Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:55:28 -0000 (UTC) Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20081011 From: "Gabrelle Saurage" Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Saturday, October 11, 2008 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- G.Wolf-Chase G.Wolf-Chase,M.Smutko NICFPS --:-- --:-- G.Stringfellow G.Stringfellow NICFPS --:-- --:-- INST SCHED(TWILIGHT) WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOT USED I/ROW/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B --------------------------------------------------------------------- UC04/R 19:28 01:00 0 5.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DD05/R 01:00 06:12 1.4 3.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialists: G.Saurage AzVeloScale: 585.4, 590.8; 588.1 (no change) AltVelScale: -633.4, -636.8; -635.1 (no change) Hurricane Norbert is currently channeling a constant stream of moisture into New Mexico (and may be for a few days). Tonight, when it wasn't raining there was high humidity and sometimes high winds. ------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1.5