From: Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090902 Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 12:01:23 +0000 (UTC) Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Wednesday, September 2, 2009 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH --------------------------------------------------------------------- M.Klaene R.McMillan NA2gdr,Agile 22:00 03:30 INST SCHED(TWILIGHT) WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOT USED I/ROW/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B --------------------------------------------------------------------- EN02/W 20:21 05:45 0 2.3 0 0 0 7.1 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: R.McMillan I opened at about 22:00 and got data for two pointing models with the telescope moving in opposite directions, which showed excellent repeatability compared to each other and good consistency compared to last night. With clouds starting to move in, I got an Agile instrument block. There were radar returns nearby and I didn't think I could get good tracking test data through the clouds, so I closed the dome at 01:30, but after that I did some in-dome instrument testing so I only counted part of the morning as lost to weather. ------- 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 67 45 13 212 (SSW) 918 mstly cldy none 17:00 70 45 7 195 (SSW) 947 mstly cldy none 18:00 64 44 2 235 (SW) 1071 mstly cldy none 19:00 62 43 7 209 (SSW) 1055 ptly cldy none 20:00 60 42 6 184 (S) 1083 ptly cldy none 21:00 60 42 15 142 (SE) 1249 mstly clr none 22:00 58 41 15 136 (SE) 1129 clear none 23:00 58 40 12 166 (SSE) 1222 clear none 00:00 57 39 9 168 (SSE) 1194 ptly cldy none 01:00 56 39 8 170 (S) 1203 ptly cldy none 02:00 57 39 7 131 (SE) 1085 ptly cldy none 03:00 57 39 4 185 (S) 1240 mstly cldy none 04:00 56 39 8 84 (E) 1100 mstly cldy none 05:00 56 41 11 68 (ENE) 1430 mstly cldy 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