Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:23:15 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20110315
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                       Apache Point Observatory
                       3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Tuesday, March 15, 2011
                                                        ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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W.Ketzeback       G.Saurage             ECHELLE        19:23   20:20
C.Froning         CU students           DIS            20:25   06:30
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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DD04/R     19:19   20:19    0    0    0    0   0.0  1.0   0    0
CU01/O     20:19   07:04    0    0    0    0   2.2  8.6   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist:    G.Saurage
Thin to moderate cirrus first half, clearing second; decent seeing. No 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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 18:32 ECHELLE   327( -846) 222  74   9.2 11.8 10.0 10.8 10.2   ND2  0.75
 ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    53    11      6   262    (W)    714  ptly cldy   none
     17:00    52    13      6   260    (W)   1010  ptly cldy   none
     18:00    55    12     10   213  (SSW)   1000  ptly cldy   none
     19:00    49    10      7   202  (SSW)    936  ptly cldy   none
     20:00    49    13      6   188    (S)   1269  ptly cldy   none
     21:00    49    14      9   193  (SSW)   1856  ptly cldy   none
     22:00    49    13      9   181    (S)   1567  ptly cldy   none
     23:00    48    12     11   226   (SW)   1399  ptly cldy   none
     00:00    48    12     13   216   (SW)   1202  ptly cldy   none
     01:00    47    12     15   199  (SSW)   1459 mstly clr    none
     02:00    48    12     14   210  (SSW)   1415 mstly clr    none
     03:00    47    13     14   199  (SSW)   1365    clear     none
     04:00    47    12     19   229   (SW)   1170    clear     none
     05:00    46    13     19   236   (SW)   1318    clear     none
     06:00    45    13     18   235   (SW)   1096    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