8   266  (W)     1043   Cloudy    none
     06:01    24     2     14   265  (W)      862   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: 2.81
   Current guide software version: GIm Ctrlv4.1b2
   Current TCC version: 2.5.5   Current MC version: tmc