Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2002 04:17:10 -0600 (MDT) From: John Barentine Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20020703 APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY 3.5m Telescope Night Log Wednesday, July 3, 2002 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- P.Szkody P.Szkody DISII --:-- --:-- INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RO/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B -------------------------------------------------------------------- UW04/R 21:18 04:04 4.6 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: J.Barentine Storms again in late afternoon and early evening prevented opening. From around 21:00 until about 23:00 we experienced high winds, high humidity, high dust and lightning in the area. The storms settled toward midnight but left a blanket of clouds in its wake. Shortly after 04:00, Paula declared the night a wash. ------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:01 72 39 8 235 (SW) 1121 MstlyCldy none 17:01 74 39 10 268 (W) 1363 MstlyCldy none 18:01 73 38 8 266 (W) 1721 MstlyCldy none 19:01 63 43 12 322 (NW) 1957 MstlyCldy rain 20:01 54 45 20 12 (NNE) 1390 Overcast none 21:01 63 37 22 29 (NNE) 1545 Overcast none 22:01 58 45 29 56 (NE) 1074 Overcast lt rain 23:01 51 48 36 70 (ENE) 1032 Overcast lt rain 00:01 50 47 28 68 (ENE) 810 Overcast none 01:01 51 45 18 73 (ENE) 867 MstlyCldy none 02:01 52 44 11 87 (E) 683 MstlyCldy none 03:01 54 41 6 60 (ENE) 606 MstlyCldy none 04:01 55 41 0 33 (NNE) 1106 MstlyCldy 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