Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20081211 Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:46:12 +0000 (UTC) From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Thursday, December 11, 2008 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- M.Kalene B.Ketzeback Fastcam, SH, 17:30 NA2Gdr, SPIcam INST SCHED(TWILIGHT) WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOT USED I/ROW/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B ---------------------------------------------------------------------- EN01/W 17:56 05:59 0 0 0 0 0 12.1 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback Velocity Scales Was Measured Avg State AZ 579 578.9,577.1; 578.0 No change Alt -635 -606.1,-609.0;-607.6 changed to -608 Alt -608 -606.5,-609.0;-607.7 No change Made some fastcam measurements then switched to shack-hartmann for a collimation adjustment. Collimation changed by 245um in in the Y Translation direction. No change in X Translation. I experimented with tertiary tilts and piston to try to compensate of a measured tilt of the focal plane at NA2 for much of the rest of the night. At the end of the night I returned the piston and tilts back to the settings before I started. At the end of the night I exercised the tertiary rotation a bit but I saw no errors. No errors occured when switching ports earlier in the night. I didnt get to the pointing model tonight. We have another engineering night on Christmas. We will try to get one then. As can be seen in the focus log, excellent seeing all night. No problems. ------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 19:27 FASTCAM 25( 466) 106 68 2.5 2.9 2.8 2.2 2.4 -- 0.80 21:28 SHACK -137( 396) -8 64 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.3 2.8 -- 1.20 21:50 SHACK -173( 359) -20 63 2.9 2.6 2.9 2.3 2.8 -- 1.00 22:47 GUIDER 117( 90) 12 62 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.0 2.4 R+nd2 0.87 22:55 GUIDER 105( 75) 7 62 2.3 2.4 2.5 1.8 2.2 R+nd2 0.85 22:59 GUIDER 102( 71) 5 62 2.4 2.4 2.5 1.8 2.2 R+nd2 0.86 23:04 GUIDER 102( 68) 3 62 2.3 2.3 2.4 1.7 2.1 R+nd2 1.00 23:08 GUIDER 91( 55) 0 63 2.1 2.3 2.4 1.6 2.1 R+nd2 1.07 23:12 GUIDER 65( 28) -2 63 2.3 2.2 2.4 1.6 2.1 R+nd2 0.99 23:17 GUIDER 36( -1) -5 63 2.2 2.2 2.4 1.6 2.2 R+nd2 0.97 23:24 GUIDER 36( -4) -9 62 2.1 2.2 2.3 1.5 2.0 R+nd2 1.03 23:27 GUIDER 21( -19) -11 62 2.3 2.2 2.3 1.5 2.0 R+nd2 1.03 23:31 GUIDER 32( -8) -13 62 2.2 2.2 2.3 1.5 2.0 R+nd2 0.85 23:34 GUIDER 46( 6) -14 62 2.3 2.1 2.3 1.5 2.1 R+nd2 0.86 23:37 GUIDER 56( 14) -16 61 2.2 2.1 2.3 1.5 2.0 R+nd2 0.86 23:39 GUIDER 72( 31) -17 61 2.4 2.1 2.4 1.5 2.1 R+nd2 0.92 23:42 GUIDER 98( 56) -18 61 2.3 2.1 2.3 1.4 2.1 R+nd2 0.86 23:45 GUIDER 101( 58) -19 61 2.3 2.1 2.3 1.4 2.1 R+nd2 0.87 23:48 GUIDER 100( 56) -20 61 2.4 2.1 2.3 1.4 2.1 R+nd2 0.88 23:51 GUIDER 89( 45) -22 61 2.4 2.1 2.3 1.4 2.1 R+nd2 0.87 23:54 GUIDER 56( 12) -24 61 2.4 2.1 2.3 1.4 2.1 R+nd2 0.89 23:59 GUIDER 77( 33) -26 60 2.4 2.0 2.3 1.4 2.1 R+nd2 0.93 00:03 GUIDER 59( 13) -28 59 2.2 2.0 2.3 1.4 2.1 R+nd2 0.82 00:06 GUIDER 85( 40) -29 59 2.4 2.0 2.2 1.3 2.0 R+nd2 0.86 00:09 GUIDER 93( 48) -30 59 2.4 2.0 2.3 1.3 2.1 R+nd2 0.86 00:12 GUIDER 83( 37) -32 59 2.1 2.0 2.2 1.3 1.9 R+nd2 0.82 00:16 GUIDER 62( 15) -33 58 2.1 2.0 2.2 1.2 1.9 R+nd2 0.82 00:19 GUIDER 54( 7) -35 58 2.2 1.9 2.2 1.2 1.9 R+nd2 0.82 01:01 GUIDER -109( -160) -50 52 2.0 1.8 2.0 0.9 1.8 R+nd2 0.82 01:06 GUIDER -119( -170) -52 51 2.1 1.7 2.0 0.9 1.7 R+nd2 0.95 01:10 GUIDER -78( -129) -53 50 1.9 1.7 2.0 0.9 1.8 R+nd2 0.86 01:16 GUIDER -52( -102) -54 50 2.2 1.7 2.0 0.9 1.8 R+nd2 0.84 01:19 GUIDER -2( -52) -55 49 2.2 1.7 2.0 0.9 1.8 R+nd2 0.89 01:25 GUIDER 25( -25) -57 48 1.9 1.7 1.9 0.9 1.7 R+nd2 0.84 01:34 GUIDER 46( -2) -59 46 1.9 1.6 1.9 0.9 1.8 R+nd2 0.85 01:40 GUIDER 85( 38) -61 45 2.1 1.6 2.0 1.0 1.8 R+nd2 0.88 01:44 GUIDER 58( 12) -62 44 1.8 1.6 2.0 0.9 1.8 R+nd2 0.86 01:50 GUIDER 129( 85) -63 43 2.1 1.6 2.0 0.9 1.8 R+nd2 0.86 01:54 GUIDER 102( 58) -64 42 1.8 1.6 1.9 0.9 1.7 R+nd2 0.84 02:00 GUIDER 86( 42) -65 41 1.9 1.6 1.9 0.9 1.8 R+nd2 0.84 02:03 GUIDER 75( 33) -66 41 1.9 1.6 2.0 0.9 1.8 R+nd2 0.81 02:06 GUIDER 69( 28) -67 40 2.0 1.6 2.0 0.9 1.9 R+nd2 0.89 02:10 GUIDER 79( 38) -67 40 1.9 1.6 2.0 0.9 1.8 R+nd2 0.93 02:14 GUIDER 100( 60) -68 39 1.9 1.6 2.0 0.9 1.9 R+nd2 0.84 02:17 GUIDER 116( 78) -68 38 2.1 1.6 2.0 0.9 1.9 R+nd2 0.84 02:19 GUIDER 135( 99) -69 37 2.0 1.6 2.0 0.9 1.9 R+nd2 0.90 02:43 GUIDER 187( 115) 21 61 1.8 1.5 1.7 0.7 1.5 R+nd2 0.86 02:52 GUIDER 148( 74) 16 62 1.8 1.5 1.8 0.5 1.5 R+nd2 0.72 02:56 GUIDER 122( 47) 14 62 1.4 1.4 1.7 0.5 1.4 R+nd2 0.84 03:00 GUIDER 145( 68) 12 62 1.1 1.4 1.5 0.4 1.1 R+nd2 0.70 03:05 GUIDER 166( 86) 9 62 1.0 1.3 1.5 0.4 1.1 R+nd2 0.84 03:10 GUIDER 143( 61) 7 63 1.1 1.3 1.5 0.4 1.2 R+nd2 0.74 03:38 GUIDER 220( 127) -8 62 1.1 1.1 1.4 0.6 1.0 R+nd2 0.71 03:42 GUIDER 286( 193) -10 62 1.1 1.1 1.4 0.5 1.0 R+nd2 0.84 03:46 GUIDER 243( 151) -13 62 1.3 1.1 1.5 0.5 1.1 R+nd2 0.83 03:50 GUIDER 220( 126) -15 62 1.3 1.1 1.5 0.5 1.1 R+nd2 0.89 03:50 GUIDER 220( 126) -15 62 1.3 1.1 1.5 0.5 1.1 R+nd2 0.72 03:54 GUIDER 234( 140) -17 62 1.2 1.1 1.5 0.5 1.0 R+nd2 0.75 03:59 GUIDER 278( 184) -19 61 1.3 1.1 1.5 0.5 1.1 R+nd2 0.96 04:03 GUIDER 271( 177) -22 61 1.3 1.1 1.5 0.4 1.0 R+nd2 0.84 04:20 GUIDER 163( 65) 9 62 1.9 1.0 1.3 0.0 1.2 R+nd2 0.85 04:32 GUIDER 178( 78) 3 62 2.1 1.0 1.4 0.0 1.3 R+nd2 0.94 04:36 GUIDER 154( 56) 1 63 2.3 1.0 1.4 0.1 1.4 R+nd2 0.84 04:40 GUIDER 135( 37) -2 63 2.3 1.0 1.5 0.1 1.5 R+nd2 0.91 04:44 GUIDER 181( 84) -4 62 2.1 1.0 1.5 0.1 1.5 R+nd2 0.81 04:48 GUIDER 183( 87) -6 62 2.1 1.0 1.5 0.2 1.5 R+nd2 0.82 04:52 GUIDER 152( 57) -8 62 2.0 1.0 1.6 0.3 1.6 R+nd2 0.79 05:20 GUIDER 138( 45) -22 61 2.2 1.1 1.6 0.3 1.4 R+nd2 0.79 05:24 GUIDER 161( 68) -24 60 2.1 1.1 1.6 0.3 1.5 R+nd2 0.77 05:28 GUIDER 129( 37) -26 60 2.1 1.1 1.5 0.2 1.5 R+nd2 0.69 05:32 GUIDER 85( -6) -28 60 1.3 1.1 1.6 0.2 1.5 R+nd2 0.62 05:36 GUIDER 114( 20) -29 59 1.1 1.0 1.4 0.3 1.2 R+nd2 0.64 05:46 GUIDER 188( 95) -34 58 1.8 1.0 1.4 0.2 1.2 R+nd2 0.84 05:50 GUIDER 142( 50) -36 57 1.9 1.0 1.5 0.1 1.4 R+nd2 0.74 ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------- 16:00 40 20 21 17 (NNE) 104 clear none 17:00 39 20 20 15 (NNE) 158 mstly clr none 18:00 39 16 7 30 (NNE) 70 mstly clr none 19:00 38 19 13 31 (NNE) 111 clear none 20:00 37 19 17 29 (NNE) 124 clear none 21:00 38 20 11 13 (NNE) 170 mstly cldy none 22:00 37 20 16 14 (NNE) 306 mstly clr none 23:00 36 20 3 328 (NNW) 156 ptly cldy none 00:00 36 20 5 17 (NNE) 120 clear none 01:00 35 19 6 7 (N) 89 clear none 02:00 36 21 5 330 (NNW) 154 clear none 03:00 34 20 5 201 (SSW) 113 mstly clr none 04:00 34 20 2 199 (SSW) 187 mstly cldy none 05:00 36 22 7 290 (WNW) 202 ptly cldy none 06:00 36 20 6 266 (W) 161 mstly clr 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 1.5.1