Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20040426 Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 07:02:58 -0600 (MDT) From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu (Bill Ketzeback) Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Monday, April 26, 2004 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- N.Chanover N.Chanover Echelle 18:00 21:50 D.York D.York,B.Ketzeback DIS 21:55 01:05 O.Fraser O.Fraser DIS 01:10 06:00 INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOT USED I/RO/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B --------------------------------------------------------------------- NM02/R 20:39 21:52 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 UC05/O 21:52 01:00 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 0 0 0 UW09/R 01:00 05:23 0 0 0 0 3.1 1.2 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback Poor seeing all night to winds shifting to at sunset from an unfavorable westerly direction. Skies were mostly clear first half and mostly cloudy second half but not so thick that targets were not aquired. Night went smoothly. ------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:11 Echelle -235(195) 118 66 6.7/10.3 67 16 nd2 2.7 22:08 dis-slit -135(887) 217 75 4.4/5.8 74 18 - 1.14 22:12 NA2gdr -3334(45765) 221 73 4.3/5.7 71 18 Red+ND2 1.24 ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:01 55 22 7 251 (WSW) 693 prtly cldy none 17:01 56 22 11 266 (W) 758 prtly cldy none 18:01 54 19 9 264 (W) 789 prtly cldy none 19:01 52 19 1 274 (W) 941 prtly cldy none 20:01 45 20 12 64 (ENE) 681 clear none 21:01 42 21 19 60 (ENE) 696 prtly cldy none 22:01 40 23 16 65 (ENE) 784 clear none 23:01 40 20 15 65 (ENE) 885 clear none 00:01 39 23 17 75 (ENE) 845 clear none 01:01 39 23 1 118 (ESE) 950 clear none 02:01 39 23 2 182 (S) 993 mstly cldy none 03:01 38 23 14 85 (E) 804 mstly cldy none 04:01 37 24 12 97 (E) 811 mstly cldy none 05:01 38 20 9 90 (E) 989 mstly cldy none 06:01 41 14 10 110 (ESE) 1207 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. TELESCOPE STATUS Telescope drives operational. Current Remark version: 2.85b Current guide software version: guider v4.1b4 Current TCC version: 2.7.2 Current TUI version: TUI-0.843