Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20071211
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:04:35 -0700 (MST)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu (Bill Ketzeback)
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 Q.Hart         Q.Hart,B.Keeney         DIS           --:--  --:--
 T.Thuan        T.Thuan,Y.Izotov        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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 CU03/R     17:55  00:05   6.2   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 UV02/O     00:05  05:57   5.9   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist:  W.Ketzeback
 The dewpoint split fluctuated above and below the closure limit
 all night long until the early morning snow showers at which time
 it stayed steady above the closure limit. We were close to opening
 several times however conditions never stayed favorable for greater
 than 15 minutes at a time.
                       ------- 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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                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    25    23      8   221   (SW)    192 mstly cldy  humid
     17:00    23    21      7   267    (W)    264 mstly cldy  humid
     18:00    23    21      5   184    (S)    309   cloudy    humid
     19:00    21    19      0   210  (SSW)    252   cloudy    humid
     20:00                  4   187    (S)    132 mstly clr   humid
     21:00    20    15      9   152  (SSE)    142 mstly cldy  humid
     22:00    21    16      9   267    (W)    114   cloudy    humid
     23:00    21    17     10   267    (W)    172   cloudy    humid
     00:00    23    17     16   265    (W)    206 mstly cldy  humid
     01:00    22    18     13   275    (W)    312   cloudy    humid
     02:00    22    19     13   270    (W)    230   cloudy    humid
     03:00    22    20     12   259    (W)   1506   cloudy     snow
     04:00    22    20      7   270    (W)   1519   cloudy    humid
     05:00    22    21      8   204  (SSW)   1641   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: 2.9.1
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.4.2