Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090512
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 12:14:10 +0000 (UTC)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                         Tuesday, May 12, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)              INSTRUMENT   START  FINISH
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 M.Klaene        B.Ketzeback              SPIcam       20:00  06:00
   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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 EN01/W     20:53  05:06    0    0    0    0   2.5  5.7   0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 Performed tracking tests tonight to help characterize current behavior
 prior to direct drive replacement this fall.
 Clear skies with good seeing all evening.
 No 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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 22:56 SPICAM  73(  631)    102  56  13.9 14.2 14.4 13.4 13.8   V    1.44
 04:21 SPICAM  35(  495)     14  59  12.4 12.3 12.5 11.2 11.9   V    1.20
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    69    25     17   243  (WSW)   1373    clear     none
     17:00    69    24     21   276    (W)   1528    clear     none
     18:00    68    24     19   242  (WSW)   1560    clear     none
     19:00    64    20     22   266    (W)   1561    clear     none
     20:00    60    17     18   265    (W)   1508    clear     none
     21:00    59    14     16   261    (W)   1462    clear     none
     22:00    59    17     15   264    (W)   1356    clear     none
     23:00    57    14     16   255  (WSW)   1331    clear     none
     00:00    57    13     12   247  (WSW)   1125    clear     none
     01:00    57    14     12   262    (W)   1021    clear     none
     02:00    57    13     13   266    (W)   1085    clear     none
     03:00    56    11     14   268    (W)   1051    clear     none
     04:00    55    11      9   264    (W)   1083    clear     none
     05:00    53    10      6   354    (N)   1254    clear     none
     06:00    54    11     14   302  (WNW)   1283    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