Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090326
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:47:03 +0000 (UTC)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Thursday, March 26, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)              INSTRUMENT   START  FINISH
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 M.Shin          M.Shin                   DIS          --:--  --:--
 T.Heckman       R.Overzier               DIS          --:--  --:--
   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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 PU05/R     20:13  01:10   5.0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 JH03/R     01:10  06:04   4.9   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 My first half observer had reported that the TUI Truss Lamps window
 on their machine was only displaying the Helium button as being
 visible. They were running TUI 1.5.1 Windows XP version. I first
 attempted to refresh their screen with a tlamps status command.
 When this didn't work I told them where to locate the TUIGeom file
 on their system. Once located, I had them delete it logout and back
 into TUI. This fixed the problem. It was an easier solution then
 trying to describe which line of the geometry file to correct.
 Weather tonight was elevated dust, clouds and later high humidity
 before and after light snow showers. Total accumulation likely
 less than a 1/4 of an inch here at the site. We never opened.
 I let the Gravometer engineering team work late into the evening.
 No other problems tonight.
                       ------- 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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                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    41     7     34   237  (WSW)   2531  ptly cldy   none
     17:00    42     5     30   254  (WSW)   2608   cloudy     none
     18:00    45     4     43   264    (W)   2530   cloudy     dust
     19:00    43     4     42   254  (WSW)   5628 mstly cldy   dust
     20:00    40     6     33   261    (W)   7144  ptly cldy   dust
     21:00    39     7     21   267    (W)   8845  ptly cldy   dust
     22:00    38     9     33   276    (W)   5637  ptly cldy   dust
     23:00    27    24     22     7    (N)   3182 mstly cldy  humid
     00:00    25    22     15   359    (N)   1146   cloudy    humid
     01:00    25    19     20   315   (NW)   1278   cloudy   lt snow
     02:00    22    21     21   344  (NNW)    934   cloudy   lt snow
     03:00    19    18     22    20  (NNE)   1096   cloudy   lt snow
     04:00    21     2     20   341  (NNW)   1486    clear    humid
     05:00    15    13     29    35   (NE)    729    clear    humid
     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