Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:41:07 -0700 (MST)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090224
From: "Jack Dembicky"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Tuesday, February 24, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 K.Wu           K.Wu,R.Walterbos         DIS           17:30  00:10
   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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 NM05/R     18:50  05:42   5.5   0    0    0   5.4   0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
Alt Vel scale measured -605.9 was -608.0 changed -606.0
Az  Vel scale measured 580.1 was 580.0 changed n/c
Tip/Tilts at NA2
Start   -90  993
Change  -77  -76
Final  -167 917
2nd half the clouds rolled in on us.  We had a few breaks that we attempted science,  but the
sucker holes were short lived and not long enough to get any science before it clouded up again.
                ------------- 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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 19:02 dis-slit    64(  262)  67  64   9.3 12.2 10.7 11.1 10.2   --  1.13
 19:03 NA2gdr  1691(23691)  66  64   9.3 12.1 10.6 11.0 10.1   R  1.00
 21:01 dis-slit   -23(   54) 124  36   8.8  8.9  8.7  7.9  8.2   --  1.89
 21:03 NA2gdr   650(22650) 124  36   8.7  8.9  8.7  7.9  8.2   clear  1.43
 03:34 dis-slit    93(   35) 262  62   7.3  6.9  7.2  6.4  7.0   --  0.92
 03:36 NA2gdr  3380(25380) 262  62   7.3  6.9  7.2  6.3  6.9   clear  0.84
                 ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    53    19     13   267    (W)    323    clear     none
     17:00    54    22     11   264    (W)    286  mst. clr    none
     18:00    50    21     10   264    (W)    343    clear     none
     19:00    49    21     12   237  (WSW)    411  mst. clr    none
     20:00    47    21     12   259    (W)    563  mst. clr    none
     21:00    48    20     12   268    (W)    509  mst. clr    none
     22:00    47    20      7   256  (WSW)    376  mst. clr    none
     23:00    46    20     10   279    (W)    415  mst. clr    none
     00:00    46    17      7   298  (WNW)    431  mst. cldy   none
     01:00    47    15     10   348  (NNW)    371    cldy      none
     02:00    47    13     14     1    (N)    353    cldy      none
     03:00    45    14     14   304   (NW)    409   mst. cldy  none
     04:00    45    13     17   318   (NW)    346    cldy      none
     05:00    46     7     19   319   (NW)    240    cldy      none
     06:00    47     1     14   329  (NNW)    199    cldy      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: 2.10.0
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.5.1