Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 05:41:55 -0600 (MDT) From: Jack Dembicky Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20020710 APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY 3.5m Telescope Night Log Wednesday, July 10, 2002 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- S.Hawley S.Hawley, O.Fraser DISII 21:01 05:30 K.Covey INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RO/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B -------------------------------------------------------------------- UW03/R 21:16 05:01 0 0 0 0 7.7 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: J. Dembicky Opened around 20:15, focused around 21:00 with 0.85 arc sec seeing. Everything ran smooth as silk tonight. ------- FAILURE LOG ------- PROG INST FAILURE 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:58 DISslit -100(900) 113 59 14.3/16.8 79 14 none 0.89 21:00 NA2gdr -1094(52905) 113 59 14.3/16.8 79 14 R 0.84 --------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:01 71 48 3 258 (WSW) 1039 Cloudy Sprinkles 17:01 61 46 6 355 (N) 1193 Cloudy None 18:01 62 45 9 21 (NNE) 1077 Cloudy None 19:01 64 44 5 82 (E) 930 Pt. Cldy None 20:01 61 44 6 85 (E) 965 Pt. Cldy None 21:01 58 45 14 76 (ENE) 1161 Mst. Clr None 22:01 57 44 12 88 (E) 1221 Lt. Cirrus None 23:01 57 45 13 76 (ENE) 1357 Lt. Cirrus None 00:01 56 47 14 76 (ENE) 1434 Lt. Cirrus None 01:01 56 45 17 69 (ENE) 1273 Lt. Cirrus None 02:01 55 45 15 73 (ENE) 1232 Lt. Cirrus None 03:01 55 45 17 75 (ENE) 1204 Pt. Cldy None 04:01 55 46 16 66 (ENE) 1311 Pt. Cldy None 05:01 55 45 3 82 (E) 1470 Pt. Cldy 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: 2.80b Current guide software version: GIm Ctrlv4.1b4 Current TCC version: 2.6.5