Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:11:14 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090117
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Saturday, January 17th, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)              INSTRUMENT   START  FINISH
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 J.Bally         J.Bally                  DIS          17:40  00:05
 G.Wallerstein   J.Hughes                 SPICAM       00:17  07:10
   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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 CU08/R     18:19  00:10    0    0    0    0   5.8   0    0    0    0
 UW11/R     00:10  06:08    0    0    0    0   0.5  5.5   0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialists: G.Saurage
AzVeloScale: 577.9, 576.8; 577.3
Clear skies, variable seeing first half with good seeing second. Pointing seemed to
be fine with both SPICAM and ECHELLE with two tertiary moves.
SPICAM focus script initially had the same error as last night, PR#777.
                       ------- 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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 17:59 dis-slit   88( -40) 210  50   1.0  5.1  2.9  3.3  2.0            1.67
 20:06 dis-slit -111(-394) 193  61   2.3  2.3  2.3  1.0  2.1            1.24
 00:31 SPICAM   -135(-247)  70  81   1.6  0.8  1.3  0.1  1.2   strom b  1.03
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    42    14     12   226   (SW)    513    clear     none
     17:00    38    14      4   219   (SW)    344    clear     none
     18:00    34    11      5    92    (E)    571    clear     none
     19:00    36    12      2   189    (S)    673    clear     none
     20:00    37     8      2   349    (N)    454    clear     none
     21:00    36    11      3   265    (W)    642    clear     none
     22:00    36    12      1   223   (SW)    619    clear     none
     23:00    34     9     12    63  (ENE)    533    clear     none
     00:00    34     9     10    84    (E)    298    clear     none
     01:00    34     8      7    87    (E)    209    clear     none
     02:00    35     8      2   146   (SE)    283    clear     none
     03:00    36     6      3   104  (ESE)    238    clear     none
     04:00    36     4      1   205  (SSW)    168    clear     none
     05:00    34     1      6    95    (E)    172    clear     none
     06:00    35     2      1   164  (SSE)    142    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 1.5.1