Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 06:06:12 -0700 (MST) From: John Barentine Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20030317 Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Monday, March 17, 2003 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- S.McCandliss S.McCandliss,K.France GRIM --:-- --:-- W.Zheng W.Zheng,K.Chiu GRIM,SPIcam --:-- --:-- INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RO/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B -------------------------------------------------------------------- JH05/R 19:06 00:00 0 4.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DD03/R 00:00 05:17 0 5.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- 1st Half Observing Specialist: R.McMillan Clouds, high winds, fog, and a light sprinkling of white powder. 2nd Half Observing Specialist: J.Barentine No significant precipitation during second half, but continued cloudy and windy. ------- 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 27 21 24 266 (W) 787 cloudy none 17:01 27 23 30 258 (WSW) 754 mstly cldy none 18:01 26 22 24 256 (WSW) 780 cloudy none 19:01 23 18 21 275 (W) 575 cloudy none 20:01 23 21 25 250 (WSW) 631 cloudy none 21:01 22 21 17 254 (WSW) 3589 cloudy fog 22:01 23 22 11 224 (SW) 216 cloudy snow,fog 23:01 22 20 8 265 (W) 4672 cloudy fog 00:01 23 21 17 256 (WSW) 214 cloudy fog 01:01 24 20 24 252 (WSW) 317 cloudy fog 02:01 22 18 23 263 (W) 345 cloudy fog 03:01 21 15 16 267 (W) 1280 cloudy none 04:01 21 17 10 272 (W) 2283 cloudy none 05:01 21 17 12 272 (W) 1248 cloudy none 06:01 21 17 13 293 (WNW) 2714 cloudy 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