Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 13:04:20 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20081205
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Friday, December 5th, 2008
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)              INSTRUMENT  START  FINISH
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 M.Shin          M.Shin                   DIS         17:30  23:50
 L.Winter        L.Winter,                NICFPS      00:04  05:00
                 Q.Hart,C.Froning
   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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 PU02/R     17:54  00:00    0    0    0    0    0   6.1   0    0    0
 CU07/R     00:00  05:54   1.0   0    0    0   4.6  0.3   0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialists: G.Saurage
AzVeloScale: 580.2, 579.1; 579.6 (no change)
Clear and windy. NICFPS checked out fine in the afternoon but at midnight files were
all zeros; nicfps expose init fixed it. We closed at 05:00 when gusts exceeded 40
mph.
DIS blue ion pump reading especially high.
                       ------- 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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 17:43 dis-slit 160(-113) -73  79   1.1  2.6  1.5  1.9  1.4     1.53
 18:45 dis-slit  49(-256) -48  45   1.4  1.5  1.3  0.8  1.3     1.39
 00:16 NICFPS   -90( 113) 136  65   0.9  0.1  0.5 -0.2  0.6     0.92
 01:24 NICFPS  -139( 121) 166  49   1.1  0.8  1.2  0.9  1.1     1.42
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    32    16     16   315   (NW)    607    clear     none
     17:00    31    16      6   274    (W)    728    clear     none
     18:00    34     6     10   341  (NNW)    408    clear     none
     19:00    34     8     17   359    (N)    440    clear     none
     20:00    33    12     24     1    (N)    615    clear     none
     21:00    32    13     12    12  (NNE)    773    clear     none
     22:00    33    10     21     6    (N)    696    clear     none
     23:00    32     7     24     4    (N)    539    clear     none
     00:00    33     2     16     3    (N)    257    clear     none
     01:00    34   -11     19   349    (N)    120    clear     none
     02:00    35   -11     17    39   (NE)    177    clear     none
     03:00    35   -10     27    22  (NNE)    120    clear     none
     04:00    36   -10     28    14  (NNE)    184    clear     none
     05:00    39    13     28     7    (N)     71    clear     none
     06:00    38    13     31    22  (NNE)     64    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