Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 01:05:50 -0700 (MST)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20100203
From: "Jack Dembicky"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Wednesday February 03, 2010
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 T.Thuan        T.Thuan, Y.Izotov       TSPEC         --:--   --:--
 O.Fox          O.Fox                   TSPEC         --:--   --:--
  PROG        SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH    D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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 UV07/R     17:46  00:10    5.2  1.2   0    0    0    0    0    0
 UV02/R     00:10  06:47     0   6.6   0    0    0    0    0    0
   note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
 SNow, Snow, Snow... Need I say more?
I notified the observers in the afternoon we would be closed do to the snow and not bother logging
in at all.
 I shoveled the path from the main building to the lower dorm (French helped too) and about wore
myself but at least we don't have to wade thru 14 inch drifts to go to sleep.
 We had some power brown outs during the afternoon/early evening.  This seemed to kill the drives
and the snow program.
I gave up at around 01:00 as shoveling snow exhausted me pretty well and I wasn't feeling well.
Telescope parked due south.
                ------------- FAILURE LOG --------------
  PROG   INST   FAILURE MODE     TIME
      (STEDFNVOG)   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    27    27     19   154  (SSE)     90   cloudy     snow
     17:00    27    27     23   190    (S)   1610   cloudy     snow
     18:00    27    27     12   198  (SSW)   2601   cloudy     snow
     19:00    27    27     15   203  (SSW)   1706   cloudy     snow
     20:00    27    27     16   218   (SW)    254   cloudy     snow
     21:00    27    27     17   212  (SSW)    306   cloudy     snow
     22:00    27    26     20   206  (SSW)    336   cloudy     snow
     23:00    27    26     18   205  (SSW)    370   cloudy     snow
     00:00    28    26     14   215   (SW)    148   cloudy     snow
     01:00    28    26     19   217   (SW)    253   cloudy     snow
     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