Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:51:14 -0000 (UTC) Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20100122 From: jwhueh@apo.nmsu.edu Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Friday, January 22, 2010 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- W. Bhatti W. Bhatti SPICAM --:-- --:-- J. Helsby J. Helsby DIS --:-- --:-- INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DN START FINISH D B D B D B D B -------------------------------------------------------------------- JH03/R 17:35 00:10 0 6.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 UC05/R 00:10 06:55 6.4 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: J. Huehnerhoff Snow program started at 12:00MST. Snow removal with Sloan Observers started shortly after. DIS Linearity tests started after sunset. Tests are focused on obtaining blue linearity. Data taken; analysis started. Power failure at 03:18 MST caused power to switch to generator; no site utility at time of sending this. ------- 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 26 24 22 269 (W) 72 cloudy snow 17:00 26 24 21 264 (W) 110 cloudy lt snow 18:00 24 22 30 268 (W) 51 cloudy humid 19:00 23 21 21 269 (W) 57 cloudy humid 20:00 22 20 19 267 (W) 139 cloudy lt snow 21:00 22 20 18 266 (W) 108 cloudy lt snow 22:00 22 20 22 291 (WNW) 246 cloudy humid 23:00 23 20 15 267 (W) 359 cloudy humid 00:00 23 21 20 268 (W) 179 cloudy humid 01:00 24 21 13 268 (W) 31 cloudy lt snow 02:00 24 21 12 221 (SW) 245 cloudy snow 03:00 24 21 18 232 (SW) 153 cloudy snow 04:00 25 22 22 202 (SSW) 311 cloudy snow 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