Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 06:07:13 -0700 (MST) From: John Barentine Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20030316 Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Sunday, March 16, 2003 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- J.Holtzman J.Holtzman Echelle --:-- --:-- INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RO/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B -------------------------------------------------------------------- NM08/R 19:05 05:18 0 10.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- 1st Half Observing Specialist: W.Ketzeback Clouds, rain, graupel... remained closed all of first half. 2nd Half Observing Specialist: J.Barentine. Second verse, same as the first. The snow tapered off in the hours before sunrise with a total accumulation of a little more than an inch. ------- 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 41 22 16 243 (WSW) 471 cloudy none 17:01 38 26 16 216 (SW) 1746 cloudy none 18:01 38 25 13 227 (SW) 733 cloudy rain 19:01 34 31 12 266 (W) 1220 cloudy none 20:01 37 25 13 218 (SW) 987 cloudy sleet 21:01 37 26 15 251 (WSW) 1513 cloudy sleet 22:01 35 28 13 261 (W) 998 cloudy snow 23:01 31 31 16 259 (W) 564 cloudy snow 00:01 31 31 22 246 (WSW) 558 cloudy snow 01:01 30 30 19 247 (WSW) 39 overcast snow 02:01 29 29 22 257 (WSW) 194 overcast snow 03:01 28 27 20 263 (W) 95 overcast snow 04:01 27 26 12 262 (W) 1315 overcast none 05:01 27 26 22 263 (W) 766 overcast none 06:01 26 25 15 266 (W) 1142 overcast 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