Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 04:42:15 -0600 (MDT) From: Jack Dembicky Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20080522 Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Thursday, May 22, 2008 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- T.Harrison T.Harrison DIS --:-- --:-- G.Stringfellow G.Stringfellow DIS --:-- --:-- G.Stringfellow G.Stringfellow DIS --:-- --:-- INST SCHED(TWILIGHT) WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOT USED I/ROW/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B --------------------------------------------------------------------- NM07/R 21:02 01:05 1.6 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CU06/R 01:05 02:35 0 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DD04/R 02:35 04:58 0 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialists: J. Dembicky AZ velocity scale measured 581.0, File 580.0, Changed to -- (20:31) Dust kept us closed all night. I gave up around 04:30 ------- FAILURE LOG ------- PROG INST FAILURE MODE TIME (SAEDFNVOG) 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:00 57 28 29 227 (SW) 10414 mst. clr dust 19:00 54 29 24 226 (SW) 15250 clear dust 20:00 51 28 28 222 (SW) 22352 clear dust 21:00 49 28 24 227 (SW) 24200 clear dust 22:00 47 25 17 224 (SW) 34417 clear dust 23:00 44 25 30 240 (WSW) 19336 clear dust 00:00 42 24 28 236 (SW) 12447 clear dust 01:00 41 24 15 237 (WSW) 8454 clear dust 02:00 39 25 13 233 (SW) 8082 clear dust 03:00 40 26 14 242 (WSW) 7847 pt. cldy dust 04:00 40 26 13 230 (SW) 7925 pt. cldy 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 1.4.5