Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20060816
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 06:47:32 -0600 (MDT)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu (Bill Ketzeback)
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Wednesday, August 16, 2006
                                                          ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)              INSTRUMENT   START FINISH
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 B.Lawton       B.Lawton,C.Churchill     DIS          --:--  --:--
 S.Vennes       N.Silvestri,S.Vennes     DIS          --:--  --:--
  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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 NM05/R      20:44  01:10  3.4  0.8   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 UW08/R      01:10  05:31  0.3  5.8   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 1st Half Observing Specialist: G.Saurage
 100% humidity at sunset. Raining shortly after. Fog & high humidity
 stayed with us for the rest of the first half.
 2nd Half Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 Fog lifted second half but humidity remained high and there were lots of
 nearby returns on the weather radar. No chance of opening the remainder
 of the night.
                       ------- 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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                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    55    55      6   272    (W)    360 mstly cldy lt rain
     17:00    55    55      8   255  (WSW)  36004   cloudy     rain
     18:00    54    54      1   264    (W)    374   cloudy     fog
     19:00    53    54      8    16  (NNE)    389   cloudy     fog
     20:00    51    50     18    57  (ENE)    305   cloudy    humid
     21:00    52    49     16    64  (ENE)    159   cloudy    humid
     22:00    50    50      6   346  (NNW)   9365   cloudy     fog
     23:00    52    49     20    29  (NNE)    179   cloudy    humid
     00:00    53    48     15    28  (NNE)    151   cloudy    humid
     01:00    54    47     23    35   (NE)    186   cloudy     none
     02:00    54    47     22    58  (ENE)    131   cloudy    humid
     03:00    50    50      6    14  (NNE)    243   cloudy    humid
     04:00    53    47     12     7    (N)    202   cloudy    humid
     05:00    53    48      8   338  (NNW)    195   cloudy     none
     06:00    52    48      9   354    (N)    170   cloudy     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: 2.8.4
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.2