Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:32:21 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090214
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Saturday, February 14th, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)              INSTRUMENT   START  FINISH
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 D.Bowen         D.Bowen                  DIS          17:50  00:00
 R.Plotkin       R.Plotkin                NICFPS       00:13  06:30
   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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 PU06/R     18:42  00:10    0    0    0    0   4.8  0.7   0    0    0
 UW15/R     00:10  05:52    0    0    0    0    0   5.7   0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialists: G.Saurage
AzVeloScale: 578.6, 577.8; 578.2 (no change)
Good pointing. Some clouds first half; moderate to poor seeing; Second half clear
skies, moderate seeing. Smooth sailing.
The 3.5m enclosure dust count not reporting on the weather status page.
                       ------- 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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 18:22 dis-slit 188(-183) 154  67  -0.7  0.5 -0.1 -0.7 -0.7     1.83
 00:21 NICFPS   -40(  60) 142  59  -1.3 -2.2 -1.8 -3.0 -2.0     0.76
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    37     0     21   260    (W)   1013 mstly clr    none
     17:00    35     0     24   249  (WSW)    943 mstly clr    none
     18:00    31    -1     18   272    (W)    891 mstly clr    none
     19:00    31     0     21   267    (W)    954 mstly cldy   none
     20:00    31     0     14   270    (W)   1078 mstly cldy   none
     21:00    30     2     12   298  (WNW)   1103 mstly cldy   none
     22:00    29     0     13   287  (WNW)    978 mstly clr    none
     23:00    30     0      0   153  (SSE)   1127 mstly clr    none
     00:00    29    -1     10   271    (W)    814 mstly clr    none
     01:00    30     0      9   265    (W)    806 mstly clr    none
     02:00    29     0      6   268    (W)    824 mstly clr    none
     03:00    29     1     14   314   (NW)    822 mstly clr    none
     04:00    29     0     11   334  (NNW)    808 mstly clr    none
     05:00    30    -1      9   299  (WNW)    748 mstly clr    none
     06:00    29    -2      6   355    (N)    765 mstly clr    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: 2.9.1
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.5.1