Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090427
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:41:12 +0000 (UTC)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                         Monday, April 27, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)              INSTRUMENT   START  FINISH
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 G.Stringfellow  G.Stringfellow           SPIcam       --:--  --:--
 C.Wu            C.Wu                     DIS          03:50  05:30
   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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 CU06/R     20:40  01:05   1.9  2.5   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 NM06/R     01:05  05:22   2.8   0    0    0   1.5   0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 Az Vel Scale
 Was 579 measured 580.2 n/c
 Alt Vel Scale
 Was -604 measured -603  n/c
 Overcast skies kep us closed until after 03:30.
 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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 03:41 dis-slit   91( 124)   -4  80   9.5  8.9  9.3  8.8  9.2   ---  1.27
 03:47 NA2gdr  -479(21520)  -11  79   9.5  9.0  9.4  8.9  9.2   R+ND2  0.99
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    55    11      9   208  (SSW)   1577   cloudy     none
     17:00    53     9     18   248  (WSW)   1727   cloudy     none
     18:00    52     9     14   242  (WSW)   1619   cloudy     none
     19:00    49     8     17   227   (SW)   1774   cloudy     none
     20:00    47     7     11   203  (SSW)   1830   cloudy     none
     21:00    47     7      7   193  (SSW)   1731   cloudy     none
     22:00    48     8     12   180    (S)   1781   cloudy     none
     23:00    47     8     10   182    (S)   1713   cloudy     none
     00:00    49     9     14   187    (S)   1833   cloudy     none
     01:00    49     8     13   194  (SSW)   1977   cloudy     none
     02:00    50     8     21   212  (SSW)   2052   cloudy     none
     03:00    49     9     11   189    (S)   2045 mstly cldy   none
     04:00    49     9     17   200  (SSW)   2136 mstly clr    none
     05:00    48     9      9   188    (S)   2101    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