Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20081013
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:11:02 +0000 (UTC)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu
                     Apache Point Observatory
                     3.5m Telescope Night Log
                     Monday, October 13, 2008
                                                   ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)         INSTRUMENT  START  FINISH
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 R.Plotkin      R.Plotkin           Nicfps      18:13 21:45
 T.Murphy       R.McMillan          APOLLO      --:-- --:--
 A.Becker       A.Becker            Agile       --:-- --:--
  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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 UW13/R     19:25  00:00    0   2.3   0    0    0   2.3   0    0    0
 UW17/R     00:00  01:00    0   1.0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 DD03/R     01:00  06:14    0   5.2   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
               ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 Az Velocity Scale was 587.0, measured 581.6, 585.6; 583.6. Changed to 583.0.
 We were forced to close when dewpoint depression fell below the limit
 at 21:45. Shortly afterwards high winds, rain and fog kept us closed
 for the rest of the 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    57    38     12   190    (S)    896    clear     none
    17:00    54    32     14   192  (SSW)    873    clear     none
    18:00    53    41      8   193  (SSW)    903    clear     none
    19:00    50    40     15   159  (SSE)   1042    clear     none
    20:00    49    42     21   151  (SSE)   1354    clear     none
    21:00    50    43     15   165  (SSE)   1334    clear    humid
    22:00    50    48     18   153  (SSE)   1846 mstly cldy  humid
    23:00    51    49     16   154  (SSE)   1411   cloudy     rain
    00:00    45    46      5   189    (S)   1707  ptly cldy   rain
    01:00    50    50     19   142   (SE)   1412 mstly cldy   rain
    02:00    49    50     32   157  (SSE)   1013 mstly cldy   rain
    03:00    48    49      1    95    (E)  11566 mstly cldy   fog
    04:00    47    48     30   155  (SSE)   7899   cloudy     fog
    05:00    47    49     29   159  (SSE)   4294   cloudy     fog
    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 1.5.1