Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:13:05 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20080923
From: "Jack Dembicky"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Tuesday, September 23, 2008
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 P.Szkody       A.Mukadam, P.Szkody     AGILE        19:50  01:00
 K.O'Malia      K.O'Malia               Echelle      01:10  03:50
                                        NICFPS       04:20  05:20
 T.Murphy       R.McMillan              APOLLO       05:25  06:35
   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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 UW08/R     19:52  01:05    0    0    0    0   5.2   0    0    0    0
 CU01/R     01:05  05:30    0    0    0   0.5  0.8  3.1   0    0    0
 DD01/R     05:30  06:00    0    0    0    0    0   0.5   0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
This is the 3rd time I have had to re-write this night log so this is the Readers Digest Condensed
version!
Agile problems at the start of the night, solved by end of twilight.  Rebooted instrument solved
problem due to power glitches a couple days prior.
Seeing was excellent all night with sub arc sec seeing for all 1st half and most of 2nd.
Miscommunication/misunderstanding during Echelle/NICFPS change-over led to a 30 min wild goose
chase trying to solve a non-existant problem.
Apollo got good returns tonight.
Hopefully this log will go thru before my browser crashes on me again.  Focus data was lost due to
the loss of the night logs earlier.
                       ------- 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
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     18:00    58    46      0   188    (S)   1435  pt. cldy    none
     19:00    54    45      8   132   (SE)    927  pt. cldy    none
     20:00    54    43      5   109  (ESE)   1055  mst. clr    none
     21:00    54    42     12   136   (SE)   1021    clear     none
     22:00    53    44     15   128   (SE)   1197    clear     none
     23:00    53    44     15   132   (SE)   1184    clear     none
     00:00    51    45     12   112  (ESE)   1311    clear     none
     01:00    54    41      5    93    (E)   1134    clear     none
     02:00    55    38      6    87    (E)    798    clear     none
     03:00    55    37      6    84    (E)    826    clear     none
     04:00    55    36      1   102  (ESE)    766    clear     none
     05:00    53    39      5     0    (N)    868    clear     none
     06:00    53    37     11    83    (E)    767    clear     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 1.5