Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20081223
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:06:06 +0000 (UTC)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Tuesday, December 23, 2008
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 H.Chen          H.Chen                 DIS           --:--  --:--
 C.Churchill     C.Churchill            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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 UC01/R     18:01  00:00   6.0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 NM09/R     00:00  06:05   4.7  1.4   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 Overcast skies most of the night with high winds for the first half
 and high humidity all night. We had a loss of utility power and were
 on emergency generator power for about 3/4 of the night. We never
 opened. Light snow flurries at midnight. No accumulation on the
 ground.
 I spent the night working on fastcam data reductions and other
 projects.
                       ------- 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    31    25     31   260    (W)   3474   cloudy    humid
     17:00    30    25     49   268    (W)   2669   cloudy    humid
     18:00    28    27     22   264    (W)   1424   cloudy    humid
     19:00    28    28     42   266    (W)    790   cloudy    humid
     20:00    27    27     31   269    (W)   5913   cloudy    humid
     21:00    27    27     29   265    (W)     12   cloudy    humid
     22:00    26    27     24   271    (W)     14   cloudy    humid
     23:00    26    26     26   284  (WNW)    169   cloudy    humid
     00:00    26    26     22   266    (W)   1013   cloudy   lt snow
     01:00    26    25     23   272    (W)    373   cloudy    humid
     02:00    26    25     22   277    (W)    611   cloudy    humid
     03:00    26    26     19   261    (W)    597 mstly cldy  humid
     04:00    26    25     15   247  (WSW)    726 mstly clr   humid
     05:00    26    24     18   284  (WNW)    662 mstly clr   humid
     06:00    26    24     22   287  (WNW)    654 mstly cldy  humid
     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