Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:12:52 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20080909
From: "Jack Dembicky"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Wednesday, September 10, 2008
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 M.Strauss      M.Strauss, J.Greene     TSPEC         --:--  --:--
                M.Shin
   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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 PU06/R     20:09  05:51   2.9   6.8   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
 Az velocity scale measured   579.6 was 573.0 changed 578.0
 Alt Velocity Scale measured -637.0 was -623.0 changed -635.0
 Clouds and humidity kept us closed all night.  Observers called it a night at 02:00
 when we were completely cloudy, with more clouds/rain headed this way.
                       ------- 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    55    45      1   353    (N)    317    cldy      none
     19:00    56    42      1   264    (W)    343    cldy      none
     20:00    56    43      1   216   (SW)    454    cldy      none
     21:00    53    50      2   193  (SSW)    624    cldy      humid
     22:00    52    52      3    93    (E)    786    cldy      humid
     23:00    55    46      2   256  (WSW)    474    cldy      none
     00:00    53    49      9   208  (SSW)    561    cldy      none
     01:00    52    52      8   191    (S)    532    cldy      lt. rain
     02:00    52    52     10   192  (SSW)    562    cldy      lt. rain
     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