Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:16:15 -0700
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20091216
From: Jeff Coughlin
                       Apache Point Observatory
                       3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Wednesday, December 16, 2009
                                                        ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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 S.Moran         S.Moran                DIS            16:40  23:50
 M.Su            M.Su                   SPICam         00:00  07:00
   NST     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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 JH03/R     17:08  00:00    0    0    0    0   6.7  0.2   0    0    0
 UV02/O     00:00  06:51    0    0    0    0   6.8   0    0    0    0
 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
               ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Coughlin
 A stable, photometric night with good seeing, with the exception of
 some light clouds passing through from about 21:00-00:00 local time,
 but they did not result in a loss of science.
 No telescope problems.
                     ------- 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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 17:34 dis-slit   320(   95) -83  72   1.2  3.6  2.0  2.8  2.6     1.10
 18:51 dis-slit    82( -226) -64  54   0.8  1.8  1.3  0.2  1.1     0.95
 00:23 SPICAM   115(   73) -59  43   1.7  1.7  2.1  1.1  1.8     1.10
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                  Wind                      Precip.or
    Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
   -------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:00    36    19      5   261    (W)    482    clear     none
     17:00    34    14      4   283  (WNW)    285    clear     none
     18:00    34     9      6   269    (W)    249    clear     none
     19:00    34     9      7   314   (NW)    233    clear     none
     20:00    33     9     13   322   (NW)    244    clear     none
     21:00    34     0     12   333  (NNW)    188  ptly cldy   none
     22:00    34    -4     11   339  (NNW)    169  ptly cldy   none
     23:00    36    -9      7   349    (N)    110 mstly clr    none
     00:00    37   -10     15     8    (N)    117    clear     none
     01:00    35    -5      9    15  (NNE)    149    clear     none
     02:00    38   -10     11    25  (NNE)    155    clear     none
     03:00    38    -4     18    12  (NNE)    196    clear     none
     04:00    38     3     13    17  (NNE)    200    clear     none
     05:00    42     8     17    22  (NNE)    153    clear     none
     06:00    40    11     15    19  (NNE)    116    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