Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20111003
From: alaina@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Tue,  4 Oct 2011 12:19:31 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Monday, October 03, 2011
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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J.Jackiewicz      J.Jackiewicz          ECHELLE        20:15   21:45
                                                       22:15   22:45
J.Holtzman        H.Hayden              ECHELLE        --:--   --:--
W.Ketzeback       W.Ketzeback           ECHELLE/TSPEC  --:--   --:--
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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NM02/R     18:54   01:00   0.8  3.3   0    0   0.0  2.0   0    0
NM04/R     01:00   05:51   4.9   0    0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
NM05/R     05:51   06:51   1.0   0    0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: A.Shelden
Night was almost entirely lost to heavy clouds, humidity, and dust.  Tried opening twice, but never was able to stay open very long.
Humidity and clouds at 05:30, with more on the way.  We called it quits.
                    ------- 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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 20:34 ECHELLE   250( -828) 213  79  11.5 13.2 13.2 12.8 11.5   ND1  0.64
 23:31 ECHELLE   350( -835) 231  42  10.4 10.6 11.0 10.5 10.2   ND2  1.00
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    65    37     16   184    (S)    571   cloudy     none
     17:00    59    39      8   213  (SSW)    676 mstly cldy   none
     18:00    56    36      5   211  (SSW)    718 mstly cldy   none
     19:00    53    35     11   159  (SSE)    709 mstly cldy   none
     20:00    53    33     13   164  (SSE)    721 mstly cldy   none
     21:00    51    32     13   114  (ESE)    982 mstly cldy   none
     22:00    51    32     14   119  (ESE)   1103 mstly cldy   none
     23:00    51    32     17   131   (SE)   1221  ptly cldy   none
     00:00    51    33     14   131   (SE)   1103   cloudy     none
     01:00    50    32     19   149  (SSE)   1074   cloudy     none
     02:00    48    36     16   141   (SE)   1287   cloudy    humid
     03:00    48    40     11   175    (S)   2256   cloudy    humid
     04:00    47    42      8   174    (S)   1688   cloudy    humid
     05:00    47    43      5   183    (S)   2048   cloudy    humid
     06:00    49    38     12   181    (S)   1679   cloudy    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: 2.15.0
    Current TUI version: 1.9.2