Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20060821
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:11:12 -0600 (MDT)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu (Bill Ketzeback)
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Monday, August 21, 2006
                                                      ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)          INSTRUMENT   START   FINISH
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 Q.Hart         Q.Hart               SPIcam        --:--  --:--
 A.Connolly     S.Schmidt            SPIcam        --:--  --:--
  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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 CU02/R      20:39  01:10  4.5   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 UW03/O      01:10  05:34  4.1  0.3   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: W.Ketzeback
 Rain rain go away,
 come back only during the day.
 Please grant us clear skies at night,
 and bring precip only during day light.
 Even though we appreciate a forest free of fire and smoke
 this current weather pattern is no longer a funny joke.
 A flash flood watch is still on going for much of the state
 The town of Hatch, New Mexico, the rain did nearly decimate.
 The long range forecast gives no hint of relief
 Blame falls on a stalled high pressure cell over Texas is my belief
 The trees and grass are greener than we have ever seen
 Moss and mushrooms blanket the road side of highway 6563.
 If my night log rhyme causes one to groan and appears rather bleak,
 please blame it on just one clear night out of the past two weeks.
                       ------- 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    57    51     10   100    (E)    480   cloudy     rain
     17:00    54    47     12    55   (NE)    477   cloudy     rain
     18:00    54    49     10    81    (E)    381   cloudy    humid
     19:00    56    50      3   183    (S)    426   cloudy    humid
     20:00    54    50     12    80    (E)    394   cloudy    humid
     21:00    55    48     13   113  (ESE)    415   cloudy    humid
     22:00    55    51     14   118  (ESE)    458   cloudy   lt rain
     23:00    55    51     14   123  (ESE)    546   cloudy    humid
     00:00    53    52     12    95    (E)    630   cloudy    humid
     01:00    54    52     10   106  (ESE)    656   cloudy    humid
     02:00    54    53     10   122  (ESE)    805   cloudy     rain
     03:00    54    52     14   122  (ESE)    897   cloudy     rain
     04:00    51    50     12   167  (SSE)    995   cloudy     rain
     05:00    53    53     20   237  (WSW)    928   cloudy     rain
     06:00    48    48     18   205  (SSW)   1169   cloudy     rain
     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