Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:12:04 -0700 (MST)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090210
From: "Jack Dembicky"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Tuesday, February 10, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 M.Klaene       J.Dembicky                            --:--  --:--
   INST     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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 EN01/O     18:39  05:56    0    0    0    0   0.6 10.7   0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
 Telescope was unavailable due to engineering work with the tertiary tonight (Top end and tertiary
removed).
I ran some checks on the instruments with the 3.5m backup hub tonight.  A few instruments would
not connect.  TSPEC/TSPEC Slitviewer would not work.  Echelle Slitviewer would not work (I even
rebooted Slitty 2x, no dice).  All other instruments (excpt Agile) checked out fine.  Fritz stated
that he was aware of the TSPEC problems and thought it was a mount problem, but I could not use
the instruments at 02:30MST, so I don't know if they need to specifically mount the /export/images
directory or it is supposed to automount on its own.  Wasn't sure what to do with Agile, do we
just need to restart the AgilleICC?  Echelle Slitviewer was giving me errors, 'could not open
file...' (see log error msg at 09:35:46UT)
I also checked some power connections with TSpec to see if I could re-create some array power
problems we have been having while moving the instrument.  Wiggling the cables didn't seem to do
anything (although I couldn't take images due to TUI not talking with TSPEC.  Matt wanted me to
look at the lights on the Leech controllers but nothing changed when I wiggled the power cables.
It was cold with blowing snow, humidity, and windy all night.  We may not have been able to open
if the telescope was available tonight, so it was a good night to take the telescope down for
engineering.
                ------------- ACTIVITY 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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                 ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     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: 2.10.0
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.5.1