Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:14:32 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20071216
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Sunday, December 16th, 2007
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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E.Hilton        E.Hilton                 DIS           17:50  00:06
M.Gladders      M.Gladders               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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 UW08.D/R   17:57  00:05    0    0    0    0   0.2  5.9   0    0    0
 UC02/R     00:05  06:01    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   5.9   0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialists: G.Saurage
AzVelScales: 592.1, 596.8; 594.5 changed to 595
Cloudy most of the first half. Continued training with Jeff Coughlin.
Second half observer was a no show. We then setup hoping to get some
characterization done for AGILE. Jeff connected to nimble successfully. We
went up to mount AGILE on the telescope and I managed to snap one of the
corners of the faceplate off where it attaches beneath the latches on to
the telescope. We continued taking data with 3 latches holding AGILE on
the telescope. We were able to get some characterization data for AGILE in
B, R and I filters.
Then we switched back to DIS for some pickup time for JH03. When we got
on-sky it seemed control-click was not making the correct offsets on the
slitviewer. We think it may have something to do with the TUI menus on
Newton showing up in strange places. We struggled trying to figure out
this problem as clouds rolled in. Completely overcast rest of night.
                       ------- 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    38    -8     15   337  (NNW)    107 mstly cldy   none
     17:00    36   -11     14   352    (N)     92 mstly cldy   none
     18:00    38    -7      8   352    (N)    165 mstly cldy   none
     19:00    38    -8     10   344  (NNW)     98 mstly cldy   none
     20:00    35    -9     12   340  (NNW)    233 mstly cldy   none
     21:00    38    -6     11   353    (N)    125 mstly cldy   none
     22:00    38    -5     11   295  (WNW)     99 mstly cldy   none
     23:00    38    -6      5   271    (W)     84 mstly cldy   none
     00:00    37    -7     10   227   (SW)    114 mstly cldy   none
     01:00    36    -7     11   210  (SSW)    106 mstly clr    none
     02:00    37    -7     13   228   (SW)     87    clear     none
     03:00    36    -9     12   228   (SW)    130  ptly cldy   none
     04:00    35   -11     12   231   (SW)    118   cloudy     none
     05:00    36     6     14   259    (W)    118   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: 2.9.1
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.4.3