Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:27:04 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20091211
From: jwhueh@apo.nmsu.edu
                       Apache Point Observatory
                       3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Friday, December 11, 2009
                                                       ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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X. Liu          X. Liu                  DIS          17:26    23:55
H. Weaver       H. Weaver, C. Lisse     SPICam       00:04    05:45
		Y. Fernandez
  INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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PU03/R    17:06   00:00    0    0    0    0   6.9   0    0    0
JH01/R    00:00   06:48    0   1.1   0    0   3.3  2.4   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J. Huehnerhoff
A few clouds at the beginning of the night with variable seeing.
DIS performed well with no problems during the night.
Increasing cloud coverage during second half.  Closed early due to local
radar returns and thick clouds.
                     ------- 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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17:37 dis-slit    85( -180) 111  54  -0.4  2.5  1.1  1.3  1.2  clear   1.41
 00:15 SPICAM   126(  -32) -42  50   0.1 -0.5  0.0 -0.6 -0.2   MSSSO R  0.81
 00:17 NA2gdr  -116(29883) -42  50   0.1 -0.5 -0.0 -0.7 -0.2   clear   1.30
            ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                  Wind                      Precip.or
    Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    36    22     11   268    (W)    584 mstly clr    none
     17:00    32    22      6   254  (WSW)    768 mstly clr    none
     18:00    32    22     11   218   (SW)    812 mstly clr    none
     19:00    31    23     10   227   (SW)   1414 mstly clr    none
     20:00    31    23     13   208  (SSW)   1409    clear     none
     21:00    31    23     11   235   (SW)   1361 mstly clr    none
     22:00    32    21     14   266    (W)    472 mstly clr    none
     23:00    32    22     14   288  (WNW)    419 mstly clr    none
     00:00    32    23      8   280    (W)    384 mstly clr    none
     01:00    32    22     12   268    (W)    543  ptly cldy   none
     02:00    32    22     16   287  (WNW)    463  ptly cldy   none
     03:00    32    22     17   298  (WNW)    546  ptly cldy   none
     04:00    31    22     17   269    (W)    561 mstly cldy   none
     05:00    31    22     16   271    (W)    624   cloudy     none
     06:00    31    22     15   264    (W)    629 mstly cldy   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