Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 06:57:02 -0700 (MST)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20091205
From: "Jack Dembicky"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Saturday December 05, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 T.Bowers       T.Bowers, S.Jacobson    TSPEC          --:--  --:--
 J.Greene       J.Greene                TSPEC          01:20  06:55
  PROG        SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH    D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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 CU06/R     17:06  00:00    3.7  3.2   0    0    0    0    0    0
 PU06/R     00:00  06:43     0   1.3   0    0    0   5.4   0    0
   note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
Clouds kept us close for the first half of the night.
NA2 filter wheel needed to be homed tonight.  I noticed it while focusing tonight and I switched
filters.
No other problems tonight.
                ------------- 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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 01:29 TSPEC   108(  -98)  42  68  -3.6 -2.2 -2.5 -2.8 -2.9   Ks  1.15
 02:44 TSPEC   131( -148)  58  62  -4.3 -3.7 -3.6 -4.6 -4.2   Ks  1.05
                 ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:00    32   -19     16   257  (WSW)    206   cloudy     none
     17:00    32   -20     20   257  (WSW)    195   cloudy     none
     18:00    30   -15     19   266    (W)    193   cloudy     none
     19:00    28    -7     18   270    (W)    207   cloudy     none
     20:00    27     6     16   262    (W)    375   cloudy     none
     21:00    28     9     13   266    (W)    408   cloudy     none
     22:00    28     8     16   278    (W)    438   cloudy     none
     23:00    27    13     27   243  (WSW)    389   cloudy     none
     00:00    27    15     20   224   (SW)    430 mstly cldy   none
     01:00    26    15     17   262    (W)    485  ptly cldy   none
     02:00    25    16     19   247  (WSW)    543 mstly clr    none
     03:00    25    17     13   267    (W)    681    clear     none
     04:00    24    17     13   249  (WSW)    701    clear     none
     05:00    24    15     15   256  (WSW)    693    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