Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:56:41 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20080828
From: "Jack Dembicky"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Thursday, August 28, 2008
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 C.Froning    C.Froning, L.Winter       NICFPS        --:--  --:--
              J.Khargharia
 J.Marriner   D.McGinnis                DIS           --:--  --:--
   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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 CU04/O     21:28  01:05   4.6   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 UC06/R     01:05  05:41   4.2  0.5   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J. Dembicky
 Az  Velocity Scale  580.2, Was  579.0, changed none
 Alt Velocity scale -632.4, Was -630.0, changed -632.0
Rotator Servo error problems at 05:46 after rotating the instrument with the tcc and TUI earlier
in the evening.  Similiar problem as the other night.  PR submitted
We gave up due to humidity at 04:30.
                       ------- FAILURE LOG -------
  PROG   INST   FAILURE MODE     TIME
       (SEDFNVOG)   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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                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     18:00    58    51     10   109  (ESE)   1069    cldy      none
     19:00    58    51     18    75  (ENE)   1158    cldy      none
     20:00    56    50     11    84    (E)   1416    cldy      none
     21:00    53    52     14    86    (E)   2299    cldy      humid
     22:00    53    53     16    75  (ENE)   2302    cldy      lt. rain
     23:00    53    52     12    86    (E)   2222    cldy      lt. rain
     00:00    53    52     12   127   (SE)   2150    cldy      humid
     01:00    53    51      8   103  (ESE)   2367    cldy      humid
     02:00    52    50      5    86    (E)   1816    cldy      humid
     03:00    52    50     11    87    (E)   1844    cldy      humid
     04:00    52    51      8   102  (ESE)   1877    cldy      humid
     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