Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:08:54 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20091023
From: jwhueh@apo.nmsu.edu
                       Apache Point Observatory
                       3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Friday, October 23, 2009
                                                        ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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A. Kowalski     A. Kowalski, S. Schmidt   DIS/TSPEC   18:58  01:00
J. Helsby       J. Helsby                 DIS         01:00  06:40
  INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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UW02/R     18:29 01:00     0    0    0    0   2.4  4.1   0    0
UC03/R     01:00 07:06     0    0    0    0   6.1   0    0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Huehnerhoff
Nice clear night with some clouds around midnight with variable (and poor)
seeing during the second half.
There is very little to report as both instruments performed great and the
telescope had 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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19:08 TSPEC   286(  541) 123  58   3.9  7.1  5.7  6.0  5.4   clear  1.02
01:19 dis-slit    98(  -64) 346  48   4.8  4.5  4.9  3.7  4.5   clear  1.36
03:53 dis-slit    91(  -70) 314  47   5.2  4.5  5.0  3.7  4.6   clear  1.51
            ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                  Wind                      Precip.or
    Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    44    24      6   270    (W)    388    clear     none
     17:00    44    20     11   306   (NW)    360    clear     none
     18:00    41    22     12   293  (WNW)    336    clear     none
     19:00    39    22      5   319   (NW)    367    clear     none
     20:00    40    18      8    12  (NNE)    340    clear     none
     21:00    40    18     13     9    (N)    359    clear     none
     22:00    41    19     11   337  (NNW)    363    clear     none
     23:00    40    18      5   278    (W)    342    clear     none
     00:00    41    20     14   298  (WNW)    339 mstly clr    none
     01:00    41    20      8   267    (W)    351    clear     none
     02:00    41    20      5   259    (W)    345    clear     none
     03:00    41    20     11   289  (WNW)    400    clear     none
     04:00    41    18     13   296  (WNW)    314    clear     none
     05:00    39    19     11   269    (W)    395    clear     none
     06:00    39    18     13   266    (W)    413    clear     none
                             TELESCOPE STATUS
     Telescope drives operational. Current TCC version: 2.11.1
     Current TUI version:  TUI 1.6.2