Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:16:16 -0700 (MST)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20101228
From: jwhueh@apo.nmsu.edu
                       Apache Point Observatory
                       3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Tuesday, December 28, 2010
                                                        ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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M.Strauss         M.Shin                DIS            17:05   22:55
W.Ketzeback       J.Huehnerhoff         ECHELLE        23:05   00:00
S.Jacobson        S.Jacobson            SPICAM         00:02   05:30
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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PU08/R     17:14   23:00    0    0    0    0   5.8  0.0   0    0
NM09/R     23:00   00:00    0    0    0    0   1.0  0.0   0    0
CU02/R     00:00   06:56    0   1.4   0    0   1.4  4.2   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist:    J.Huehnerhoff
Skies clearing in afternoon making for good start to the night.  Humidity
rising at 0500MT, had to close at 0530MT.
Was able to take agile collimation check data after NM09 program.
Air Dryer #1 setting off the site air humidity alarm, see PR1217.
Currently running on Dryer #2.
                    ------- 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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 17:37 dis-slit   349( -440) 269  62  -1.8  0.1 -0.6 -0.9 -1.2   --  1.25
 20:06 dis-slit   235( -640)  16  49  -1.8 -1.9 -1.6 -2.3 -2.0   --  1.11
 23:10 ECHELLE   120(-1756) 209  77  -2.1 -2.5 -2.2 -2.7 -2.5   ND3  0.90
 00:10 SPICAM    80( -576)  21  55  -1.9 -2.4 -2.1 -2.6 -2.4   MSSSO V  0.85
 01:13 SPICAM     0( -676)  66  53  -3.3 -2.8 -2.7 -3.5 -3.1   MSSSO R  1.51
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    33    21     11   252  (WSW)    399 mstly clr    none
     17:00    30    22     12   267    (W)    532    clear     none
     18:00    29    21     10   265    (W)    546    clear     none
     19:00    29    21     10   266    (W)    575 mstly clr    none
     20:00    29    20     11   266    (W)    783    clear     none
     21:00    29    20     10   265    (W)    796    clear     none
     22:00    29    19     12   265    (W)    784    clear     none
     23:00    28    19     12   265    (W)    676    clear     none
     00:00    28    19     14   263    (W)    617    clear     none
     01:00    27    19     12   248  (WSW)    654    clear     none
     02:00    26    19     13   263    (W)    531    clear     none
     03:00    26    21     18   267    (W)    604    clear    humid
     04:00    27    20     10   271    (W)    657    clear    humid
     05:00    26    20     16   282  (WNW)    642    clear    humid
     06:00    25    22     12   262    (W)    675    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: 1.8.5