Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:06:05 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20091214
From: jwhueh@apo.nmsu.edu
                       Apache Point Observatory
                       3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Monday, December 14, 2009
                                                       ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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X. Liu          X. Liu                   DIS          --:--    --:--
A. Kowalski     A. Kowalski              DIS          02:30    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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PU03/R    17:07   00:00   6.9   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
UW02/R    00:00   06:50   2.5   0    0    0   3.8  0.5   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist:    J. Huehnerhoff
Cloudy start to the night with intermittent snow showers.  Clear skies
around 2MST.  Upon checking the roof it was decided that opening was
possible if mirror temperatures dropped below freezing.
Upon opening the mirror was below freezing.  The remainder of the night
was photometric.
                    ------- 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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 02:35 dis-slit    59( -381) 120  59  -1.3 -0.9 -0.7 -1.8 -1.5   clear  1.47
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    33    21     14   266    (W)    377   cloudy     none
     17:00    31    25     21   234   (SW)    410   cloudy     none
     18:00    29    28     13   229   (SW)   6170   cloudy   lt snow
     19:00    29    27     12   257  (WSW)    329   cloudy     none
     20:00    31    24     11   275    (W)    325   cloudy    humid
     21:00    29    27     12   298  (WNW)    304   cloudy    humid
     22:00    28    28      3   356    (N)   2780   cloudy   lt snow
     23:00    31    26     12   309   (NW)    108   cloudy    humid
     00:00    29    24     11   326   (NW)    215  ptly cldy   none
     01:00    30    23     14   326   (NW)    165 mstly clr    none
     02:00    30    20      8   268    (W)    249    clear     none
     03:00    29    18      9   311   (NW)    305    clear     none
     04:00    28    20      4   318   (NW)    219    clear     none
     05:00    28    18      9   342  (NNW)    149    clear     none
     06:00    28    18      7   312   (NW)    164    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: 1.6.2