Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 07:01:55 -0700 (MST)
From: Jack Dembicky
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20030114
                         Apache Point Observatory
                         3.5m Telescope Night Log
                         Tuesday, January 14, 2003
                                                          ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT     START FINISH
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 D.York         B.McCall,P.Sonnentrucker Echelle       18:07  23:25
 D.Lamb         J.Barentine,C.Blake      SPIcam        23:29  02:50
                J.Dembicky,R.McMillan
 C.Blake        C.Blake                  SPIcam        02:50  04:10
 N.Chanover     N.Chanover,P.Cosby       Echelle       04:10  06:59
   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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 UC02/R      18:16  00:00   0    0    0    0    0   5.2   0    0    0
 UC01/O/D    00:00  02:50   0    0    0    0    0   3.4   0    0    0
 DD01/R      02:50  04:09   0    0    0    0    0   1.3   0    0    0
 NM01/O      04:09  06:09   0    0    0    0   1.4  0.6   0    0    0
 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                  ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 1st Half Observing Specialist: J.Barentine
 Calm first half... opened just before sunset and by focus at 6pm we were
reading an impressive 0.55 arcseconds FWHM unfiltered on the Echelle
guider.
 About 21:30, Don Lamb called the site from where he was staying in Los
Alamos with news of a HETE GRB trigger.  At the time the localization was
too low for us to chase it with the 3.5m, but within the half hour the
localization was improved to 2' and the position reported.  The position
RA (11h) meant that we could not go after it immediately, but pre-emption
of the second-half programs was likely.  We did trigger and observed the
field with SPIcam approximately three and a half hours after the outburst
but did not detect make a detection of any afterglow to beyond the
limiting magnitude of the DSS.  Throughout this time we had an increase of
light cirrus and winds from the south, degrading our seeing to beyond an
arcsecond and inconveniently making for non-photometric observing
conditions.   Russet was helping out from home while logged into Remark,
and we acknowledge her efforts with thanks.
 2nd Half Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
 Everything ran smoothly 2nd half.
                        ------- FAILURE LOG -------
 PROG   INST   FAILURE MODE     TIME
      (SEGDFVO)    TI/SHU   START  FINISH  DESCRIPTION
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                 ---------------- FOCUS LOG ---------------
                                        Air/Truss   Wind
 Time   Instrument   Focus     Az  El    Temp-C    Dir MPH  filt  FWHM
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 18:11 Echelle     -112(-301)  181 79  5.7/7.4    230   7   clear 0.55
 20:01 Echelle     11(-216)    187 69  6.4/6.4    263   7   clear 0.66
 23:57 SPIcam      -140(747)   95  36  3.7/3.9    185   9   i'    0.70
 04:14 Echelle      -7(-469)  139  56  2.9/2.5    267  13   ND1   0.87
              --------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                 Wind                        Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
     ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:01    45    16      5   193  (SSW)     66  MstlyClr     none
     17:01    44    12      5   210  (SSW)     99  MstlyClr     none
     18:01    40     6      6   199  (SSW)    140    Clear      none
     19:01    44     5      8   261  (W)       43    Clear      none
     20:01    44     4      6   250  (WSW)     29    Clear      none
     21:01    43     4      6   248  (WSW)     40    Clear      none
     22:01    43     3      3   228  (SW)      52    Clear      none
     23:01    39    12      7   185  (S)      106  MstlyClr     none
     00:01    39    11     10   183  (S)       78  MstlyClr     none
     01:01    36    12      9   200  (SSW)     96  MstlyClr     none
     02:01    38    12     12   210  (SSW)     68  MstlyClr     none
     03:01    38    12     12   239  (WSW)     45  Lt. Cirrus   none
     04:01    39    12     12   266  (W)       48  Lt. Cirrus   none
     05:01    37    15     16   260  (W)       50  Lt. Cirrus   none
     06:01    36    17     12   264  (W)       87  Lt. Cirrus   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: 2.82
   Current guide software version: GIm Ctrlv4.1b2
   Current TCC version: 2.6.8