Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2010 12:51:29 -0000 (UTC) Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20101224 From: "Gabrelle Saurage" Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Friday, December 24, 2010 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- W.Bhatti W.Bhatti DIS --:-- --:-- R.Hamilton R.Hamilton TSPEC --:-- --:-- N.Chanover N.Chanover TSPEC, Echelle --:-- --:-- INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DN START FINISH D B D B D B D B ------------------------------------------------------------------- JH02/R 17:12 00:00 3.8 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 NM08/R 00:00 04:22 0 4.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 NM05/R 04:22 06:55 0 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: G.Saurage High humidity + below freezing temps = thick frost all night. Never opened. ------- 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 38 28 8 223 (SW) 181 clear none 17:00 31 27 1 214 (SW) 163 clear none 18:00 29 27 1 300 (WNW) 201 clear none 19:00 28 26 2 45 (NE) 483 clear humid 20:00 28 25 2 336 (NNW) 203 clear humid 21:00 27 25 4 327 (NNW) 288 clear humid 22:00 27 24 7 325 (NW) 238 clear humid 23:00 27 24 3 333 (NNW) 321 clear humid 00:00 25 24 4 52 (NE) 270 clear humid 01:00 26 24 5 354 (N) 222 clear humid 02:00 27 25 6 354 (N) 257 clear humid 03:00 28 24 5 360 (N) 241 clear humid 04:00 30 17 4 97 (E) 70 clear humid 05:00 28 20 1 210 (SSW) 183 clear 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: 2.14.0 Current TUI version: 1.8.4