Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20060409
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 06:38:51 -0600 (MDT)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu (Bill Ketzeback)
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                         Sunday, April 9, 2006
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START FINISH
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 P.Lim           P.Lim                  Echelle        00:30 05:50
 G.Stringfellow  B.Ketzeback            Echelle        05:50 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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 NM06/R      20:24 05:45    0   4.1   0    0   0.4  4.8   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
 Clouded out all of first half. Clouds thinned some, enough to open for 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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 00:42 Echelle     -8(145)     126 71  10.4/11.1  213  19   nd2   0.8
 05:52 Echelle     -28(54)     58  52  8.4/8.3    258  16   nd2   1.63
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:01    60    17     20   201  (SSW)   2339   cloudy    dusty
     17:01    60    16     17   218  (SW)    2215   cloudy    dusty
     18:01    56    14     14   196  (SSW)   2187   cloudy    dusty
     19:01    54    12     17   210  (SSW)   2134   cloudy    dusty
     20:01    53    12     20   213  (SSW)   2652   cloudy    dusty
     21:01    52     9     20   224  (SW)    1927   cloudy    none
     22:01    52     9     17   212  (SSW)   1943   cloudy    none
     23:01    53     9     13   208  (SSW)   2109   cloudy    dusty
     00:01    52     9     18   216  (SW)    2184 prtly cldy  cirrus
     01:01    52     8     20   223  (SW)    2350 prtly cldy  cirrus, dust
     02:01    51     6     19   241  (WSW)   2270 prtly cldy  cirrus, dust
     03:01    49     4     17   254  (WSW)   1750 mstly clr    none
     04:01    48     4     14   265  (W)     1170 mstly clr    none
     05:01    48     5     19   273  (W)      852 mstly clr    none
     06:01    47     3     17   269  (W)      934 mstly clr    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: 2.8.2
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.1