Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20040510
Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 05:25:36 -0600 (MDT)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu (Bill Ketzeback)
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                          Monday, May 10, 2004
                                                          ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START FINISH
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 R.Covarrubias   R.Covarrubias          DIS            01:00  03:00
  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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 UW05/R      20:51  05:08  4.2  2.1   0    0   1.2  0.8   0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                 ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 We stayed closed for all of first half due to threatening returns on the
 weather radar. Lighting and light precipation occured early on in the
 evening as well. Around 3am we were forced to close due to high dust counts.
                          ------- 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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 00:51 dis-slit    -75(1134)   186 78  10.0/10.3  193  16   -     1.32
 00:58 NA2gdr      -4500(42500)193 77  10.0/10.2  179  13   R     1.20
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                  Wind                       Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:01    55    36      6   105  (ESE)    814   cloudy     rain
     17:01    48    39     19   111  (ESE)   1008   cloudy     rain
     18:01    55    35      6   191  (S)     1053   cloudy     rain
     19:01    50    37      4   351  (N)     3023   cloudy     rain
     20:01    53    32     12   285  (WNW)    885   cloudy     rain
     21:01    52    31      7   265  (W)     1050 prtly cldy   dust
     22:01    50    35      9   141  (SE)     974 prtly cldy   none
     23:01    52    33     15   179  (S)      940 prtly cldy   none
     00:01    49    36     16   195  (SSW)    909 prtly cldy   none
     01:01    50    37     10   204  (SSW)   1022 prtly cldy   none
     02:01    49    36      9   205  (SSW)   1721 mstly clear  none
     03:01    50    35      7   253  (WSW)   3775 mstly cldy   dust
     04:01    49    36      9   200  (SSW)   3442 mstly cldy   dust
     05:01    48    35     14   254  (WSW)   2844 mstly cldy   dust
     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