Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:59:56 -0700 (MST)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090225
From: "Jack Dembicky"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Wednesday, February 25, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 T.Tavenner     T.Tavenner               NICFPS        18:00  19:40
 C.Wu           C.Wu,R.Walterbos         DIS           19:4   07:000
   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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 NM03/R     18:51  19:36    0    0    0    0   0.7  0.1   0    0    0
 NM05/R     19:36  05:41    0    0    0    0  10.1   0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
Alt Vel scale measured -606.79 was -606.0 changed n/c
Az  Vel scale measured 580.6 was 580.0 changed n/c
Tip/Tilts at NA2 (@ 20:04MDT)
Start  -167  917
Change    8  223
Final  -159 1140
                ------------- 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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 18:09 NICFPS   -72(  750)  37  51  10.3 12.3 11.5 11.3 10.6   Ks+6%ND  0.87
 19:08 NICFPS    -8(  715) -80  39   9.7  9.9 10.1  9.6  9.6   Ks+6%ND  0.98
 19:59 dis-slit   161(  207) -60  68   8.9  9.1  9.3  8.7  8.8   --  1.49
 20:01 NA2gdr  1018(23018) -60  68   8.9  9.1  9.3  8.7  8.9   R  1.10
 20:03 dis-slit   161(  204) -61  67   9.0  9.1  9.3  8.7  8.8   --  1.25
 22:22 dis-slit   -26(    4) 107  41   8.6  8.2  8.4  7.7  8.2   --  1.22
 22:24 NA2gdr -1743(20256) 107  41   8.5  8.1  8.4  7.6  8.1   R  1.58
 03:09 dis-slit   -20(  -90) 268  80   6.9  6.8  7.1  6.8  6.8   --  1.80
                 ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    57    16     19   265    (W)    249    clear     none
     17:00    54    15     20   266    (W)    431    clear     none
     18:00    51    15     20   265    (W)    372  mst. clr    none
     19:00    50    17     20   278    (W)    581  mst. clr    none
     20:00    48    18     18   269    (W)    319  mst. clr    none
     21:00    48    19     12   273    (W)    467  mst. clr    none
     22:00    48    18     17   282  (WNW)    243  mst. clr    none
     23:00    48    18     16   266    (W)    257    clear     none
     00:00    46    18     15   267    (W)    305  mst. clr    none
     01:00    46    18     17   297  (WNW)    659  mst. clr    none
     02:00    45    18     20   285  (WNW)    341  mst. clr    none
     03:00    46    15     22   273    (W)   1681    clear     none
     04:00    44    18     16   271    (W)    345    clear     none
     05:00    44    14     28   260    (W)    534  pt. cldy    none
     06:00    42    16     20   260    (W)    333    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: 2.10.0
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.5.1