Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:53:39 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20071025
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Thursday, October 25th, 2007
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT      START  FINISH
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 M.Klaene       G.Saurage,R.McMillan    SPIcam,Echelle  18:25  04:50
                                        DIS, SH
   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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 EN01/O     19:13  06:22    0    0    0    0    0  11.1   0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialists: G.Saurage
AzVelScales: 583.4, 587.0 avg 585.2 (no change)
Clear night. Variable seeing.
Holmes comet:
Repeat of the observations taken last night for both SPICAM and ECHELLE,
as well as sky flats in B, V, & R (2x2). Files are in tonight’s Q4APO
directory /17PHolmes/.
ENG:
Acquired 5 sets of Fastcam data. Checked collimation NA2 vs. DIS
slitviewer. Took Shack-Hartman altitude sweep data. Zeroed the rotator and
did an instrument block for the NA2 guider.
                       ------- 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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20:15 Fastcam   -175(1304)  93  60  10.9 11.0 11.2   9.6 10.5
21:56 SPICAM    -107( 336) 131  36  11.1 10.6 11.0   9.6 10.7     1.1
22:17 ECHELLE   -123(-638) 131  40  10.9 10.6 11.0   9.6 10.7     1.3
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    54    24      4   260    (W)    554    clear     none
     17:00    53    22      8    11    (N)    512    clear     none
     18:00    52    18     10     5    (N)    459    clear     none
     19:00    51     4     15     8    (N)     66    clear     none
     20:00    51     5      7     9    (N)     73    clear     none
     21:00    52     6     11     7    (N)    147    clear     none
     22:00    52     2     10    12  (NNE)    102    clear     none
     23:00    52     2      4     2    (N)     54    clear     none
     00:00    54     3      7   352    (N)     49    clear     none
     01:00    52     4      5    33  (NNE)    173    clear     none
     02:00    51     8      8     3    (N)    315    clear     none
     03:00    47     7      5    17  (NNE)    291    clear     none
     04:00    49     8      7     7    (N)    170    clear     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: 2.9.1
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.4.1b2