Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:07:56 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20100811
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                       Apache Point Observatory
                       3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Wednesday, August 11, 2010
                                                          ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)         INSTRUMENT        START  FINISH
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 M.Klaene        G.Saurage           SPIcam, Agile,    20:20  06:10
                                     Echelle, NICFPS
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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  EN02/O    20:03   06:15   0    0    0    0   9.4  0.9   0    0
 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist: G.Saurage
~18:40 Power went on generator for about 45 minutes then returned to utility.
19:30 Zeroed rotator (-0.007 change). Tested TR3 and TR2 eyelids. No problems.
20:40 - 23:30 NICFPS darks. Sequence of 250. All still have elevated levels, 10k to
11K. Few hours later tried some of the troubleshooting actions we've done when
having exposure problem with NICFPS in the past. I tried an nicfps expose init,
restarting nubs, and restarting ICS program. Then took another set of 250, but
levels have not changed. Files in tonight's directory /nicfps/dark.tests.*
21:45 - 23:20 SPIcam non-guiding tracking test. Tracking N of zenith, beginning at
RA 18:45 Dec 36:00, Rot 98.2 degrees physical (0 degrees Object). Tracking went up
to 86.9 degrees Alt and back down. On Datacq T chart went to zero at ~UT03:47, Alt
~81.8 degrees, and came back at UT05:12, Alt 80.0. Ended at 79.1 degrees Alt, files
in tonight's directory /spicam/nonguiding.test.*
23:40 - 02:00 Agile non-guiding tracking test. Tracking N of zenith, beginning at RA
20:45 Dec 36:00, 0 degrees Object. Tracking went up to 86.9 degrees Alt and back
down. On Datacq T chart went to zero at UT05:42, Alt 80.7 degrees, and came back at
UT07:12, Alt 79.9. Files in tonight's directory /agile/nonguiding.test.* There was a
Motion error on the Agile rotator at UT06:53, so files 440-457 should be discarded
from the tracking test.
02:10 1st pointing model. Clouds moving in and out.
04:18 2nd pointing model. Mostly clear.
Data and plots sent via email.
Spicam
19:30 176.4
06:00 169.9
                    ------- 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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 20:58 SPICAM   245(  999) 115  71  16.9 18.5 17.9 17.7 17.6   open  0.79
 02:01 GUIDER   134(  753) 253  70  16.1 15.7 15.9 15.2 15.4         1.03
 02:04 NA2gdr  1330(31330) 253  70  15.8 15.7 15.9 15.3 15.5         0.99
              ------------- Weather LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
    ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:00    62    51     22    64  (ENE)         ptly cldy   none
     17:00    67    49      9    48   (NE)         ptly cldy   none
     18:00    70    49      2   184    (S)         ptly cldy   none
     19:00    67    46      6    18  (NNE)         ptly cldy   none
     20:00    65    45      2   352    (N)         ptly cldy   none
     21:00    63    48     12    82    (E)         ptly cldy   none
     22:00    62    46     11    91    (E)         ptly cldy   none
     23:00    61    49     11   109  (ESE)         ptly cldy   none
     00:00    62    50      7    93    (E)         ptly cldy   none
     01:00    61    50      7   114  (ESE)         ptly cldy   none
     02:00    61    49      8   106  (ESE)         ptly cldy   none
     03:00    61    49      2   124   (SE)         ptly cldy   none
     04:00    63    46      1   220   (SW)        mstly clr    none
     05:00    58    52      8   115  (ESE)        mstly clr    none
     06:00    58    52     11   128   (SE)        mstly clr   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: 2.13.0
    Current TUI version: 1.8.1