Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20060428
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 06:31:11 -0600 (MDT)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu (Bill Ketzeback)
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Friday, April 28, 2006
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START FINISH
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 Q.Hart          Q.Hart                 SPIcam         --:--  --:--
 M.Strauss       M.Shin                 DIS            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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 CU03/R      20:40 01:00   3.8  0.6   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 PU02/R      01:00 05:21    0    0    0    0   4.4   0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 Several threatening looking radar returns to the north kept us closed all of
 first half. The sytem was broken up enough by 00:30 that I felt comfortable
 enough with opening. 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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00:56 dis-slit    0(475)      142 74  -0.1/0.1   2    8    -     1.11
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
    ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:01    40    18     20   220  (SW)    2776  cloudy    dusty
     17:01    38     9      6   257  (WSW)   1968  cloudy    snow flurries
     18:01    37    23     23   248  (WSW)   5173  cloudy    graupple
     19:01    36    21     13   251  (WSW)   2277  cloudy    dusty
     20:01    32    22     10   264  (W)     1651  cloudy    none
     21:01    31    23      8   266  (W)     1747  cloudy    none
     22:01    30    23      3   250  (WSW)   1642 prtly cldy none
     23:01    31    23      1   343  (NNW)   1606 mstly clr  none
     00:01    31    20     12    11  (N)     1505 mstly clr  none
     01:01    31    19      8    26  (NNE)   1530  clear     none
     02:01    32    19     12    74  (ENE)   1765  clear     none
     03:01    33    16     10    13  (NNE)   1688  clear     none
     04:01    32    18      9   322  (NW)    1588 prtly cldy none
     05:01    32    21      8   351  (N)     1532 prtly 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: 2.8.3
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.1