Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20041227
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 05:22:56 -0700 (MST)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu (Bill Ketzeback)
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Monday, December 27, 2004
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START FINISH
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 D.York          D.York                 DIS            16:30  23:00
                                                       23:30  01:00
                                                       01:15  01:45
                                                       02:15  04:15
  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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 UC04/R      18:03  07:05   0   4.7   0    0    0   7.4   0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                   ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: W.Ketzeback
 Moonlight off variable clouds compromised much of the nebular observations
 that the observer was trying to accomplish making the work tonight very
 frustrating. We stayed open as much as we could however the data
 collected second half was not very useful. The observer also had a great
 deal of difficulties running slitview remotely tonight. The cause of which
 we never were able to isolate. Some very unusual behavior of the program
 freezing after telescope offsets as well as other difficulties with the
 centroiding algorithm could not be repeated locally.
                      ------- FAILURE LOG -------
  PROG   INST   FAILURE MODE     TIME
       (SEGDFVO)    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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18:49 dis-slit    -100(872)   167 77  4.0/4.7    218  11   -     1.12
21:38 dis-slit    -60(970)    137 36  3.2/3.0    201  17   -     1.09
21:41 NA2gdr      -605(30394) 138 36  3.0/3.1    246  14   R     1.6
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                       Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
     ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:01    40     1     11   207  (SSW)      0 mstly cldy   none
     17:01    38    -1      6   247  (WSW)      0 mstly cldy   none
     18:01    39    -3     12   209  (SSW)      0 mstly cldy   none
     19:01    39    -7     14   224  (SW)       0 mstly cldy   none
     20:01    39    -4     13   225  (SW)       0 mstly cldy   none
     21:01    38    -4     15   227  (SW)       0 mstly cldy   none
     22:01    38    -6     12   228  (SW)       0 mstly cldy   none
     23:01    39    -6     14   227  (SW)       1 mstly cldy   none
     00:01    38    -7     12   214  (SW)       0 mstly cldy   none
     01:01    38    -1     18   238  (WSW)      3 mstly cldy   none
     02:01    39     3     18   244  (WSW)      2 mstly cldy   none
     03:01    39     2     13   266  (W)        1 mstly cldy   none
     04:01    39     5     15   250  (WSW)      0 mstly cldy   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.
     Note: The Tower Dust counter appears to be down at this time
                              TELESCOPE STATUS
      Telescope drives operational. Current Remark version: 2.85b
      Current TCC version: 2.7.2  Current TUI version: TUI 0.932