Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:24:50 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20100718
From: jwhueh@apo.nmsu.edu
                       Apache Point Observatory
                       3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Sunday, July 18, 2010
                                                        ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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K. Covey         K. Covey               ECHELLE        21:05    21:16
A. Verbiscer     A. Verbiscer           TSPEC          21:20    00:50
B. Williams      B. Williams            DIS            --:--    --:--
W. Ketzeback     J. Huehnerhoff         ECHELLE        --:--    --:--
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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DD08/R     20:20   21:20    0   0.8   0    0    0   0.2   0    0
DD05/R     21:20   01:05    0    0    0    0   0.4  3.4   0    0
UW06/R     01:05   05:00   3.9   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
DD02/O     005:00  06:00   1.0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist:    J. Huehnerhoff
Radar returns and clouds until a little after sunset.  Most of first half
was clear, clouds arriving at start of second half.  Lightning followed by
rain starting at 0300MT.
Spicam
1730 176.5K
0400 171.4K 0.02
                    ------- 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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 21:19 TSPEC   346( 1304)  44  32  17.6 20.7 19.3 19.7 19.0   clear  0.85
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    73    51     11   221   (SW)   3684 mstly clr    none
     17:00    73    51     11   216   (SW)   3480 mstly clr    none
     18:00    70    49      8   180    (S)   3606 mstly cldy lt rain
     19:00    69    48     11   184    (S)   3303 mstly cldy   none
     20:00    69    46      9   184    (S)   3242 mstly cldy   none
     21:00    65    49      7    95    (E)   3774 mstly clr    none
     22:00    65    48     14   131   (SE)    672 mstly clr    none
     23:00    63    49     15   145   (SE)    827 mstly clr    none
     00:00    63    47      7   127   (SE)    734  ptly cldy   none
     01:00    63    44      1   175    (S)    509   cloudy     none
     02:00    66    45     11   198  (SSW)    462   cloudy     none
     03:00    61    43     12   137   (SE)    609   cloudy     none
     04:00    58    47     11   114  (ESE)    546   cloudy     rain
     05:00    58    48      6   126   (SE)   1027   cloudy     rain
     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: 1.8.0