Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090525
Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 13:30:05 +0000 (UTC)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                          Monday, May 25, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)              INSTRUMENT   START  FINISH
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 C.Churchill     C.Churchill              DIS          23:05  01:05
 J.Gauthier      J.Gauthier,J.Helsby      DIS          01:05  06:30
   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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 NM05/R     21:04  01:05   1.1  0.9   0    0   2.0   0    0    0    0
 UC01/R     01:05  04:56    0    0    0    0   3.9   0    0    0    0
 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 Az Vel Scale Was 579 Measured 579 n/c
 Alt Vel Scale Was -603 Measured -600.7 n/c
 Local rain showers kept us closed until 23:00.
 Seeing was moderate to good.
 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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 23:07 dis-slit   -81(   53)  43  76   9.8 10.9 10.4 10.1  9.4   ---  1.37
 23:13 NA2gdr   434(22434)  38  77   9.4 10.8 10.2  9.9  9.3   R+nd2  1.10
 01:08 dis-slit    93(  147)  41  76   9.7  9.3  9.5  8.7  9.1   ---  0.96
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    61    31     14   266    (W)   1362  ptly cldy   none
     17:00    60    30     15   266    (W)   1271  ptly cldy   none
     18:00    55    37     17   230   (SW)   1456 mstly cldy   rain
     19:00    53    31      2   323   (NW)   1648 mstly cldy lt rain
     20:00    52    31     10    33  (NNE)   1485 mstly cldy   rain
     21:00    51    31     10   333  (NNW)   1245  ptly cldy   none
     22:00    49    30     26    18  (NNE)   1148 mstly clr    none
     23:00    49    28     12    17  (NNE)    953    clear     none
     00:00    49    28      8    13  (NNE)    989    clear     none
     01:00    50    27     11   358    (N)   1094    clear     none
     02:00    49    25     12    59  (ENE)   1026    clear     none
     03:00    49    24      4   347  (NNW)   1152    clear     none
     04:00    47    28     12    19  (NNE)   1112    clear     none
     05:00    47    27     14    31  (NNE)   1117    clear     none
     06:00    47    27     12    32  (NNE)   1301    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