Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 06:41:04 -0700 (MST) From: Jack Dembicky Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20060304 Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Saturday, March 4, 2006 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- G.Kacprzak G.Kacprzak, J.Evans SPIcam 22:25 06:34 INST SCHED(TWILIGHT) WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOT USED I/ROW/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NM02/R 18:56 05:33 0 3.5 0 0 5.8 1.4 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky Clouds kept us closed until 22:20 then clear skies. DIS blue ion pump 3x10e-5 at start of the night DIS blue ion pump 3x10e-5 at end of the night ------- FAILURE LOG ------- PROG INST FAILURE MODE TIME (SEDFNVOG) TI/SHU START FINISH DESCRIPTION ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- FOCUS LOG --------------- Air/Truss Wind Time Instrument Focus Az El Temp-C Dir MPH filt FWHM --------------------------------------------------------------------- 22:36 SPIcam 25(907) -57 46 6.2/6.2 261 11 g' 1.4 22:37 NA2gdr -3093(29906) -58 75 6.2/6.2 249 14 R 1.2 ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:01 48 22 25 234 (SW) Cloudy none 17:01 47 20 18 266 (W) Cloudy none 18:01 46 17 20 267 (W) Cloudy none 19:01 44 11 6 279 (W) Cloudy none 20:01 44 10 12 310 (NW) Cloudy none 21:01 43 11 7 305 (NW) Cloudy none 22:01 43 11 10 331 (NNW) Pt. Cldy none 23:01 43 9 12 274 (W) 798 Clear none 00:01 43 9 12 277 (W) 752 Clear none 01:01 42 8 20 267 (W) 679 Clear none 02:01 41 8 15 267 (W) 881 Clear none 03:01 41 6 16 269 (W) 771 Clear none 04:01 40 6 15 286 (WNW) 826 Clear none 05:01 39 3 14 282 (WNW) 843 Clear none 06:01 38 4 17 294 (WNW) 904 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 Current TUI version: TUI 1.1