Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 07:03:27 -0700 (MST)
From: John Barentine
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20041225
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Saturday, December 25, 2004
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START FINISH
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 B.Gillespie     F.Hearty,J.Walawender, NIC-FPS        17:30  06:15
                 J.Barentine,J.Dembicky
  INST        SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     DAY  NOT USED
 I/RO/DN     START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
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 EN02/O      18:02  06:06   0    0    0    0    0  12.1   0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                   ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Barentine
 As near perfect a night as might be imagined.  All night long we had
clear skies (til the last half hour), decent seeing, mild temperatures and
almost no wind to speak of.  A Merry Christmas, indeed.
 And now, in the tradition of the SDSS night logs, we present...
 The Christmas Dinner Menu
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 Crackers with gouda and brie cheeses
 Mixed greens salad with creamy shallot and tarragon vinaigrette
 Glazed ham
 Mashed potatoes
 Yellow sweet corn
 Holiday breads
 Cornbread
 Herb and wheat bread with garlic compound butter
 Mini Yorkshire puddings
 Mulled apple cider
 Eggnog
 Pecan streusel pie
 Dark Sumatra and pinon-flavored coffees
                      ------- FAILURE LOG -------
  PROG   INST   FAILURE MODE     TIME
       (SEGNDFVO)   TI/SHU   START  FINISH  DESCRIPTION
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                 ---------------- FOCUS LOG ---------------
                                        Air/Truss   Wind
 Time   Instrument   Focus     Az  El    Temp-C    Dir MPH  filt  FWHM
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 17:59 nicfps      375(1559)   -17 58  3.5/4.1    32   8    J     0.44
 05:16 nicfps      350(1449)   -98 50  2.2/1.5    247  0    J     0.68
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                       Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
     ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:01    42     8      5   354  (N)       34   Clear       none
     17:01    40     5      7    10  (N)       54   Clear       none
     18:01    38     7      8     6  (N)       44   Clear       none
     19:01    38     7      1   357  (N)       59   Clear       none
     20:01    37     6      9    19  (NNE)     64   Clear       none
     21:01    37     6     11   350  (N)       49   Clear       none
     22:01    37     7      4   351  (N)       57   Clear       none
     23:01    35     5      1   106  (ESE)     40   Clear       none
     00:01    37     5      4    91  (E)       58   Clear       none
     01:01    39     1      1   178  (S)       39   Clear       none
     02:01    36     7      0   202  (SSW)     62   Clear       none
     03:01    37     4      1   242  (WSW)     44   Clear       none
     04:01    37     3      0   348  (NNW)     38   Clear       none
     05:01    39     2      0   217  (SW)      35   Clear       none
     06:01    39     1      1   150  (SSE)     46   PtlyCldy    none
     07:01    34     8      0   206  (SSW)     47   PtlyCldyu
     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