Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 10:07:16 -0000 (UTC) Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20071208 From: "Gabrelle Saurage" Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Saturday, December 8th, 2007 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- D.Bowen D.Bowen DIS --:-- --:-- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- PU07/R 17:55 00:05 6.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UC02/R 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 Specialists: G.Saurage Az Vel Scales: 591.2, 596.9 changed to 594.0 Overcast and high humidity all night. ------- FAILURE LOG ------- PROG INST FAILURE MODE TIME (SEDFNVOG) TI/SHU START FINISH DESCRIPTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- FOCUS LOG --------------- Time Instrument Focus Az El Temp Strc Prim Sec Air filt FWHM ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------- 16:00 36 28 27 221 (SW) 823 cloudy none 17:00 36 28 24 243 (WSW) 713 cloudy none 18:00 35 28 17 249 (WSW) 1235 cloudy lt snow 19:00 34 28 20 250 (WSW) 1572 cloudy lt snow 20:00 33 29 21 238 (WSW) cloudy none 21:00 33 30 14 232 (SW) 925 cloudy none 22:00 32 30 14 242 (WSW) 874 cloudy humid 23:00 32 28 13 240 (WSW) 727 cloudy humid 00:00 31 27 17 242 (WSW) 809 cloudy humid 01:00 30 28 11 254 (WSW) 941 cloudy humid 02:00 30 28 9 274 (W) 919 cloudy humid 03:00 30 27 7 289 (WNW) 905 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