Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:40:29 -0700 (MST)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20100121
From: "Jack Dembicky"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Thursday January 21, 2010
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 T.Marriage     T.Marriage              DIS         --:--    --:--
 C.Churchill    G.Kacprzak              DIS         --:--    --:--
  PROG        SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH    D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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 PU07/R     17:34  00:10    0.6  6.0   0    0    0    0    0    0
 NM07/R     00:10  06:55    6.8   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
   note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
 Clouds, Humidity, Wind and a dusting of snow kept us closed all night.  Gave up at 03:30 when
wind gust were pushing 50MPH and radar showed echos slowly approaching from west..
                ------------- FAILURE 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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                 ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    30    30     17   232   (SW)    342   cloudy    humid
     17:00    30    29     29   208  (SSW)    325   cloudy    humid
     18:00    31    29     30   208  (SSW)    401   cloudy   lt snow
     19:00    31    28     31   216   (SW)    966   cloudy    humid
     20:00    31    28     24   196  (SSW)    824   cloudy    humid
     21:00    31    29     29   199  (SSW)   1192   cloudy    humid
     22:00    32    28     33   207  (SSW)    763   cloudy    humid
     23:00    32    28     30   205  (SSW)    750   cloudy    humid
     00:00    32    28     33   205  (SSW)   2537   cloudy    humid
     01:00    31    27     37   201  (SSW)   1913   cloudy    humid
     02:00    31    27     35   203  (SSW)   4032   cloudy    humid
     03:00    32    27     41   203  (SSW)   3806   cloudy    humid
     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: 1.7.0