Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 06:32:28 -0700 (MST) From: John Barentine Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20041223 Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Thursday, December 23, 2004 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- M.Strauss X.Fan Grim --:-- --:-- B.Gillespie F.Hearty, J.Walawender NIC-FPS --:-- --:-- INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOT USED I/RO/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PU05/R 18:00 00:00 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EN02/R 00:00 06:05 0.6 5.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- 1st Half Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky Let it freeze (and snow), let it freeze (and blow), let it freeze. Did I mention that it was cold tonight??? We didn't open (snow, blowing snow, humidity, and uh cold). 2nd Half Observing Specialist: John Barentine Temperatures between -10 and -17C, high winds and humidity. ------- FAILURE LOG ------- PROG INST FAILURE MODE TIME (SEGNDFVO) 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 13 9 8 88 (E) 256 Overcast snow 17:01 11 7 22 67 (ENE) 226 Overcast snow 18:01 10 6 19 73 (ENE) 303 Overcast snow 19:01 8 4 21 65 (ENE) 196 Overcast snow 20:01 7 3 32 63 (ENE) 204 Overcast snow 21:01 6 1 35 58 (ENE) 277 Overcast none 22:01 5 2 19 75 (ENE) 175 Overcast none 23:01 3 0 16 76 (ENE) 272 MstlyCldy none 00:01 3 0 22 70 (ENE) 123 MstlyCldy none 01:01 2 -1 20 73 (ENE) 192 PtlyCldy none 02:01 6 0 9 55 (NE) 122 MstlyClr none 03:01 4 0 1 73 (ENE) 132 Clear none 04:01 8 2 6 6 (N) 106 Clear none 05:01 6 3 3 178 (S) 147 Clear none 06:01 8 2 12 42 (NE) 218 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 TCC version: 2.7.2 Current TUI version: TUI 0.931