Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 11:31:34 +0000 (UTC) From: dembicky@galileo.apo.nmsu.edu Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20080703 Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Thursday, July 03, 2008 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- S.Gezari M.Bayliss DIS 21:05 21:30 M.Gladders M.Bayliss DIS 02:00 05:00 INST SCHED(TWILIGHT) WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOT USED I/ROW/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B --------------------------------------------------------------------- DD03/R 21:18 22:48 1.3 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 UC01/R 22:48 04:57 3.2 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialists: J. Dembicky Az Velicity Scale measured 579.0 was 583.0 changed to 580.0 Alt Velocity Scale measured -635.7 was -635.0 no change Other than clouds and humidity nothing too exciting tonight. Telescope worked fine while we were on sky. ------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 21:11 DISslit 267(716) -72 45 13.3 16.9 16.2 15.9 14.4 -- 2.05 02:00 DISslit -185(92) -140 46 11.8 13.4 14.5 12.4 11.9 -- 1.69 ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:00 62 43 5 106 (ESE) 2104 cldy none 19:00 62 44 8 102 (ESE) 2402 cldy none 20:00 59 46 8 82 (E) 3388 cldy none 21:00 56 49 6 94 (E) 3810 cldy none 22:00 55 50 4 127 (SE) 4285 cldy humid 23:00 54 50 10 125 (SE) 3720 cldy humid 00:00 53 50 16 82 (E) 4285 cldy humid 01:00 52 50 7 90 (E) 4075 pt. cldy humid 02:00 53 40 16 83 (E) 1195 pt. cldy none 03:00 52 41 16 82 (E) 1187 pt. cldy none 04:00 51 47 19 74 (ENE) 2599 mst. clr none 05:00 54 45 7 45 (NE) 2428 mst. clr 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