Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090429
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:50:42 +0000 (UTC)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Wednesday, April 29, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)              INSTRUMENT   START  FINISH
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 C.Badenes       C.Badenes,F.Mullally     DIS          19:45  01:05
 D.York          D.York                   DIS          01:05  05:45
   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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 PU01/R     20:41  01:05    0    0    0    0   0.0  4.4   0    0    0
 UC02/R     01:05  05:19    0    0    0    0   4.2   0    0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 Az Vel Scale
 Was 579 measured 574.0 changed to 574
 Alt Vel Scale
 Was -604 measured -604.4  n/c
 Clear photometric skies all night with moderate to good seeing.
 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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 20:10 dis-slit   -27(  304)  81  46  11.1 14.5 13.4 13.2 12.1   ---  1.68
 23:29 dis-slit    98(  204) 237  70  10.7 10.3 10.7  9.7 10.3   ---  0.99
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    59    18     23   270    (W)   1396    clear     none
     17:00    63    20     16   245  (WSW)   1337    clear     none
     18:00    60    18     18   264    (W)   4938    clear     none
     19:00    57    14     22   236   (SW)   1242    clear     none
     20:00    53    11     14   253  (WSW)   1415    clear     none
     21:00    52     9     16   246  (WSW)   1582    clear     none
     22:00    52     9     15   249  (WSW)   1638    clear     none
     23:00    51     8     11   263    (W)   1559    clear     none
     00:00    51     7     11   266    (W)   1542    clear     none
     01:00    51     8     11   280    (W)   1451    clear     none
     02:00    51     8      8   275    (W)   1355    clear     none
     03:00    51     8      7   274    (W)   1421    clear     none
     04:00    50     8     12   301  (WNW)   1420    clear     none
     05:00    49     6      1   323   (NW)   1398    clear     none
     06:00    49     6      6   354    (N)   1446    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