Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:04:58 -0600 From: "Jeff Coughlin" Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20080418 Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Friday, April 18, 2008 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------ A. Verbiscer A. Verbiscer DIS --:-- --:-- K.France K.France,E.Burgh, NICFPS --:-- --:-- B.Fleming INST SCHED(TWILIGHT) WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOT USED I/ROW/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B --------------------------------------------------------------------- UV04/R 20:32 01:05 0 4.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CU04/O 01:05 05:32 0 4.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: J. Coughlin High dust levels kept us closed all night. Calibrations were taken with DIS and NICFPS. ------- 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 50 3 7 291 (WNW) 4281 clear dust 17:00 51 3 2 195 (SSW) 6885 clear dust 18:00 50 3 8 317 (NW) 4439 clear dust 19:00 48 2 3 326 (NW) 4001 clear dust 20:00 46 0 4 275 (W) 3253 clear dust 21:00 44 0 2 248 (WSW) 4055 clear dust 22:00 44 -1 5 187 (S) 4489 clear dust 23:00 44 0 4 186 (S) 5400 clear dust 00:00 46 0 3 216 (SW) 5490 clear dust 01:00 47 0 9 269 (W) 5034 clear dust 02:00 46 1 8 272 (W) 5939 clear dust 03:00 46 1 11 271 (W) 5881 clear dust 04:00 46 1 9 267 (W) 5425 clear dust 05:00 45 0 10 245 (WSW) 5625 clear dust 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 1.5a8 2008-04-18