Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 06:30:50 -0700 (MST) From: John Barentine Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20031216 Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Tuesday, December 16, 2003 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- W.Zheng W.Zheng,K.Chiu DIS 17:15 06:10 INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOT USED I/RO/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B --------------------------------------------------------------------- JH02/R 17:57 06:01 0 0 0 0 6.5 5.5 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- 1st Half Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback Poor seeing dominated the first half. Varying from 1.4 to 4.0+ arcseconds. 2nd Half Observing Specialist: J.Barentine Very quiet. Seeing continued its ride on the rollercoaster. ------- FAILURE LOG ------- PROG INST FAILURE MODE TIME (SEGDFVO) TI/SHU START FINISH DESCRIPTION ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- FOCUS LOG --------------- Air/Truss Wind Time Instrument Focus Az El Temp-C Dir MPH filt FWHM --------------------------------------------------------------------- 17:49 dis-slit 480(1126) 195 76 -1.2/-3.1 227 0 - 1.4 17:50 NA2gdr -1631(42368)196 76 -1.2/-3.1 227 0 R 1.2 18:59 NA2gdr 1500(45500) 238 40 -2.2/-2.9 356 4 R 2.21 19:20 dis-slit 280(1049) 242 36 -1.5/-2.9 34 10 - 2.37 19:25 NA2gdr 2584(46584) 243 35 -2.6/-2.9 49 6 clear 2.5 23:09 dis-slit 110(972) 68 60 1.8/1.3 257 4 - 1.2 23:11 NA2gdr 2000(46000) 68 61 1.6/1.2 246 5 clear 1.2 00:23 DISslit 75(913) 62 73 2.8/1.3 268 7 - 1.66 00:36 NA2gdr 6000(50000) 59 76 2.7/1.3 270 3 R 1.20 -------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:01 22 5 1 197 (SSW) 646 clear none 17:01 29 -10 12 48 (NE) 175 clear none 18:01 28 -11 2 350 (N) 109 clear none 19:01 27 -14 11 4 (N) 81 clear none 20:01 33 -14 8 34 (NE) 29 clear none 21:01 38 -10 2 31 (NNE) 32 clear none 22:01 37 -10 1 230 (SW) 52 clear none 23:01 37 -10 4 252 (WSW) 44 clear none 00:01 37 -10 4 267 (W) 46 clear none 01:01 37 -10 6 309 (NW) 34 clear none 02:01 37 -11 6 272 (W) 41 clear none 03:01 37 -11 13 293 (WNW) 41 clear none 04:01 37 -10 7 294 (WNW) 39 clear none 05:01 37 -11 7 324 (NW) 32 clear none 06:01 37 -11 12 268 (W) 33 clear 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 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