Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:56:12 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20110227
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                       Apache Point Observatory
                       3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Sunday, February 27, 2011
                                                           ACTUAL
  ASTRONOMER       OBSERVER(S)           INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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 W.Ketzeback       G.Saurage             ECHELLE        --:--   --:--
 S.Bickerton       S.Bickerton           DIS            20:40   06:15
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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NM05/R     18:07   19:07   1.0  0.0   0    0    0    0    0    0
PU06/R     19:07   06:24   1.5   0    0    0   7.3  2.5   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist:    G.Saurage
Light snow in the afternoon. High dust (>35K) and high winds (>40mph) first half
delayed opening. Dust and winds dropped dramatically after 20:00. Clear skies rest
of night with poor seeing.
                    ------- 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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 04:03 dis-slit  -418(-1489) 151  36  -8.9 -6.3 -6.3 -7.9 -7.9     4.39
 05:14 dis-slit   -70(-1281) 156  80  -9.2 -8.3 -8.3 -9.2 -9.1     2.01
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    20    10     28   267    (W)   5088   cloudy     dust
     17:00    21     5     37   270    (W)  24627   cloudy     dust
     18:00    20     0     34   268    (W)  63928  ptly cldy   dust
     19:00    18     0     24   290  (WNW)  42172  ptly cldy   dust
     20:00    17     1     21   337  (NNW)   5746 mstly clr    dust
     21:00    16     3     11   313   (NW)    856    clear     none
     22:00    15     4      9   353    (N)    779    clear     none
     23:00    16     6      9    16  (NNE)    222    clear     none
     00:00    20     3     18     5    (N)    175    clear     none
     01:00    22     6     27    35   (NE)    470    clear     none
     02:00    29     0     26    21  (NNE)    232    clear     none
     03:00    30     0     20    70  (ENE)    566    clear     none
     04:00    29     4     15    81    (E)    897    clear     none
     05:00    35    -6      2   238  (WSW)    323    clear     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: 2.14.0
    Current TUI version: 1.8.6