Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090729
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:54:10 +0000 (UTC)
From: bketzeba@apo.nmsu.edu
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Wednesday, July 29, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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 M.Gladders      M.Gladders             Nicfps         19:45  00:55
 M.Shin          M.Shin                 DIS            01:05  05:50
   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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 UC03/R     21:03  01:05    0    0    0    0   0.3  3.7   0    0    0
 PU06/R     01:05  05:16    0    0    0    0   4.2   0    0    0    0
 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: B.Ketzeback
 Rain showers before sunset but we were able to open on time. Still we
 struggled with clouds throughout the night. No radar threats so we
 remained open.
 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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 20:47 NICFPS    85( 1179)   48  76  18.3 18.3 18.4 17.6 18.2   Ks   0.92
 20:55 NA2gdr -3001(39998)   42  76  18.4 18.3 18.5 17.6 18.2 R+nd2  1.13
 01:15 dis-slit 192(  620)   18  77  15.3 17.0 17.0 15.9 16.4   ---  1.51
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    69    41      4   257  (WSW)   1489 mstly cldy   none
     17:00    68    43      7   292  (WNW)   1535   cloudy   lt rain
     18:00    64    45     14    25  (NNE)   1977   cloudy     rain
     19:00    54    43     16    88    (E)    599 mstly clr    none
     20:00    63    42      9   267    (W)   1834 mstly clr    none
     21:00    66    37      7   283  (WNW)   1796 mstly clr    none
     22:00    67    37      8   264    (W)   1838 mstly cldy   none
     23:00    66    38      9   259    (W)   1816 mstly cldy   none
     00:00    63    40     11   233   (SW)   1823  ptly cldy   none
     01:00    62    41      5   237  (WSW)   1970    clear     none
     02:00    61    42      6   286  (WNW)   2536   cloudy     none
     03:00    62    41     15   331  (NNW)   2076  ptly cldy   none
     04:00    60    41      6    13  (NNE)   1498 mstly clr    none
     05:00    59    40     18    56   (NE)   1370    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