Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20060427
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 07:29:10 -0600 (MDT)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu (Bill Ketzeback)
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Thursday, April 27, 2006
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START FINISH
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 G.Kacprzak      G.Kacprzak             DIS            --:--  --:--
 C.Churchill     G.Kacprzak             SPIcam         01:00  06:00
  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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 NM04/R      20:39 01:00   4.4   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 NM03/R      01:00 05:22    0    0    0    0   4.4   0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 Mostly clear night, very elevated dust levels first half. We finally were able
 to open at the start of second half. No problems.
                       ------- 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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 01:53 SPIcam      -430(490)   265 65  4.9/6.4    352  9    g     1.97
 01:59 NA2gdr      -3361(31738)264 63  5.0/6.2    326  9    R+nd2 1.94
 03:06 SPIcam      -100(794)   275 49  4.4/4.9    261  7    g     1.88
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
    ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:01    64    20     27   211  (SSW)   2011   clear     dusty
     17:01    59    17     24   220  (SW)    1809   clear     dusty
     18:01    60    16     29   200  (SSW)   8390   clear     dusty
     19:01    58    15     26   203  (SSW)  10130   clear     dusty
     20:01    55    12     11   261  (W)     9732   clear     dusty
     21:01    51     7     13   269  (W)    16769   clear     dusty
     22:01    49     5      8   286  (WNW)  11290   clear     dusty
     23:01    46     3      8   285  (WNW)   7742   clear     dusty
     00:01    43     3     11   313  (NW)   12354   clear     dusty
     01:01    42     4      9   316  (NW)    3112   clear     none
     02:01    41     5      6   317  (NW)    2556   clear     none
     03:01    39     5     10   264  (W)     2533   clear     none
     04:01    39     8      7   267  (W)     2537   clear     none
     05:01    38    11      4   193  (SSW)   2458   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: 2.8.3
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.1