Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:02:24 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20091129
From: jwhueh@apo.nmsu.edu
                       Apache Point Observatory
                       3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Sunday, November 29, 2009
                                                            ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)               INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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D. York         J. Barentine                DIS           --:--  --:--
B. Ketzeback    B. Ketzeback, J. Barentine  TSPEC/ECHELLE --:--  --:--
G. Wolf-Chase   G. Wolf-Chase, M. Smutko    NICFPS        --:--  --:--
  INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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UC06/R    17:06   22:00    0   4.9   0    0    0    0    0    0
NM10/R    22:00   00:00    0   2.0   0    0    0    0    0    0
UC07/R    00:00   06:38   1.5  5.1   0    0    0    0    0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist:    J. Huehnerhoff
Snow, Wind, and Humidity summarize the events of tonight.
The night was spent taking more image for the DIS Linearity Test, this
time with the Red CCD cold.  Each run of the script is taking about 6
hours to sample the CCD to full saturation.  After analysis of the data I
think it would be wise to retake the warm images at a higher temperature.
The ambient temperature will not allow the CCD to warm to an adaquate
temperature for these tests.  The set point is currently -100C.
                    ------- 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    24    22     15    81    (E)     46   cloudy    humid
     17:00    23    22     22    77  (ENE)    119   cloudy    humid
     18:00    23    21     27    78  (ENE)     74   cloudy    humid
     19:00    23    21     22    75  (ENE)    571   cloudy    humid
     20:00    22    20     20    86    (E)     45   cloudy    humid
     21:00    22    20     28    77  (ENE)    184   cloudy    humid
     22:00    20    18     27    82    (E)    426   cloudy    humid
     23:00    21    18     27    78  (ENE)    689   cloudy    humid
     00:00    22    19     32    78  (ENE)    607   cloudy    humid
     01:00    22    19     34    81    (E)    139   cloudy    humid
     02:00    21    19     22    83    (E)   1299   cloudy    humid
     03:00    22    20     28    78  (ENE)    113   cloudy    humid
     04:00    21    20     32    79    (E)    210   cloudy    humid
     05:00    21    20     25    82    (E)     66   cloudy    humid
    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: 1.7.0b1