Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:28:56 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20101015
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                       Apache Point Observatory
                       3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Friday, October 15, 2010
                                                          ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)          INSTRUMENT       START  FINISH
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 T.Murphy        R.McMillan           APOLLO           18:25    19:42
 J.Wisniewski    J.Wisniewski         NICFPS, Echelle  19:43    12:56
 G.Privon        G.Privon             SPIcam           01:06    06:30
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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 DD01/R     18:39   19:39   0    0    0    0    0   1.0   0    0
 UW13/R     19:39   01:00   0    0    0   1.0   0   4.4   0    0
 UV04/R     01:00   07:00   0    0    0    0   5.6  0.5   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist:  G.Saurage
NICFPS bad files problem, PR #1180, was enough of an issue that we decided to switch
instruments to a back up program during first half. The symptom is bad files, all
zeros or look like solid blocks, that require a restart of the ICS or sometimes the
leach controller. We fought for about an hour with this getting it to work for 10-15
mins and then needing resets again. After we moved on to a back up program Jon B,
powered down the ICS, reseated a card on the mother board and brought it all back
up. I took darks every so often over the remaining of the night and so far seems to
be working ok.
Alt Motion Errors:
UT 01:44
UT 03:04
ALt drive slippage on and off.
                    ------- FAILURE LOG -------
PROG   INST   FAILURE MODE     TIME
    (SEDFNVOG)   TI/SHU    START  FINISH  DESCRIPTION
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 UW13   N         I/H      20:00  21:00   NICFPS bad files
            ---------------- FOCUS LOG ---------------
Time  Instrument  Focus     Az  El  Temp Strc Prim  Sec  Air  filt  FWHM
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 21:12 ECHELLE    63( -635) -13  42   9.7  9.7  9.8  8.8  9.3   ND3  0.90
 01:25 SPICAM    100(  508) -12  80   8.7  8.4  8.8  8.2  8.5    r'  1.82
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
    ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:00    54    25      4   266    (W)    510  ptly cldy   none
     17:00    52    24      7   258  (WSW)    497  ptly cldy   none
     18:00    49    21      2   258  (WSW)    504  ptly cldy   none
     19:00    50    22      1   288  (WNW)    501  ptly cldy   none
     20:00    51    24      1   233   (SW)    567  ptly cldy   none
     21:00    48    24      3   209  (SSW)    517 mstly clr    none
     22:00    49    27      7   183    (S)    622 mstly clr    none
     23:00    49    24      7   199  (SSW)    582 mstly clr    none
     00:00    48    29      9   185    (S)    815 mstly clr    none
     01:00    48    30     11   212  (SSW)    880 mstly clr    none
     02:00    48    31     12   223   (SW)   1001  ptly cldy   none
     03:00    47    30     10   236   (SW)   1004  ptly cldy   none
     04:00    43    33      3   266    (W)    911  ptly cldy   none
     05:00    46    31      7   262    (W)   1195  ptly cldy   none
     06:00    46    33      6   205  (SSW)    681  ptly cldy   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: 2.13.0
    Current TUI version: 1.8.2