Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 13:42:21 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: [apo-staff] 3.5m Night Log 20061229
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Friday, December 29, 2006
                                                          ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT   START  FINISH
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R.Plotkin       R.Plotkin               NICFPS       --:--  --:-- D.York
       D.York                  NICFPS       --:--  --:--
  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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UW15/R      18:04  00:00   0   5.9   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
UC05.N/R    00:00  06:07  2.9  3.2   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: G.Saurage
Snowing and foggy at sunset. About 0.5” of accumulation at 18:00.
Continued fog, high humidity or light snow all night.
Telescope was parked facing South.
BTW: No heat in the dorms. Boiler is out.
                       ------- 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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                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:02    20    20     10   303  (WNW)  15694   cloudy    humid
     17:02    20    20      1   209  (SSW)  11782   cloudy    humid
     18:02    20    19      3   326   (NW)    332   cloudy   lt snow
     19:02    19    18      2    10    (N)    189   cloudy    humid
     20:02    22    18      7   316   (NW)   7995   cloudy     fog
     21:02    22    18     10   322   (NW)     73   cloudy     fog
     22:02    22    17      7   269    (W)   3455   cloudy   lt snow
     23:02    20    15      1   222   (SW)     66 mstly cldy lt snow
     00:02    20    16      6   273    (W)     62 mstly cldy  humid
     01:02    20    15      2   348  (NNW)     82   cloudy     fog
     02:02    20    15      1   161  (SSE)     75   cloudy     fog
     03:02    21    17      8   337  (NNW)   6194   cloudy   lt snow
     04:02    20    16      6     5    (N)     94   cloudy    humid
     05:02    20    16     12   334  (NNW)     72   cloudy     fog
     06:02    20    16     10   329  (NNW)     51   cloudy    humid
     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