Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:51:01 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20100129
From: jwhueh@apo.nmsu.edu
                       Apache Point Observatory
                       3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Friday, January 29, 2010
                                                       ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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M. Gladders     E. Wuyts, M. Gladders    TSPEC        --:--    --:--
D. York         D. York                  ECHELLE      20:54    23:05
W. Ketzeback    J. Huehnerhoff         ECHELLE/TSPEC  23:07    00:02
T. Murphy       R. McMillan              APOLLO       00:05    01:05
M. Gladders     E. Wuyts                 NICFPS       01:15    06:25
  INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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UC04/R    17:42   23:10    0   3.3   0    0    0   2.2   0    0
DD04/O    23:10   00:10    0    0    0    0    0   1.0   0    0
DD01/O    00:10   01:10    0    0    0    0    0   1.0   0    0
UC02/R    00:10   06:51    0    0    0    0    0   5.7   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist:    J. Huehnerhoff
Foggy with high humidity until 21:00MST.  Rapid decrease in humidity
allowed for opening.
The remainder of the night was clear.  Telescope performed without a problem.
Telescope parked facing north to aid in snow removal off back.
Lost utility power at 06:45MST currently running on generator at time of
sending this message.
                    ------- 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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 21:05 ECHELLE    -3(-1185) -77  64  -2.3 -1.7 -1.3 -3.0 -2.0   ND1  1.69
 23:11 ECHELLE  -230(-1473) -121  57  -2.5 -3.1 -3.1 -5.3 -3.7   ND3  1.61
 23:45 TSPEC   100( -134) -121  49  -1.9 -3.1 -2.5 -4.1 -2.7   clear  1.40
 00:12 APOLLO   100(  351)  47  62  -2.8 -3.1 -2.8 -4.3 -3.2   clear  1.50
 01:21 NICFPS   117(  160) -54  74  -2.3 -3.1 -2.7 -4.0 -3.0   MK-J  0.89
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    25    25      6     1    (N)   2793   cloudy     fog
     17:00    24    24      6    32  (NNE)   1806   cloudy     fog
     18:00    24    23      8    25  (NNE)    838   cloudy     fog
     19:00    23    22     13    36   (NE)    853    clear    humid
     20:00    21    19     10    67  (ENE)    123    clear    humid
     21:00    26    18      6    13  (NNE)    176    clear     none
     22:00    28    15      1   218   (SW)    185    clear     none
     23:00    26    17      1   177    (S)    205    clear     none
     00:00    29    14      1   238  (WSW)    158    clear     none
     01:00    27    14      2   212  (SSW)    193    clear     none
     02:00    28    14      1   245  (WSW)    195    clear     none
     03:00    28    14      1   211  (SSW)    188    clear     none
     04:00    29    13      1   203  (SSW)    160    clear     none
     05:00    29    14      2   241  (WSW)    175    clear     none
     06:00    28    15      6   279    (W)    112    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: 1.7.0