Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:10:59 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20091027
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Tuesday, October 27, 2009
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)           INSTRUMENT       START  FINISH
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 P.Strycker      P.Strycker, R.Hull    NAIC             --:--  --:--
 A.Connolly      A.Connolly            NICFPS           --:--  --:--
   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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 NM03/O     18:25  01:05    0   6.6   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 UW11/R     01:05  07:09   4.8  1.4   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: G.Saurage
We were open for about an hour and a half at the beginning of the night, but without
acquiring usable data. The clouds were thick enough to obscure Vega and Jupiter was
coming and going. Over the rest of the night conditions only worsened; overcast
skies, high winds over 50 mph, and high dust levels. At 3:40 am our power went out
completely and the generator kicked on.
                       ------- 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
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     16:00    43    24     16   204  (SSW)    968 mstly cldy   none
     17:00    46    20     20   215   (SW)    804 mstly cldy   none
     18:00    41    20     22   210  (SSW)    998 mstly cldy   none
     19:00    45    20     29   208  (SSW)   2646   cloudy     none
     20:00    46    12     24   221   (SW)   2096   cloudy     none
     21:00    44    19     28   205  (SSW)   3539   cloudy     none
     22:00    43    20     34   214   (SW)   2855   cloudy     none
     23:00    42    24     25   218   (SW)   2241   cloudy     none
     00:00    41    25     34   215   (SW)   3019   cloudy     none
     01:00    40    26     23   210  (SSW)   2715   cloudy     none
     02:00    39    24     46   229   (SW)   1376   cloudy     none
     03:00    38    24     34   218   (SW)   2420   cloudy     none
     04:00    37    24     45   224   (SW)   2392   cloudy     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: 2.11.1
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.6.2