Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20050131
Date: Tue,  1 Feb 2005 06:07:53 -0700 (MST)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu (Bill Ketzeback)
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Monday, January 31, 2005
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START FINISH
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 M.Strauss       X.Fan                  NIC-FPS        --:--  --:--
 V.Dwarkadas     V.Dwarkadas            Echelle        --:--  --:--
  INST     SCHED(TWILIGHT)   WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     DAY  NOT USED
 I/RO/DN     START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
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 PU05/R      18:31  00:10  5.1  0.5   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 UC07/R      00:10  06:03   0   5.9   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 Mostly cloudy skies with high humidity until 0330. Cloud cover thickened
 around the same time and we never opened. A thin dusting of snow fell after
 midnight.
                      ------- FAILURE LOG -------
  PROG   INST   FAILURE MODE     TIME
      (SEGDFNVO)    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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                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
     ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:01    24    18      5    88  (E)      -     cloudy    humid
     17:01    21    18      7    82  (E)      -     cloudy   humid
     18:01    19    17     13    72  (ENE)    -     cloudy    humid
     19:01    18    18     17    75  (ENE)    -     cloudy    humid
     20:01    18    17     18    72  (ENE)    -     cloudy    humid
     21:01    18    17     13    77  (ENE)    -     cloudy    humid
     22:01    17    16     14    74  (ENE)    -   mstly clr   humid
     23:01    18    16      9    75  (ENE)    -   mstly cldy  humid, flurries
     00:01    17    15     17    61  (ENE)    -     cloudy    humid
     01:01    17    15     15    60  (ENE)    -     cloudy    humid, lt. snow
     02:01    16    14      9    85  (E)      -     cloudy    humid, flurries
     03:01    16    14     18    60  (ENE)    -     cloudy    humid
     04:01    19    14     14    29  (NNE)    -     cloudy    none
     05:01    21    11      2   346  (NNW)    -     cloudy    none
     06:01    19    12      7     9  (N)      -     cloudy    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 0.94b2