Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20111201
From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Fri,  2 Dec 2011 12:20:46 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Thursday, December 01, 2011
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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P.Szkody          P.Szkody              DIS            --:--   --:--
W.Ketzeback       J.Dembicky            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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UW05/R     17:06   05:40   5.9  6.7   0    0    0    0    0    0
DD04/W     05:40   06:40   1.0   0    0    0    0   0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
Clouds, Wind, and Humidity tonight.
Paula gave up around 04:30 since she wouldn't have enought time left for her targets.  Skies were trying to clear, and I was debating on opening (for the last program), but clouds started increasing again especially where my target was located, I could no longer see the stars in Auriga.  Winds were gusty all night long with gusts between 33 - 40 MPH.  I gave up at 05:20, as the skies were not improving and the satellite was now showing clouds to our W starting to cover us once again, which is what I was observing overhead.
No fresh snow on the ground as of 05:20.
                    ------- 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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               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    28    19     24    85    (E)   2154 mstly cldy   none
     17:00    26    18      8    92    (E)   2140 mstly cldy   none
     18:00    23    20     24    83    (E)   2900   cloudy     none
     19:00    22    18     22    89    (E)   3374   cloudy     none
     20:00    18    17     25    89    (E)   1182   cloudy    humid
     21:00    19    17     22    91    (E)   1199   cloudy    humid
     22:00    23    15     24   111  (ESE)   1029   cloudy     none
     23:00    27    15     29   123  (ESE)   1487   cloudy     none
     00:00    29    18     31   135   (SE)   1821   cloudy     none
     01:00    29    19     28   139   (SE)   1884   cloudy     none
     02:00    30    19     32   139   (SE)   1905 mstly cldy   none
     03:00    30    20     27   143   (SE)   1935 mstly cldy   none
     04:00    29    21     29   148  (SSE)   2204 mstly cldy   none
     05:00    28    21     29   149  (SSE)   2314 mstly cldy   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