Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:56:20 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20100111
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Monday, January 11, 2009
                                                            ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT       START  FINISH
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 M.Huber         M.Huber                DIS              17:38  23:15
 W.Ketzeback     G.Saurage              Echelle          23:20  00:05
 C.Churchill     J.Evans                SPIcam           00:15  06:45
   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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 JH05/R     17:25  23:10    0    0    0    0   5.8   0    0    0    0
 NM08/O     23:10  00:10    0    0    0    0   1.0   0    0    0    0
 CU04/R     00:10  06:58    0    0    0    0   5.0  1.8   0    0    0
 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: G.Saurage
Mostly clear skies, improving as the night progressed. Terrible seeing at the
beginning of the night > 2.5" gradually getting better ~ 1.3" second half. No
problems.
Telescope left at high altitude for Apollo work during the day.
                      ------- 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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 18:25 dis-slit   -69( -347) -50  39   0.0  1.8  1.2  0.4  0.2       2.59
 20:18 dis-slit   124( -275) -59  58  -0.1 -0.1  0.2 -0.9 -0.3       1.74
 23:25 ECHELLE    -60(-1223)  -2  59  -0.7 -1.4 -0.8 -2.2 -1.2       1.32
 00:37 SPICAM     144(  -53) 147  59  -0.6 -1.1 -0.6 -1.9 -1.0   g'  1.39
                ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    37    12      3   248  (WSW)    373  ptly cldy   none
     17:00    35     7      4    83    (E)    258  ptly cldy   none
     18:00    30     8     22    67  (ENE)    284 mstly clr    none
     19:00    32    -1     23    76  (ENE)    196 mstly clr    none
     20:00    31    -4     14    85    (E)    164 mstly clr    none
     21:00    31     0     15    84    (E)    183 mstly clr    none
     22:00    29     0     17    88    (E)    236 mstly clr    none
     23:00    31    -7     11    91    (E)    171 mstly clr    none
     00:00    33    -9     15   124   (SE)     99    clear     none
     01:00    32   -10     15   114  (ESE)     81    clear     none
     02:00    31   -13     11    89    (E)     53    clear     none
     03:00    32   -12      9   127   (SE)     49    clear     none
     04:00    33   -11      4   165  (SSE)     57    clear     none
     05:00    34    -9      5   184    (S)     59    clear     none
     06:00    34   -10     10   131   (SE)     43    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: 2.11.1
      Current TUI version: TUI 1.6.2