Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:10:09 -0700 (MST)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20110209
From: jwhueh@apo.nmsu.edu
                       Apache Point Observatory
                       3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Wednesday, February 09, 2011
                                                        ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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E.Levesque        E.Levesque            ECHELLE        17:45   00:00
J.Green           J.Green               DIS            00:05   01:15
                                                       03:45   06:10
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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CU03/O     17:52   00:10    0    0    0    0   0.2  6.1   0    0
CU08/O     00:10   06:43   2.5   0    0    0   4.1  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist:    J.Huehnerhoff
Clear start to the night with decent but variable seeing.  Clouds
spontaneously appearing during the start of second half followed by local
radar returns.  Opened again when clouds and radar disappeared.
New dcam shutter working great.  It did not stick in -9C temps.
                    ------- 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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 17:59 ECHELLE  -196(-2152) 261  46  -7.2 -4.8 -5.5 -6.6 -6.1   ND1  1.16
 18:40 ECHELLE    79(-1948) 216  38  -7.5 -6.4 -6.7 -7.1 -7.1   ND1  1.20
 20:03 ECHELLE   158(-1910) 210  39  -7.4 -7.3 -7.1 -7.4 -7.4   ND1  1.27
 00:10 dis-slit   167(-1056) 135  81  -8.5 -8.6 -8.3 -8.9 -8.7   --  1.49
 03:54 dis-slit   252( -989) 167  75  -8.1 -8.9 -8.5 -9.1 -8.8   --  1.44
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    22     4      9   325   (NW)    732    clear     none
     17:00    17     9      9   318   (NW)    973    clear     none
     18:00    19   -11     10   346  (NNW)    235    clear     none
     19:00    19    -9     13   359    (N)     98    clear     none
     20:00    19    -8     14    14  (NNE)    247    clear     none
     21:00    16    -5     14     4    (N)    246    clear     none
     22:00    19    -3      4   295  (WNW)    149    clear     none
     23:00    15    -2      4   359    (N)    254   cloudy     none
     00:00    16    -1      1   143   (SE)    249   cloudy     none
     01:00    16    -3      6   129   (SE)    248   cloudy     none
     02:00    17    -1      1   215   (SW)    233   cloudy     none
     03:00    17    -2      5   195  (SSW)    297    clear     none
     04:00    18    -1      9   228   (SW)    311    clear     none
     05:00    18    -1     11   242  (WSW)    287    clear     none
     06:00    18     8      8   270    (W)   1970    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: 1.8.5