Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090414
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:39:23 +0000 (UTC)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Tuesday, April 14, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)              INSTRUMENT   START  FINISH
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 J.Dalcanton     J.Holtzman,S.Courteau    DIS          --:--  --:--
 M.Gladders      E.Wuyts                  Nicfps       --:--  --:--
   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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 UW04/R     20:28  01:05   4.2  0.4   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 UC04/R     01:05  05:38    0   4.6   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 Az Vel Scale
 Was 579 measured 577 n/c
 Alt Vel Scale
 Was -606 measured -604  n/c
 We were open much of the night however cloud cover prevented any
 science.
 No other problems.
                       ------- 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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 20:25 dis-slit -45(156)     42  61  10.4 12.1 11.5 11.5 10.7   ---  1.08
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    60    16     17   226   (SW)    680  ptly cldy   none
     18:00    56    13     17   199  (SSW)    983  ptly cldy   none
     19:00    52    10     18   224   (SW)    849  ptly cldy   none
     20:00    51    10     19   207  (SSW)    913 mstly cldy   none
     21:00    50    11     18   206  (SSW)   1010   cloudy     none
     22:00    49    12     19   239  (WSW)    740   cloudy     none
     23:00    48    10     13   242  (WSW)    666   cloudy     none
     00:00    47    12     11   266    (W)    606   cloudy     none
     01:00    46    12     13   258  (WSW)    526   cloudy     none
     02:00    43    13     16   213  (SSW)    535   cloudy     none
     03:00    42    15     16   232   (SW)    628   cloudy     none
     04:00    41    14     16   215   (SW)    666   cloudy     none
     05:00    40    14     10   265    (W)    630   cloudy     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