Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:13:33 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20080927
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Saturday, September 27, 2008
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER   OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT      START  FINISH
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 D.Bowen      D.Bowen                 DIS             19:00  01:00
 B.Woodgate   D.Bonfield,C.Grady      DIS             01:00  06:15
   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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 PU02/R     19:46  01:05    0    0    0    0   5.3    0    0    0    0
 DD02.D/R   01:05  06:03    0    0    0    0   5.0    0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialists: G.Saurage
AzVelScale: 583.7, 586.2; 584.9 (changed to 585)
AltVelScale: -626.6, -625.1; -625.9 (changed to -626)
Clouds at the beginning of the night cleared after awhile but the seeing did not
improve much. Most of the night seeing was over 2" :(
No problems.
                       ------- 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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 19:38 dis-slit  -113(  154) 256  50   9.2 13.3 11.1 11.8  9.9     2.92
 21:49 dis-slit   -51(   -2)  -1  51   8.9  8.9  8.8  8.2  8.4     2.25
 01:08 dis-slit   -75(  -36)  61  38   8.7  8.2  8.6  7.8  8.4     1.93
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    56    30      2     2    (N)    895  ptly cldy   none
     17:00    55    32      7    41   (NE)   1051  ptly cldy   none
     18:00    52    35     10    65  (ENE)    671 mstly clr    none
     19:00    50    36      1   102  (ESE)   1400 mstly cldy   none
     20:00    48    37     12    62  (ENE)   1665 mstly cldy   none
     21:00    48    36     17    83    (E)   1494 mstly clr    none
     22:00    48    37     21    79    (E)   1455 mstly clr    none
     23:00    47    38     18    81    (E)   1588 mstly clr    none
     00:00    48    37     16    72  (ENE)   1465 mstly clr    none
     01:00    48    36     17    75  (ENE)   1466 mstly clr    none
     02:00    48    37     22    82    (E)   1409 mstly clr    none
     03:00    47    37     20    75  (ENE)   1453 mstly clr    none
     04:00    47    38     18    85    (E)   1418    clear     none
     05:00    46    38     12    87    (E)   1428    clear     none
     06:00    46    38     10    86    (E)   1568    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