From: Russet McMillan Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20020910 Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 06:04:46 -0600 (MDT) Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Tuesday, September 10, 2002 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- B.Goldman B.Goldman DIS-low --:-- --:-- S.Anderson S.Anderson DIS-low --:-- --:-- INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RO/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B -------------------------------------------------------------------- NM04/R 20:10 01:00 3.1 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UW02/R 01:00 05:50 4.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- 1st Half Observing Specialist: J.Barentine Cloudy skies kept us closed in the early evening, followed by very high humidity in the hours following. 2nd Half Observing Specialist: R.McMillan The high humidity continued throughout the night. ------- 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 57 47 0 195 (SSW) 163 MstlyCldy none 17:01 57 45 13 100 (E) 142 MstlyCldy none 18:01 56 43 12 81 (E) 134 MstlyCldy none 19:01 55 46 9 97 (E) 128 MstlyCldy none 20:01 53 50 13 78 (ENE) 235 MstlyCldy lt rain 21:01 49 48 22 74 (ENE) 79 MstlyCldy none 22:01 50 48 18 71 (ENE) 41 MstlyClr none 23:01 49 49 19 71 (ENE) 23 MstlyClr none 00:01 49 49 19 78 (ENE) 9 MstlyClr none 01:01 50 48 13 84 (E) 25 ptly cldy fog 02:01 50 49 14 76 (ENE) 10 ptly cldy fog 03:01 50 48 16 118 (ESE) 76 ptly cldy fog 04:01 50 49 15 119 (ESE) 118 ptly cldy fog 05:01 50 49 13 109 (ESE) 75 ptly cldy fog 06:01 49 48 15 108 (ESE) 123 ptly cldy fog 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: 2.6.5