Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:39:44 -0700 (MST)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20081215
From: "Jack Dembicky"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Monday, December 15, 2008
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 G.Wallerstein  G.Wallerstein           Echelle       17:00  19:15
                                                      20:40  23:51
 D.York         D.York                  Echelle       23:52  00:52
 D.York         D.York                  DIS           00:52  06:45
   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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 UW14/R     17:57  00:00   0.4  0.2   0    0   2.3  3.2   0    0    0
 UC03/R     00:00  01:00    0    0    0    0    0   1.0   0    0    0
 UC02/R     01:00  06:01    0    0    0    0    0   5.0   0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
 Clouds closed us at 19:15
 DIS Blue ion pump running very high tonight.
 No telescope problems otherwise.
                       ------- FAILURE LOG -------
  PROG   INST   FAILURE MODE     TIME
      (STEDFNVOG)   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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 17:24 ECHELLE   -23(-1014) 208  43   0.8  1.7  1.2  1.2  0.8   ND2   1.28
 22:43 ECHELLE   -25(-1073) 182  75   1.0  1.1  1.3  0.9  0.9   clear 0.98
 01:05 dis-slit  -10( -374) -41  61   1.0  0.7  1.0  0.8  1.0   --    1.42
 01:07 NA2gdr     72(22072) -42  61   0.9  0.7  1.1  0.8  0.9   R     1.07
                 ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    35    26     17   205  (SSW)   1524  pt. cldy    none
     17:00    33    27     23   202  (SSW)   1460  pt. cldy    none
     18:00    34    25     25   195  (SSW)   1247  pt. cldy    none
     19:00    35    25     28   195  (SSW)   1335    cldy      none
     20:00    35    24     26   208  (SSW)   1414    cldy      none
     21:00    35    23     28   206  (SSW)   1448  pt. cldy    none
     22:00    34    23     24   211  (SSW)   1389  pt. cldy    none
     23:00    34    22     23   206  (SSW)   1314  pt. cldy    none
     00:00    33    21     24   223   (SW)   1124  pt. cldy    none
     01:00    34    20     29   217   (SW)    980  pt. cldy    none
     02:00    33    18     35   223   (SW)    839    clear     none
     03:00    33    19     31   210  (SSW)    843    clear     none
     04:00    33    19     26   224   (SW)    776    clear     none
     05:00    32    21     24   218   (SW)    742    clear     none
     06:00    31    21     19   235   (SW)    807    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 1.5.1