Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20031117
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 04:43:28 -0700 (MST)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu (Bill Ketzeback)
                         Apache Point Observatory
                         3.5m Telescope Night Log
                         Monday, November 17, 2003
                                                          ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT     START FINISH
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 P.Yoachim      P.Yoachim               DIS            --:--  --:--
 K.Covey        N.Silvestri             DIS            --:--  --:--
  INST        SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     DAY  NOT USED
 I/RO/DN     START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
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 UW01/R      17:57  00:00  6.0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 UW04/R      00:00  05:40  0.6  5.1   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: W.Ketzeback
 Skies were clear until I finished focusing the telescope and was about to
 focus the guider and overcast skies prevented collection of science photons.
 The rest of the night we cycled through numerous different weather conditions.
 Clouds, high dust, humidity, high wind gusts and even light snow flurries.
 First half observer gave up at 2200 and second half observer by 0400.
                     ------- 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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 17:59 dis-slit    -80(624)    171 75  -0.1/2.4   264  16   -     1.2
                 -------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                 Wind                        Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
     ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:01    35    27     15   263  (W)      671 prtly cldy  none
     17:01    33    27     18   254  (WSW)    713   clear     none
     18:01    32    25     14   252  (WSW)    417   clear     none
     19:01    31    25     22   257  (WSW)   1023   cloudy    humid
     20:01    30    27     17   283  (WNW)    406   cloudy    humid
     21:01    31    24     13   307  (NW)     624   cloudy    snow flurries
     22:01    31    23     11   308  (NW)     520   cloudy    none
     23:01    30    21     18   301  (WNW)   1568   cloudy    none
     00:01    29    21     14   310  (NW)    2108   cloudy    snow flurries
     01:01    29    21     24   296  (WNW)    657   cloudy    none
     02:01    27    24      5   313  (NW)     574   cloudy    humid
     03:01    25    20     18   323  (NW)     113   cloudy    dust
     04:01    24    14     22    22  (NNE)    120   cloudy    windy
   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
   Telescope drives operational. Current Remark version: 2.85b
   Current guide software version: guider v4.1b4
   Current TCC version: 2.7.2  Current TUI version: TUI-0.75