Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20080929
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:09:13 +0000 (UTC)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Monday, September 29, 2008
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 J.Holtmann     P.Garnavich             DIS           19:00  01:05
 G.Kacprzak     G.Kacprzak              DIS           01:05  07:35
   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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 NM06/R     19:43  01:05    0    0    0    0   5.4   0    0    0    0
 NM04/R     01:05  06:04    0    0    0    0   5.0   0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 Az  Vel Scale was 585.0 measured 581.6, 584.9; 583.2 no change
 Alt Vel Scale was -626.0 measured -626.9,-628.7;-627.9 no change
 Clear skies tonight but with wind from the North - Northeast so
 seeing was moderate to poor most of the night.
 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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 19:50 dis-slit -101(  95)   8  79   8.9 12.2 10.6 11.2  9.5   --  1.32
 20:44 dis-slit  -51(  35)  13  57   8.8  9.8  9.4  8.7  8.7   --  1.75
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:00    55    25     12   114  (ESE)    551    clear     none
     17:00    54    28     12   129   (SE)    656    clear     none
     18:00    52    31     15   124   (SE)    793    clear     none
     19:00    49    35     10   105  (ESE)   1289    clear     none
     20:00    48    35     17    87    (E)   1401    clear     none
     21:00    48    35     15   108  (ESE)   1584    clear     none
     22:00    47    36     14    83    (E)   1573    clear     none
     23:00    47    35     18    82    (E)   1620    clear     none
     00:00    47    35     28    74  (ENE)   1531    clear     none
     01:00    46    35     13    88    (E)   1586    clear     none
     02:00    45    35     18    84    (E)   1453    clear     none
     03:00    45    35     12    89    (E)   1417    clear     none
     04:00    45    32     14    91    (E)   1337    clear     none
     05:00    46    25     23   110  (ESE)   1091    clear     none
     06:00    46    24     17   117  (ESE)    957    clear     none
                              TELESCOPE STATUS
      Telescope drives operational. Current TCC version: 2.9.1
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.5.1