Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:06:36 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20111123
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Wednesday, November 23, 2011
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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D.York            S.Johnson             DIS            17:07   23:58
N.Silvestri       J.Zhao                DIS            00:01   06:00
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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UC03/R     17:07   00:00    0    0    0    0   6.9  0.0   0    0
UW07/O     00:00   06:33    0    0    0    0   6.0  0.6   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: G.Saurage
Mostly clear skies, mediocre seeing.
NICFPS needed an expose init during checkout tonight, exposures initially failed.
No telescope problems.
                    ------- 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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 21:02 dis-slit   290(  -14) -42  49   8.0  7.4  7.8  7.4  7.5     1.21
 01:26 dis-slit   286(  -89)  44  46   7.4  6.0  6.4  6.0  6.0     1.27
              ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    45    25      2   197  (SSW)    540 mstly clr    none
     17:00    44     8      4   142   (SE)    171 mstly clr    none
     18:00    44     3      7   178    (S)    140 mstly clr    none
     19:00    45    -1      8   184    (S)     23    clear     none
     20:00    47    -5     12   184    (S)     30    clear     none
     21:00    45    -9     13   175    (S)    136    clear     none
     22:00    45    -6     13   175    (S)    152 mstly clr    none
     23:00    41    -7     11   159  (SSE)    196 mstly clr    none
     00:00    44     0     11   192  (SSW)    284 mstly clr    none
     01:00    48    -4     17   211  (SSW)    184    clear     none
     02:00    47    -4     13   193  (SSW)    176    clear     none
     03:00    45     0     18   222   (SW)    262    clear     none
     04:00    45     7     19   222   (SW)    351 mstly clr    none
     05:00    45     6     16   202  (SSW)    383 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: 2.15.0
    Current TUI version: 1.9.3