Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20060124
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 05:20:48 -0700 (MST)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu (Bill Ketzeback)
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Tuesday, January 24, 2006
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START FINISH
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 N.Cunningham    N.Cunningham           Nicfps         17:00 20:25
 A.Mukadam       A.Mukadam              DIS            --:-- --:--
 G.Wallerstein   G.Wallerstein          Echelle        --:-- --:--
  INST     SCHED(TWILIGHT)   WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     DAY  NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
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 CU05/R      18:25 00:10   3.8   0    0    0   2.0   0    0    0    0
 UW09/R      00:10 05:36   3.2  2.3   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 UW13/R      05:36 06:06    0   0.5   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 We were open for just a short time to test out a focus script for nicfps.
 It was slow going because of the clouds. We got tired of waiting for anykind
 of a suckerhole and I finally closed at 23:00. By 01:00 the snow showers
 started, by 03:00 the ground was white and accumulation of cars in the
 parking lot was observed. I sent my observer home under the understanding that
 I would call if condtions improved. They never did. I gave up at 05:00
                      ------- FAILURE LOG -------
  PROG   INST   FAILURE MODE     TIME
       (SEDFNVOG)    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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 20:38 nicfps      268(1095)   -88 76  -0.7/-0.9  84   15   -     1.91
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
     ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:01    42     5      2   105  (ESE)    962  mstly cldy  none
     17:01    37    -2     15    76  (ENE)    761  mstly cldy  none
     18:01    33    -3     19    73  (ENE)    660  mstly cldy  none
     19:01    31    -3     15    84  (E)      658  mstly cldy  none
     20:01    31    -1     15    88  (E)      702  mstly cldy  none
     21:01    31     4     18    83  (E)     1121    cloudy    none
     22:01    31     4     20   109  (ESE)   1288    cloudy    none
     23:01    31     8     18   116  (ESE)   1330    cloudy    none
     00:01    33    13     17   114  (ESE)   1530    cloudy    none
     01:01    31    24     17   118  (ESE)   2268    cloudy    snow showers
     02:01    33    20     22   127  (SE)    1417    cloudy    snow showers
     03:01    28    25     14   112  (ESE)   2301    cloudy    snow showers
     04:01    29    28     21   121  (ESE)    922    cloudy    snow showers
     05:01    31    31     24   139  (SE)     460    cloudy    snow showers
     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 TCC version: 2.8
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.1