Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 05:00:05 -0700 (MST)
From: Jack Dembicky
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20031212
                         Apache Point Observatory
                         3.5m Telescope Night Log
                         Friday, December 12, 2003
                                                          ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT     START FINISH
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 D.York         D.York                  Echelle        --:--  --:--
 B.Gillespie    J.Dembicky              SPIcam         --:--  --:--
  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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 DD04/R      17:56  00:00  2.4  3.7   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 EN02/O/D    00:00  05:59   0   6.0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                  ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
 High  Humidity with blowing snow the first part of the night, humidity
 dropped during the 2nd half but still blowing snow kept us closed.
 Due to the ice and snow conditions I did the instrument fills for Russet
 for 2nd half tonight.
                        ------- 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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                -------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                 Wind                       Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:01    24    21     10   306  (NW)     164  Mst. Cldy  Lt. Snow
     17:01    22    19      8   309  (NW)     161  Pt. Cldy   Blowing Snow
     18:01    20    18     16   295  (WNW)    188   Mst. Clr. Blowing Snow
     19:01    20    17      9   340  (NNW)    124   Mst. Clr. Blowing Snow
     20:01    21    17      4   310  (NW)     116   Mst. Clr. Blowing Snow
     21:01    19    17      9   359  (N)      150   Mst. Clr. Blowing Snow
     22:01    20    16     14   358  (N)      133     Clear   Blowing Snow
     23:01    19    16      8     0  (N)      117     Clear   Blowing Snow
     00:01    18    14     13   343  (NNW)    116     Clear   Blowing Snow
     01:01    18    14     11   352  (N)      123     Clear   Blowing Snow
     02:01    17    13     12   348  (NNW)    111     Clear   Blowing Snow
     03:01    19    10      8   358  (N)      137   Mst. Clr. Blowing Snow
     04:01    18     7     17    24  (NNE)     93   Mst. Clr. Blowing Snow
   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-0.77
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