Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090622 Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:33:28 +0000 (UTC) From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Monday, June 22, 2009 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH ------------------------------------------------------------------ E.Hilton E.Hilton Agile --:-- --:-- S.Moran S.Moran DIS --:-- --:-- INST SCHED(TWILIGHT) WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOT USED I/ROW/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UW06/R 21:19 01:05 3.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JH03/R 01:05 04:52 3.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback Az velocity scale was 579 measured 573.1, changed to 573 Weathered out tonight. Nearby radar returns and overcast skies all night. I exercised the altitude controller as requested by Fritz. I also spent time tracking down a software bug in the hub which generates the LST time in all the instruments fits headers. Called it a night at 05:30. ------- 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 57 43 17 54 (NE) 766 cloudy none 17:00 56 45 3 36 (NE) 536 cloudy none 18:00 59 41 14 59 (ENE) 510 cloudy none 19:00 57 45 17 67 (ENE) 832 cloudy none 20:00 60 46 18 135 (SE) 864 cloudy none 21:00 58 46 14 122 (ESE) 816 cloudy none 22:00 58 45 18 128 (SE) 718 cloudy none 23:00 57 46 18 115 (ESE) 718 ptly cldy none 00:00 56 48 18 112 (ESE) 1224 cloudy none 01:00 53 50 15 81 (E) 2178 cloudy humid 02:00 53 51 14 77 (ENE) 3202 cloudy humid 03:00 53 48 14 69 (ENE) 2049 cloudy rain 04:00 54 50 8 139 (SE) 3137 cloudy humid 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