Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20060103
Date: Wed,  4 Jan 2006 06:36:05 -0700 (MST)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu (Bill Ketzeback)
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Tuesday, January 3, 2006
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START FINISH
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 F.Hearty        F.Hearty,S.Beland      NICFPS         21:30  23:30
 B.Keeney        B.Keeney               DIS            00:10  06:40
  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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 CU01/R      18:08 00:10   0.6  3.4   0    0   2.0   0    0    0    0
 CU03/R      00:10 06:09    0    0    0    0   6.0   0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 The skies were overcast until about 21:20 when some sucker holes presented
 themselves. The first half observer wanted to do some engineering tests with
 the instrument and software so I opened. They gave up due to poor conditions
 at 23:30, giving the rest of their time to the second half observer. The
 skies never completely cleared but thinned some second half. Seeing was
 moderate to poor.
                      ------- 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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 22:34 nicfps      125(1346)   281 29  4.6/4.2    17   7    MK-H  1.77
 00:04 dis-slit    175(853)    -2  63  5.1/4.3    5    6    -     1.29
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
     ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:01    44     8     16   261  (W)      668   cloudy    none
     17:01    42    -2     15   273  (W)      543   cloudy    none
     18:01    42    -4     14   291  (WNW)    464   cloudy    none
     19:01    41    -2      8   267  (W)      473   cloudy    none
     20:01    41    -1      7   296  (WNW)    484   cloudy    none
     21:01    41    -5      8   336  (NNW)    396   cloudy    none
     22:01    40    -5      8    28  (NNE)    375 mstly cldy  none
     23:01    39   -13      4   352  (N)      402 mstly cldy  none
     00:01    41   -19      4    19  (NNE)    220 mstly cldy  none
     01:01    43   -23      7   358  (N)      179 mstly cldy  none
     02:01    44   -23      8     0  (N)       94 mstly cldy  none
     03:01    40   -26      9     5  (N)      158 mstly cldy  none
     04:01    42   -23      8   345  (NNW)    109 mstly cldy  none
     05:01    43   -21     10   326  (NW)     103 mstly cldy  none
     06:01    43   -22     10   325  (NW)     115 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 TCC version: 2.8
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.1