Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:23:03 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090319
From: "Jack Dembicky"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Thursday, March 19, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 S.Flemming    S.Flemming, J.Wisniewski Echelle       18:00   01:10
               C.Laws
 S.Moran       S.Moran                 DIS            01:10   06:56
   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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 DD05/O     20:08  01:10    0    0    0    0   5.0   0    0    0    0
 JH04/R     01:10  06:13    0    0    0    0   2.4  2.7   0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument chanyes, some ge time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
 Vel scales taken at 18:24 MST (telescope temps warm ~12C outside)
 Az Vel Scale Meas 579.6 was 577.0 change n/c
 Alt Vel Scale Meas -604.9 was -606.0 change n/c
 Vel scale taken at 19:52 (telescope 6.6C outside)
 Az vel scale meas 580.2 was 577/0 change 579.0
 Alt vel scale meas -605.7 waas -606.0 change n/c
 No Problems tonight.
                ------------- 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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 20:22 Echelle  -227(-838) 309  72   6.6  8.8  7.9  7.2  6.9   ND2  1.1
 22:09 Echelle  -181(-787) 241  63   9.3  8.0  8.4  7.2  8.4   ND1  0.85
 01:22 DISSlit  -233(-139) -48  63   6.6  7.1  7.1  6.0  6.5    --  1.3
 01:24 NA2gdr  -350(22000) -49  63   7.0  7.1  7.1  6.0  6.5  clear 1.3
                 ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    59    20     12   203  (SSW)      0  pt. cldy    none
     17:00    59    20     11   224   (SW)      0  pt. cldy    none
     18:00    57    19     13   206  (SSW)      0  pt. cldy    none
     19:00    49    22      8   133   (SE)      0  pt. cldy    none
     20:00    43    29     11    69  (ENE)      0  pt. cldy    none
     21:00    45    22      8    88    (E)      7  pt. cldy    none
     22:00    48     7      6   120  (ESE)      2  pt. cldy    none
     23:00    49     5      9   136   (SE)     12  pt. cldy    none
     00:00    47     8      6   179    (S)      1  pt. cldy    none
     01:00    45    17     10   135   (SE)      0  pt. cldy    none
     02:00    45    23      7   156  (SSE)      2  pt. cldy    none
     03:00    44    26      6   159  (SSE)      9  pt. cldy    none
     04:00    46    24      6   177    (S)     10  pt. cldy    none
     05:00    47    31      7   182    (S)      2  pt. cldy    none
     06:00    43    33     15   136   (SE)      3  pt. 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