Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 06:05:06 -0700 (MST) From: John Barentine Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20041206 Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Monday, December 6, 2004 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- F.Hearty F.Hearty,N.Cunningham, NIC-FPS --:-- --:-- J.Barentine INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOT USED I/RO/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B --------------------------------------------------------------------- DD01/O 17:55 05:55 8.1 3.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: J.Barentine "Each morning we make ready for a start, but it remains a mass of swirling drift. " -- R.F. Scott, last page of his diary. (thanks to G. Wallerstein for this highly appropriate quotation.) ------- 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 25 23 13 277 (W) 14546 Overcast lt snow 17:01 25 22 9 356 (N) 9842 PtlyCldy none 18:01 25 22 9 294 (WNW) 6658 PtlyCldy none 19:01 25 22 14 303 (WNW) 3216 PtlyCldy none 20:01 25 22 16 301 (WNW) 2481 PtlyCldy none 21:01 24 21 17 301 (WNW) 4384 PtlyCldy none 22:01 24 21 16 334 (NNW) 4120 PtlyCldy none 23:01 24 21 18 321 (NW) 23 PtlyCldy none 00:01 24 20 18 352 (N) 40 MstlyClr none 01:01 24 20 20 324 (NW) 33 MstlyClr none 02:01 22 20 13 350 (N) 30 MstlyClr none 03:01 21 19 8 7 (N) 32 MstlyClr none 04:01 23 17 19 6 (N) 33 MstlyClr none 05:01 23 14 19 338 (NNW) 47 MstlyClr none 06:01 27 7 22 319 (NW) 49 MstlyClr 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