Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 05:27:34 -0700 (MST)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20091207
From: "Jack Dembicky"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Sunday December 06, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 S.Schmidt      S.Schmidt               TSPEC          23:00  00:00
 S.Hawley       J.Dembicky              TSPEC, Echelle 00:00  01:00
 A.Connolly     A.Connolly              NICFPS         01:00  02:00
                                                       03:20  03:45
  PROG        SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH    D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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 UW04/R     17:06  00:00    4.9  1.0   0    0    0   1.0   0    0
 UW17/W     00:00  01:00     0    0    0    0    0   1.0   0    0
 UW10/R     01:00  06:44     0   4.3   0    0    0   1.4   0    0
   note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
 Clouds to start the night.  Skies cleared around 23:00 and we were able to open.
 Clouds finally shut us down at 04:55 with more coming in on the IR satellite map.
                ------------- 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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 23:03 TSPEC   199(   51)  10  26  -2.3 -2.2 -2.0 -2.5 -2.3   Ks  1.70
 00:04 TSPEC   198(  -26) -171  79  -2.3 -2.5 -2.3 -3.0 -2.6   Ks  1.30
 00:30 ECHELLE   -62(-1297) -155  78  -2.3 -2.7 -2.4 -3.2 -2.8   ND3  1.47
 01:03 TSPEC   183(  -55) -135  72  -2.6 -2.8 -2.5 -3.2 -2.8   Ks  1.00
 01:27 NICFPS   111(  167) -129  69  -2.7 -2.9 -2.6 -3.5 -3.0   J  0.90
 01:27 NA2gdr -1680(41319) -129  69  -2.8 -3.0 -2.7 -3.5 -3.1   R  1.37
                 ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    29    14     11   193  (SSW)    646 mstly cldy   none
     17:00    26    14     18   217   (SW)    795 mstly cldy   none
     18:00    27    12     19   237  (WSW)    680 mstly cldy   none
     19:00    27    15     22   253  (WSW)    740   cloudy     none
     20:00    28    16     15   254  (WSW)    849   cloudy     none
     21:00    28    16     15   217   (SW)    893   cloudy     none
     22:00    28    17     22   231   (SW)    878 mstly cldy   none
     23:00    28    16     17   242  (WSW)    916 mstly clr    none
     00:00    28    17     14   239  (WSW)    993 mstly clr    none
     01:00    27    16     12   241  (WSW)    907  ptly cldy   none
     02:00    27    18      8   259    (W)    976 mstly cldy   none
     03:00    27    17     15   226   (SW)    713 mstly cldy   none
     04:00    28    13     15   260    (W)    552   cloudy     none
     05:00    29     9     13   215   (SW)    388   cloudy     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