Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:11:40 -0700 (MST)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20091117
From: "Jack Dembicky"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Tuesday November 17, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 L.Winter       B.Keeney                DIS           16:30  23:52
 B.Ketzeback    J.Dembicky              Echelle       23:52  01:00
 J.Pizagno      J.Pizagno               DIS           01:00  06:30
  PROG        SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH    D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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 CU04/R     17:10  00:00     0    0    0    0   6.3  0.5   0    0
 UW17/W     00:00  01:00     0    0    0    0   1.0   0    0    0
 UW09/R     01:00  06:28     0    0    0    0   5.5   0    0    0
   note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
 No problems tonight.
 DIS blue ion pump running a little high again this morning.  about 4 or 5 green bars above the
tape.  It was slightly elevated (1 or 2 bars) during evening checkout but increased during the
night.
                ------------- FAILURE LOG --------------
  PROG   INST   FAILURE MODE     TIME
      (STEDFNVOG)   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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 17:37 dis-slit     7(   32)   5  57   3.9  8.5  5.9  6.6  8.5   --  0.91
 17:39 NA2gdr  2130(24130)   3  58   4.3  8.4  5.9  6.5  8.3   R  0.87
 00:17 ECHELLE  -107(-1066) 138  74   3.9  2.9  3.3  1.9  3.0   ND3  0.85
 01:07 dis-slit    65( -187) -34  63   4.0  3.0  3.6  1.9  3.1   --  0.98
                 ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:00    43     5      1   231   (SW)   1348    clear     none
     17:00    41     3      1   211  (SSW)   1371    clear     none
     18:00    43    -8      2   245  (WSW)    508    clear     none
     19:00    43    -9      2   210  (SSW)    535    clear     none
     20:00    39   -10      5   192  (SSW)    714    clear     none
     21:00    40   -11      3   226   (SW)    902    clear     none
     22:00    38   -12      4   186    (S)    914    clear     none
     23:00    38   -13      5   193  (SSW)    741    clear     none
     00:00    38   -12      5   195  (SSW)    899    clear     none
     01:00    39   -12      6   207  (SSW)    929    clear     none
     02:00    39   -12      6   202  (SSW)   1036    clear     none
     03:00    38    -3      8   212  (SSW)    897    clear     none
     04:00    38    -7      7   259    (W)    776    clear     none
     05:00    33    14      6   269    (W)   1151    clear     none
     06:00    34    16      2   284  (WNW)   1149    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: 2.11.1
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.6.2