Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 09:43:13 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20081004
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Saturday, October 4, 2008
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER        OBSERVER(S)        INSTRUMENT      START  FINISH
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 A.Kowalski        A.Kowalski         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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 UW05/R     19:36  06:07   8.1  2.4   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialists: G.Saurage
AzVeloScale: 580.1, 584.0; 582.1 (no change)
AltVelScale: -631.3, -632.2; -631.8 (no change)
Consistently overcast skies all night. Rained a bit between midnight and 2am, and
again a little after 3am. Heavy radar activity across most of the state. Never
opened ;-(
                       ------- 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    55    38     28   209  (SSW)    656   cloudy     none
     17:00    53    37     18   233   (SW)    555   cloudy     none
     18:00    52    37     21   248  (WSW)    602   cloudy     none
     19:00    52    36     19   194  (SSW)    600   cloudy     none
     20:00    53    36     25   234   (SW)    821   cloudy     none
     21:00    52    36     23   233   (SW)    878   cloudy     none
     22:00    51    37     22   242  (WSW)    805   cloudy     none
     23:00    50    37     15   240  (WSW)    744   cloudy     none
     00:00    50    38     16   246  (WSW)    662   cloudy   lt rain
     01:00    49    38     16   257  (WSW)    567   cloudy   lt rain
     02:00    48    38     17   244  (WSW)    656   cloudy     none
     03:00    48    39     19   236   (SW)    683   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 1.5