Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 06:50:37 -0700 (MST)
From: Jack Dembicky
Subject: 3.5m Nightlog 20061223
                         Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Saturday, December 23, 2006
                                                          ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT   START  FINISH
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 D.Bowen         D.Bowen                 DIS          18:10  20:10
                                                      21:15  23:50
 Q.Hart          Q.Hart, F.Hearty        DIS          23:50  06:50
  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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 PU05/R      18:00  00:00  1.1   0    0    0   3.5  1.4   0    0    0
 CU02/R      00:00  06:05   0    0    0    0   6.1   0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 1st half Observing Specialist: G.Saurage
 Clouds overhead and rising humidity delayed opening. The sky cleared and
 humidity dropped around 18:00. Humidity rose again at 20:00. Closed at
 20:15 when humidity cruised past the limit. Reopened 21:15. Humidity
 continued to be close to the limit the rest of the first half.
 Weather log page still not working. Submit produces a blank page.
 2nd half Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
 No problems 2nd half.
                       ------- FAILURE LOG -------
  PROG   INST   FAILURE MODE     TIME
       (SEDFNVOG)   TI/SHU    START  FINISH  DESCRIPTION
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               ---------------- FOCUS LOG ---------------
 Time  Instrument  Focus    Az  El  Temp Strc Prim  Sec  Air  filt FWHM
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 18:20 DISslit -195(-477)  -27  49  -3.6 -1.3 -2.4  -2.7 -2.9  --  1.6
 23:53 DISslit -124(-492)   58  43  -3.8 -4.6 -5.2  -5.0 -4.2  --  1.5
 01:21 DISslit -150(-510)  -65  42  -3.4 -4.5 -5.3  -5.0 -3.7  --  1.8
 03:16 DISslit -191(-472) -162  47  -1.7 -2.3 -3.4  -2.6 -1.5  --  2.5
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:02    30    21      8   302  (WNW)    753    mstly clr  humid
     17:02    27    22      4   273    (W)    770   mstly cldy  humid
     18:02    26    20      7   360    (N)    519   mstly cldy  humid
     19:02    25    19     13     0    (N)    504    mstly clr  none
     20:02    23    19      1   359    (N)    584    mstly clr  humid
     21:02    25    18      8    51   (NE)    503    clear      humid
     22:02    24    20     11   333  (NNW)    619    clear      humid
     23:02    24    19     14     2    (N)    592    clear      none
     00:02    25    19     10    17  (NNE)    597    clear     none
     01:02    25    17     10     1    (N)    492    clear     none
     02:02    26    12     14    22  (NNE)    322    clear     none
     03:02    30     2     16    10    (N)    121    clear     none
     04:02    26     8      9    17  (NNE)    197    clear     none
     05:02    27     2     14    26  (NNE)     86    clear     none
     06:02    28     3      7   347  (NNW)    147    clear     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: 2.8.5
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.2