Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20081225
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:05:00 +0000 (UTC)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Thusday, December 25, 2008
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 G.Stringfellow  G.Stringfellow         DIS           --:--  --:--
 Q.Hart          Q.Hart                 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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 DD05/R     18:02  00:00   6.0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 DD06/R     00:00  06:06   6.1   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 Conditions varied between overcast skies, high humidity or
 high winds. There were several close calls where it looked like
 we might get the chance to open but as soon as one weather
 item would improve another would worsen. We never did open.
                       ------- 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    34    32     21   234   (SW)    728   cloudy    humid
     17:00    34    32     21   221   (SW)    695   cloudy    humid
     18:00    34    30     26   231   (SW)    617   cloudy    humid
     19:00    34    30     15   221   (SW)    644   cloudy    humid
     20:00    34    29     22   206  (SSW)    630   cloudy    humid
     21:00    33    28     30   206  (SSW)    648 mstly clr   humid
     22:00    33    29     28   201  (SSW)    664    clear     none
     23:00    33    25     35   241  (WSW)    468    clear     none
     00:00    33    27     32   217   (SW)    483    clear     none
     01:00    32    28     28   205  (SSW)    551    clear    humid
     02:00    32    27     35   213  (SSW)    519 mstly clr   humid
     03:00    32    27     26   212  (SSW)    528 mstly clr   humid
     04:00    31    27     33   223   (SW)    550 mstly clr   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