Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20080308
Date: Sun,  9 Mar 2008 07:47:33 -0700 (MST)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu (Bill Ketzeback)
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Saturday, March 08, 2008
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 J.Holtzman     J.Holtzman, S.Courteau   DIS           17:00  07:30
   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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 NM02/R     19:00  06:27    0    0    0    0   9.9  0.6   0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: W.Ketzeback
 I did some quick tests after we focused tonight and it appears that
 the telescope collimation is fine. The unusual coma seen on the
 slitviewer images appear to be instrumental. In the next few days
 we should be able to confirm this with the use of other instruments
 at NA2. Out of focus images with the NA2 guider look normal. The
 collimation adjustment last night did appear to be useful.
 There was some strange behavior with the dcam actor tonight. It
 would hang every half a dozen images and require a forced restart.
 Sometime the middle of second half it started to behave properly.
 No other problems.
                       ------- FAILURE LOG -------
  PROG   INST   FAILURE MODE     TIME
      (SAEDFNVOG)   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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 18:52 dis-slit -90( -352)  43  67   0.1  0.8  0.6  0.3  0.1   --   1.52
 19:03 NA2gdr  1228(23228)  37  69   0.0  0.6  0.5  0.1  0.1 R+nd2  1.04
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    33     0      9   217   (SW)   1375   cloudy     none
     17:00    32     0     10   184    (S)   1609 mstly cldy   none
     18:00    33     0     11   183    (S)   1685  ptly cldy   none
     19:00    32    -4     17   219   (SW)   1847 mstly cldy   none
     20:00    33    -7     15   267    (W)   1648  ptly cldy   none
     21:00    32    -3     11   259    (W)   1711 mstly cldy   none
     22:00    32    -3     12   242  (WSW)   1612 mstly clr    none
     23:00    32    -2      2   213  (SSW)   1606 mstly clr    none
     00:00    31    -2      8   224   (SW)   1415    clear     none
     01:00*   32    -1      1   185    (S)   1301    clear     none
     03:00    31    -1      7   178    (S)   1450    clear     none
     04:00    30    -1     11   173    (S)   1632    clear     none
     05:00    30     0     13   178    (S)   1605 mstly cldy   none
     06:00    29     0      9   165  (SSE)   1571  ptly cldy   none
     * Daylight savings time change
     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