Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:25:13 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20081018
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Saturday, October 18, 2008
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)              INSTRUMENT   START  FINISH
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 M.Moe          M.Moe, G.Stringfellow    TSPEC        18:40  01:07
 S.Schmidt      S.Schmidt                TSPEC        01:07  07:20
   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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 CU02/R     19:20  01:00    0    0    0    0   2.2  3.5   0    0    0
 UW10/R     01:00  06:17    0    0    0    0    0   5.3   0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialists: G.Saurage
AzVeloScale: 579.5, 582.8; 581.2 (no change)
Weather was perfect. Seeing improved to sub-arc conditions soon after opening. No
problems.
                       ------- 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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19:07 TSPEC     184(715) 251  47   9.1 12.4 10.4 10.4  9.6     1.57
19:46 TSPEC      84(556) 248  39   9.1 11.0  9.8  9.6  9.2     0.69
21:54 TSPEC      -1(337) 277  51   8.7  8.6  8.8  7.8  8.3     0.97
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    58    25     11   214   (SW)    247    clear     none
     17:00    57    21     10   203  (SSW)    174    clear     none
     18:00    53    21      7   188    (S)    354    clear     none
     19:00    48    27      9   206  (SSW)    620    clear     none
     20:00    48    31     10   190    (S)    760    clear     none
     21:00    48    31     11   183    (S)    180    clear     none
     22:00    48    27     17   195  (SSW)    161    clear     none
     23:00    48    27     11   181    (S)    197    clear     none
     00:00    47    29     14   207  (SSW)    356    clear     none
     01:00    47    31      9   214   (SW)    470    clear     none
     02:00    47    28     11   215   (SW)    664    clear     none
     03:00    46    26     11   219   (SW)    619    clear     none
     04:00    46    27      9   213  (SSW)    579    clear     none
     05:00    46    32      8   252  (WSW)    634    clear     none
     06:00    44    34      6   259    (W)    714    clear     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 1.5