Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:57:19 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20100531
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                       Apache Point Observatory
                       3.5m Telescope Night Log
                        Monday, May 31, 2010
                                                          ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER        OBSERVER(S)       INSTRUMENT        START  FINISH
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 K.Willett         K.Willett         NICFPS            23:17  01:00
 S.Bickerton       S.Bickerton       DIS, Echelle      01:12  04:48
 T.Murphy          R.McMillan        APOLLO            04:51  05:49
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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 CU06/R     20:15  21:10   3.0   0    0    0   0.1  1.9   0   0
 PU07/R     01:10  04:47    0   1.8   0    0    0   1.8   0   0
 UW16/O     04:47  05:47    0    0    0    0    0   1.0   0   0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: G.Saurage
Line of thunderstorms just to the east, moving slightly west at sunset. Clouds and
precipitation seemed to be forming here at the ridge and moving east. Local radar
returns. Closed on and off all night. Dust levels rising in twilight.
In between observers taking cals and focusing, NICFPS lost communications with all
zeros files when I took over. Restarting the nubs brought it back.
SPICAM temps:
19:00 176.3
close 170.3
                    ------- 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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 23:35 NICFPS   -122( 836) 192  51  13.7 15.1 14.7 14.1 14.2   Ks  1.22
 01:29 dis-slit    5( 315)   8  35  13.9 13.7 14.0 13.4 13.7       1.43
 04:53 APOLLO     75(1108) -22  65  12.4 12.9 13.1 12.4 12.7       1.30
             ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00                 19   252  (WSW)    919  ptly cldy   none
     17:00                  6   257  (WSW)    823  ptly cldy   none
     18:00                 15   294  (WNW)    871  ptly cldy   none
     19:00    30    30     10   244  (WSW)    890  ptly cldy   none
     20:00    31    31     12   268    (W)   1104  ptly cldy   none
     21:00    29    29     11   266    (W)   1232  ptly cldy   none
     22:00    38    38     15   143   (SE)    959  ptly cldy   none
     23:00    39    39     18   150  (SSE)    669 mstly clr    none
     00:00    38    38     19   157  (SSE)    753 mstly clr    none
     01:00    37    37     16   179    (S)    723 mstly clr    none
     02:00    37    37     14   193  (SSW)    733   cloudy     none
     03:00    37    37     12   200  (SSW)    803   cloudy     none
     04:00    38    38     15   156  (SSE)   1737  ptly cldy   none
     05:00    36    36      9   193  (SSW)   2232 mstly clr    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: 1.7.1