Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:46:33 -0600 (MDT) Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20080911 From: "Jack Dembicky" Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Thursday, September 11, 2008 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- S.Schmidt S.Schmidt DIS --:-- --:-- M.Skrutski M.Skrutski TSPEC --:-- --:-- INST SCHED(TWILIGHT) WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOT USED I/ROW/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B --------------------------------------------------------------------- UW04/R 20:08 01:05 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UV03/R 01:05 05:51 1.9 2.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky Clouds, humidity, fog, & rain kept us closed all night. ------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:00 49 50 1 281 (W) 235 cldy lt. rain 19:00 49 50 8 112 (ESE) 347 cldy none 20:00 48 49 10 86 (E) 403 cldy lt. rain 21:00 48 49 10 81 (E) 279 cldy lt. rain 22:00 48 49 12 75 (ENE) 158 cldy lt. rain 23:00 48 48 13 78 (ENE) 211 cldy lt. rain 00:00 48 49 1 139 (SE) 93 cldy lt. rain 01:00 48 49 2 347 (NNW) 736 cldy lt. rain 02:00 48 49 1 261 (W) 123 cldy lt. rain 03:00 48 48 1 259 (W) 183 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