Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:29:41 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20100428
From: "Jack Dembicky"
                        Apache Point Observatory
                        3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Wednesday April 28, 2010
                                                         ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)             INSTRUMENT    START  FINISH
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 B.Ketzeback    J.Dembicky              TSPEC         --:--  --:--
 A.Verbiscer    A.Verbiscer             TSPEC         23:10  01:00
 C.Miller       C.Miller, M.Buie        DIS           01:10  06:10
  PROG        SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH    D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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 NM08/W     19:51  20:51    0.5  0.5   0    0    0    0    0    0
 UV01/R     20:51  01:10     0   2.3   0    0    0   2.0   0    0
 NM03/O     01:00  06:10     0    0    0    0    0   5.0   0    0
   note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
Spicam temp at start of night 168.3K
Spicam temp at end of night 163.3K
 Clouds at the start of the night kept us closed.  They cleared out around 23:00.  Seeing blew up
around 03:00 to 2.5 to 3+ arc sec.
                ------------- 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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 23:16 TSPEC    89(  522)   2  57   9.9 10.7 10.6 10.1 10.2   Ks  1.30
 01:15 dis-slit   182(  230)  56  55   8.6  8.9  9.2  8.4  8.7   --  1.45
 02:53 dis-slit   112(  138)  35  31   7.6  7.7  7.9  7.0  7.4   --  1.56
                 ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:00    55    15     24   265    (W)   2004 mstly cldy   none
     17:00    55    15     20   263    (W)   2005 mstly cldy   none
     18:00    55    16     27   247  (WSW)   2090 mstly cldy   none
     19:00    52    15     19   260    (W)   1964 mstly cldy   none
     20:00    52    17     25   268    (W)   1958   cloudy     none
     21:00    52    18     26   265    (W)   1805   cloudy     none
     22:00    51    20     25   252  (WSW)   1909   cloudy     none
     23:00    49    20     26   233   (SW)   1895  ptly cldy   none
     00:00    49    18     21   250  (WSW)   2221    clear     none
     01:00    48    18     27   255  (WSW)   2382    clear     none
     02:00    45    19     24   236   (SW)   2167    clear     none
     03:00    45    18     23   234   (SW)   2139    clear     none
     04:00    45    18     23   254  (WSW)   2014    clear     none
     05:00    44    18     18   224   (SW)   2225    clear     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: 2.11.1
      Current TUI version: 1.7.2