Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20081126
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:14:06 +0000 (UTC)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Wednesday, November 26, 2008
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 B.Williams      D.Haggard              DIS           --:--  --:--
 J.Greene        J.Greene               SPIcam        --:--  --:--
   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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 UW03/R     17:55  00:00   6.1   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 PU05/R     00:00  05:48   5.8   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 Overcast skies all night. Conditions worsened towards morning. We
 did not open. We called it a night when the precip sensor went off
 at 4am.
                       ------- 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
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:00    41    30      6   263    (W)    888   cloudy     none
     17:00    41    32      4   258  (WSW)    807   cloudy     none
     18:00    43    38      9   279    (W)     93   cloudy    humid
     19:00    39    31      7   237  (WSW)    964   cloudy    humid
     20:00    39    35     12   224   (SW)    846   cloudy     none
     21:00    41    33     14   274    (W)    557   cloudy     none
     22:00    40    34      9   263    (W)    538   cloudy     none
     23:00    41    35     18   295  (WNW)    482   cloudy     none
     00:00    40    34     14   294  (WNW)    528   cloudy     none
     01:00    40    34     10   266    (W)    466   cloudy    humid
     02:00    40    36     11   270    (W)    506   cloudy    humid
     03:00    40    37      6   260    (W)    608   cloudy    humid
     04:00    40    37     12   192  (SSW)    849   cloudy    lt rain
     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