Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 06:41:38 -0700 (MST) From: Jack Dembicky Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20030220 Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Thursday, February 20, 2003 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- G.Wallerstein C.Laws Echelle --:-- --:-- C.Laws C.Laws Echelle --:-- --:-- INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RO/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B -------------------------------------------------------------------- UW06/R 18:47 00:00 3.5 1.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UW01/R 00:00 05:47 0 5.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialists: J.Dembicky Clouds, Humidity, and Snow again kept us closed all night. The snow program was ran most of the night and the roof heaters were also left on. I parked the telescope facing due south and turned the roof heaters on. ------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:01 32 31 0 227 (SW) 8150 Cloudy Lt. Drizzle 17:01 32 29 1 92 (E) 250 Cloudy Lt. Drizzle 18:01 32 30 4 103 (ESE) 244 Cloudy Lt. Drizzle 19:01 31 30 1 191 (S) 3313 Cloudy Lt. Drizzle 20:01 29 28 9 123 (ESE) 7 Cloudy Lt. Snow 21:01 27 27 0 121 (ESE) 15 Cloudy Lt. Snow 22:01 27 25 5 64 (ENE) 4 Cloudy Lt. Snow 23:01 27 26 0 220 (SW) 6 Cloudy Lt. Snow 00:01 27 26 8 130 (SE) 43 Cloudy Lt. Snow 01:01 29 26 11 131 (SE) 13 Cloudy Lt. Snow 02:01 26 26 5 359 (N) 1249 Cloudy Fog 03:01 26 25 1 255 (WSW) 1826 Cloudy Fog 04:01 26 25 11 14 (NNE) 587 Cloudy Fog 05:01 26 26 9 4 (N) 1205 Cloudy Fog 06:01 26 25 16 15 (NNE) 972 Cloudy 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: 2.6.8