Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20060408
Date: Sun,  9 Apr 2006 06:45:36 -0600 (MDT)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu (Bill Ketzeback)
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                         Saturday, April 8, 2006
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START FINISH
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 J.Bally         N.Cunningham           NicFps         22:10 00:55
 D.Duncan        D.Duncan               Echelle        01:00 06:00
 G.Stringfellow  G.Stringfellow         Echelle        06:00 06:30
  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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 CU01/R      20:23 01:00    0    0    0    0    0   4.6  1.0   0    0
 CU07/R      01:00 05:46    0    0    0    0   0.9  3.9   0    0    0
 CU08/W      05:46 06:33    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.8   0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 We opened early tonight for cooling and were able to focus just before sunset
 with narrowband filters in order to use twilight for observations of a grb.
 Everything went smoothly first and second half. No problems tonight with
 equipment. Dust levels were slightly elevated a few times throughout the
 night. Seeing was moderate to good.
                       ------- 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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 19:36 nicfps      32(1350)    130 55  7.7/9.3    190  9  H2-2.25  1.1
 20:08 nicfps      -68(1310)   283 34  7.4/8.6    181  9    Ks     0.9
 21:23 nicfps      -47(1177)   4   53  5.9/7.0    152  14 H2-2.12  0.8
 22:52 nicfps      110(1323)   -9  52  8.0/6.7    184  5  H2r-2.13 0.9
 00:55 Echelle     -48(-121)   -85 77  6.7/6.0    194  7    nd2    1.21
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
    ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:01    52    13     11   214  (SW)    1708   clear     none
     17:01    54    12     13   247  (WSW)   1752   clear     none
     18:01    50     8     10   227  (SW)    1872   clear     none
     19:01    48     9      8   206  (SSW)   1870   clear     none
     20:01    46     9      8   181  (S)     1778   clear     none
     21:01    43    12      8   162  (SSE)   1720   clear     none
     22:01    45    11     10   148  (SSE)   1869   clear     none
     23:01    46     4      6   200  (SSW)   1772   clear     none
     00:01    45     8      6   182  (S)     2058   clear     none
     01:01    44    13      9   179  (S)     1817   clear     none
     02:01    43    12      5   178  (S)     1910   clear     none
     03:01    46     5      2   188  (S)     2417   clear     none
     04:01    46     3      0   121  (ESE)   2525   clear     none
     05:01    45     2      3   180  (S)     2586 prtly cldy  thin cirrus
     06:01    46     3      4   182  (S)     3045 prtly cldy  thin cirrus
     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: 2.8.2
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.1