Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 06:34:53 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090806
From: "Jack Dembicky"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Thursday, August 06, 2009
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 M.Drosback     M.Drosback              TSPEC         --:--  --:--
 G.Wallerstein  G.Wallerstein           Echelle       04:00  06:05
   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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 UV04/R     20:55  01:06    0   4.2   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 UW13/R     01:06  05:23    0   2.9   0    0    0   1.4   0    0    0
  note: scheduled times listed include instrument chanyes, some ge time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
 Clouds and rain kept us closed 1st half, humidity for the 1st part of the 2nd.  We opened around
4AM with humidity levels just below closure but no threat of rain.
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
  PROG   INST   FAILURE MODE     TIME
      (STEDFNVOG)   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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 04:08 ECHELLE  -213( -652) -92  60  13.2 13.4 14.4 12.8 13.2   ND2  1.40
                 ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    64    50     11   183    (S)   2778   cloudy     none
     17:00    65    51      9   193  (SSW)   2659   cloudy     none
     18:00    65    50      8   185    (S)   2546   cloudy     none
     19:00    62    49      9   185    (S)   2360   cloudy     none
     20:00    61    50      9   162  (SSE)   2322   cloudy     none
     21:00    53    52     30   281    (W)   2680   cloudy     rain
     22:00    50    50     16   342  (NNW)    465   cloudy     rain
     23:00    52    48      4    84    (E)    779   cloudy   lt rain
     00:00    52    49     14    72  (ENE)    830   cloudy     none
     01:00    56    44      1   218   (SW)    533 mstly cldy   none
     02:00    54    48      7   175    (S)    527  ptly cldy  humid
     03:00    55    48      9   148  (SSE)    853  ptly cldy  humid
     04:00    56    48     10   184    (S)   1167 mstly clr    none
     05:00    55    49      8   185    (S)   1291  ptly cldy   none
     06:00    56    48     10   213  (SSW)   1699 mstly clr    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 1.6