Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:14:30 -0700 (MST)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20101229
From: jwhueh@apo.nmsu.edu
                       Apache Point Observatory
                       3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Wednesday, December 29, 2010
                                                        ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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P.Szkody          P.Szkody              DIS            --:--   --:--
J.Frieman         H.Lin                 DIS            --:--   --:--
T.Murphy          R.McMillan            APOLLO         --:--   --:--
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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UW08/R     17:15   00:00   6.8   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
UC05/R     00:00   05:56   2.5  3.5   0    0    0    0    0    0
DD01/O     05:56   06:56    0   1.0   0    0    0    0    0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist:    J.Huehnerhoff
Cloudy with local radar returns the entire night; winds picking up around
2300MT.  Light snow started around 0200MT.
                    ------- 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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               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    28    17      8   261    (W)   1070   cloudy     none
     17:00    29    15     26   256  (WSW)   1161   cloudy     none
     18:00    30    14     21   270    (W)   1054   cloudy     none
     19:00    30    16     26   253  (WSW)    984   cloudy     none
     20:00    29    17     33   251  (WSW)    953   cloudy     none
     21:00    29    17     29   265    (W)    822   cloudy     none
     22:00    27    15     31   247  (WSW)   1110   cloudy     none
     23:00    27    15     34   261    (W)    946   cloudy     none
     00:00    25    17     25   263    (W)   1402   cloudy     none
     01:00    23    21     30   259    (W)   1174   cloudy     none
     02:00    24    23     30   262    (W)    403   cloudy   lt snow
     03:00    24    24     28   256  (WSW)    346   cloudy   lt snow
     04:00    24    23     38   248  (WSW)    724   cloudy   lt snow
     05:00    23    22     23   236   (SW)    432   cloudy    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