Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:40:05 -0700 (MST)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20091218
From: "Jack Dembicky"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Friday December 18, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 X.Lui          X.Lui                   DIS           16:30  21:30
 R.Reyes        R.Reyes                 DIS           --:--  --:--
  PROG        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     17:09  00:00    2.4   0    0    0   2.4  2.0   0    0
 PU02/R     00:00  06:52    6.9   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
   note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
No problems tonight.  Clouds and then humidity closed us after 21:30.  We gave up at 05:30.
                ------------- 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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 17:47 dis-slit   -14( -188) 110  61  -0.6  4.5  2.2  3.3  4.7   --  1.50
 17:48 NA2gdr   536(22536) 110  61  -0.6  4.4  2.1  3.2  4.6   clear  1.20
                 ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    37    20      8   213  (SSW)    438    clear     none
     17:00    33    18      6   194  (SSW)    541    clear     none
     18:00    31    17      3   254  (WSW)    690 mstly clr    none
     19:00    28    17      2   313   (NW)    475  ptly cldy   none
     20:00    26    20     13    79    (E)    662  ptly cldy   none
     21:00    28    17      9    79    (E)    531 mstly cldy   none
     22:00    29    17      8    84    (E)    617   cloudy     none
     23:00    26    18      9    69  (ENE)    506   cloudy     none
     00:00    27    18      5    76  (ENE)    550   cloudy     none
     01:00    25    20     13    81    (E)    729 mstly cldy   none
     02:00    23    21     15    70  (ENE)    763 mstly cldy  humid
     03:00    22    21     15    74  (ENE)    816 mstly cldy  humid
     04:00    22    20     13    78  (ENE)   1188  ptly cldy  humid
     05:00    22    20     15    80    (E)   1235 mstly clr   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: TUI 1.6.2