Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090720
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:01:04 +0000 (UTC)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                         Monday, July 20, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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 K.Gilbert       K.Gilbert,B.Williams,  DIS            --:--  --:--
                 R.Covarrubias
 A.Brown         A.Brown                DIS            --:--  --:--
   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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 UW05/R     21:11  01:05   3.9   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 CU04/R     01:05  05:09   4.1   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 Nearby radar returns at sunset developed into overcast opaque skies for the
 remainder of the night. We never opened. A couple instances when the clouds
 attempted to sputter on us but no significant precipitation.
                       ------- 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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                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    75    42      2    96    (E)   2017  ptly cldy   none
     17:00    77    41     12   294  (WNW)   1960  ptly cldy   none
     18:00    71    41      6   265    (W)   2095  ptly cldy   none
     19:00    73    42      7   258  (WSW)   2268  ptly cldy   none
     20:00    68    40      5   264    (W)   2240  ptly cldy   none
     21:00    68    39     10   306   (NW)   2308   cloudy     none
     22:00    60    45     21    46   (NE)   2249   cloudy     none
     23:00    58    44     32    68  (ENE)   1018   cloudy     none
     00:00    60    40     24    56   (NE)   1046   cloudy   lt rain
     01:00    68    38      5    16  (NNE)   1911   cloudy     none
     02:00    64    39      8   291  (WNW)   1465   cloudy     none
     03:00    64    39      7    18  (NNE)   1497   cloudy     none
     04:00    66    38     10    32  (NNE)   1392   cloudy   lt rain
     05:00    64    39     12   120  (ESE)   1660   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