Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 05:43:42 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090518
From: "Jack Dembicky"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                          Monday, May 18, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 R.Reyes       R.Reyes                  DIS           19:00  01:00
 R.Gibson      R.Gibson,S.Schmidt       TSPEC         01:12  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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 PU03/R     20:57  01:05    0    0    0    0   4.1   0    0    0    0
 UW08/R     01:05  05:01    0    0    0    0   1.5  2.4   0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
Alt vel scale was -602.0 measured -603.1 changed -603.0
Az vel scale was 575.0 measured 579.3 changed 579.0
No problems tonight.  Dust levels around 2800 cts or so  all night long.
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
  PROG   INST   FAILURE MODE     TIME
      (STEDFNVOG)   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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 20:20 dis-slit   243(  639)  38  65  13.5 16.2 15.2 15.2 13.8   --  1.26
 21:18 dis-slit   117(  393)  75  72  12.8 13.8 13.7 13.0 12.8   --  1.00
 21:22 NA2gdr -3527(18472)  74  72  12.7 13.7 13.6 12.9 12.8   clear  1.00
 01:20 TSPEC   129(  559) 199  69  11.3 10.8 11.3  9.8 10.8   Ks  0.80
                 ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    66    28      8   243  (WSW)   2766  ptly cldy   none
     17:00    63    27      1   185    (S)   2840  ptly cldy   none
     18:00    64    27     11   136   (SE)   2821  ptly cldy   none
     19:00    60    29      4   167  (SSE)   2822  ptly cldy   none
     20:00    57    31     14   146   (SE)   2599 mstly clr    none
     21:00    55    31     17   136   (SE)   2619 mstly clr    none
     22:00    54    28     17   123  (ESE)   2824    clear     none
     23:00    53    25     17   119  (ESE)   2981    clear     none
     00:00    52    26     14   113  (ESE)   2959    clear     none
     01:00    52    27      6   103  (ESE)   2971    clear     none
     02:00    52    28     11    69  (ENE)   2884    clear     none
     03:00    50    28      8    97    (E)   2958    clear     none
     04:00    51    28      9   112  (ESE)   2902    clear     none
     05:00    49    31     14   126   (SE)   2656    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