Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 10:23:02 -0000 (UTC) Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090530 From: "Gabrelle Saurage" Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Saturday, May 30th, 2009 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------- D.York C.Grady DIS, GFP --:-- --:-- G.Williger C.Grady DIS, GFP --:-- --:-- INST SCHED(TWILIGHT) WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOT USED I/ROW/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UC08/O 21:07 01:05 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JH05/O 01:05 04:54 3.4 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: G.Saurage AzVeloScale: 580.4, 578.7; 579.6 (no change) All instruments and telescope systems checked out. Rain and clouds all night. No sky time. Some GFP testing on bit-flip issue, no resolution. GFP will be left with filters mounted; ccd should be kept cool. ------- FAILURE LOG ------- PROG INST FAILURE MODE TIME (SEDFNVOG) TI/SHU START FINISH DESCRIPTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- FOCUS LOG --------------- Time Instrument Focus Az El Temp Strc Prim Sec Air filt FWHM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:00 53 40 1 233 (SW) 680 mstly cldy none 17:00 52 39 3 185 (S) 711 mstly cldy none 18:00 52 38 12 113 (ESE) 732 mstly cldy none 19:00 54 39 9 110 (ESE) 852 mstly cldy none 20:00 50 39 7 93 (E) 792 mstly cldy none 21:00 51 35 9 358 (N) 708 mstly cldy none 22:00 47 37 18 33 (NNE) 697 cloudy none 23:00 48 35 16 36 (NE) 596 cloudy none 00:00 49 34 17 3 (N) 474 cloudy lt rain 01:00 48 34 21 37 (NE) 439 cloudy none 02:00 49 34 11 312 (NW) 432 cloudy lt rain 03:00 43 39 5 284 (WNW) 511 cloudy lt rain 04:00 47 35 8 94 (E) 490 cloudy 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