Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:39:11 -0000 (UTC) Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20080315 From: "Gabrelle Saurage" Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Saturday, March 15th, 2008 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- R.Campbell R.Campbell DIS --:-- --:-- R.Plotkin R.Plotkin NICFPS --:-- --:-- INST SCHED(TWILIGHT) WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOT USED I/ROW/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B --------------------------------------------------------------------- NM03/R 20:05 01:10 0 5.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UW10/R 01:10 06:18 2.1 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialists: G.Saurage High winds and overcast skies kept us closed all night. ------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------- 16:00 47 12 33 254 (WSW) 1678 mstly cldy none 17:00 49 8 36 250 (WSW) 1697 mstly cldy none 18:00 47 7 34 250 (WSW) 1554 mstly cldy none 19:00 45 6 26 257 (WSW) 2515 cloudy none 20:00 44 6 24 255 (WSW) 3274 cloudy dust 21:00 44 11 23 261 (W) 2490 cloudy none 22:00 43 11 14 254 (WSW) 1845 cloudy none 23:00 42 12 21 235 (SW) 1478 cloudy none 00:00 42 13 29 232 (SW) 1654 cloudy none 01:00 41 12 33 229 (SW) 1623 cloudy none 02:00 41 8 33 231 (SW) 1153 cloudy none 03:00 40 10 29 236 (SW) 1219 cloudy none 04:00 39 12 20 236 (SW) 1332 cloudy none 05:00 39 12 20 237 (WSW) 1444 cloudy 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 1.4.5