Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:17:31 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20090921
From: jwhueh@apo.nmsu.edu
                       Apache Point Observatory
                       3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Monday, September 21, 2009
                                                        ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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J. Helsby       J. Helsby                 DIS         11:32   01:05
J. Gauthier     J. Helsby                 DIS         01:05   04:15
   NST     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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UC02/R     19:54  01:05   2.9  0.8   0    0   1.5   0    0    0    0
UC01/R     01:05  05:58   1.7   0    0    0   3.2   0    0    0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
               ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: B. Ketzeback, J.Huehnerhoff
Nearby lightning and clouds at the beginning of the night.  Poor seeing
the remainder of the night.  H
umidity spiked around 4:30.
We also leveled the NA2 rotator and restarted the ECHELLE slitviewer for
training purposes.
                     ------- 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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23:58 dis-slit    83(  362) -72  61  13.5 13.8 13.8 13.3 13.3   --  1.47
            ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                  Wind                      Precip.or
    Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    65    39      8   258  (WSW)   1313    clear     none
     17:00    59    37     12   288  (WNW)   1235    clear     none
     18:00    62    40      8   261    (W)   1230 mstly clr    none
     19:00    58    37     10   272    (W)   1193 mstly clr    none
     20:00    55    39     16    37   (NE)   1270 mstly cldy lt rain
     21:00    57    39      7   265    (W)   1360 mstly cldy   none
     22:00    58    38      5   256  (WSW)   1622 mstly cldy   none
     23:00    58    38      9   267    (W)   1554 mstly clr    none
     00:00    56    36     16   284  (WNW)   1544 mstly clr    none
     01:00    51    37     10    12  (NNE)   1436    clear     none
     02:00    49    28     15    12  (NNE)    996    clear     none
     03:00    45    27     21    32  (NNE)   1040    clear     none
     04:00    41    25     11    43   (NE)    945    clear    humid
     05:00    31    30     15    66  (ENE)    428    clear    humid
                             TELESCOPE STATUS
     Telescope drives operational. Current TCC version: 2.10.0
     Current TUI version:  TUI 1.6