Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:45:24 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: [apo-staff] 3.5m Night Log 20070113
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Saturday, January 13, 2007
                                                          ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT   START  FINISH
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 A.Becker        A.Becker                SPIcam       17:40  22:20
 G.Stringfellow  G.Stringfellow          SPIcam       --:--  --:--
 D.Bowen         D.Bowen                 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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 UW02/R      18:15  22:30  0.1   0    0    0   4.1   0    0    0    0
 CU07/R      22:30  00:00  1.6   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 PU03/R      00:00  06:09  3.0  3.1   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: G.Saurage
Windy and mostly clear at sunset. Clouds moved in at 21:30. Complete
overcast by 22:30. Winds exceeded the limit, closed at 22:55. High winds
and clouds persisted the rest of the night. Around 2:15 the humidity began
climbing. After 3:00 we had winds over the limit coupled with humidity
over the limit. By 4:00 radar returns showed precipitation just off the
ridge. With 92% humidity in 36mph gusts at 4:30, we called it a night.
The screenlog eavesdrop for SPIcam doesn’t seem to be working. When
initiated old data (from a previous day, UT070104) is spit out.
Tested a new version of TUI.
                       ------- FAILURE LOG -------
  PROG   INST   FAILURE MODE     TIME
       (SEDFNVOG)   TI/SHU    START  FINISH  DESCRIPTION
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               ---------------- FOCUS LOG ---------------
Time  Instrument  Focus    Az  El  Temp Strc Prim  Sec  Air  filt FWHM
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18:30 SPIcam     -75(-78)  314 47  1.1  0.9  0.4   0.7  0.9   g   0.9
20:00 SPIcam      25(15)   306 44  0.5  0.7  0.1   0.4  0.6   i   0.9
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:02    37    19     30   219   (SW)   1622 mstly clr    none
     17:02    35    18     23   207  (SSW)   1983 mstly clr    none
     18:02    34    18     22   212  (SSW)   2001 mstly clr    none
     19:02    34    19     27   204  (SSW)   1902    clear     none
     20:02    34    20     25   211  (SSW)   1858    clear     none
     21:02    32    20     20   217   (SW)   2182    clear     none
     22:02    32    18     24   215   (SW)   1853 mstly cldy   none
     23:02    32    18     24   207  (SSW)   1550   cloudy     none
     00:02    31    19     28   216   (SW)   1556   cloudy     none
     01:02    30    20     27   210  (SSW)   1477   cloudy     none
     02:02    29    20     18   235   (SW)   1542   cloudy     none
     03:02    26    22     21   201  (SSW)   1765   cloudy    humid
     04:02    28    25     33   233   (SW)   1148   cloudy    humid
     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: 2.8.5
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.2