Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 05:26:40 -0700 (MST)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20110302
From: "Jack Dembicky"
                       Apache Point Observatory
                       3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Wednesday, March 02, 2011
                                                        ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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J.Hughes          D.Syphers, J.Dembicky SPIcam         16:30   00:10
J.Coughlin        J.Coughlin            SPICam         00:10   04:30
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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UW07/R     18:10   00:10    0    0    0    0   6.0  0.0   0    0
NM01/R     00:10   06:21   1.0  0.8   0    0   4.4   0    0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist:    J.Dembicky
Echelle temp -105C @ 02:36UT
Clouds closed us at around 04:30.
SPIcam heater turned back on low.
Heater plugged in near vacuum pump for GFP this morning for Bill.
                    ------- 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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 19:47 SPICAM   103(   65)  25  48   8.5 10.1  9.2  8.9  9.0   R  0.89
 19:48 NA2gdr   232(30232)  25  48   8.4 10.0  9.2  8.9  9.0   R  0.95
 20:27 SPICAM    35(  -50) 220  45   8.3  9.0  8.6  8.0  8.2   R  0.85
 20:28 NA2gdr  -332(29667) 220  45   8.4  9.0  8.6  8.0  8.2   R  0.98
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    52    14     14   269    (W)    226    clear     none
     17:00    51    14     13   263    (W)    293    clear     none
     18:00    49    13     17   240  (WSW)    493    clear     none
     19:00    47    14     14   239  (WSW)    457    clear     none
     20:00    46    15     16   243  (WSW)    344    clear     none
     21:00    45    18      6   280    (W)    245    clear     none
     22:00    45    18     16   270    (W)    281    clear     none
     23:00    44    18      7   265    (W)    390    clear     none
     00:00    45    20     21   294  (WNW)    346    clear     none
     01:00    44    20     16   308   (NW)    246    clear     none
     02:00    44    23     13   329  (NNW)    196 mstly clr    none
     03:00    43    24     13   322   (NW)    175  ptly cldy   none
     04:00    44    23     13   322   (NW)    135  ptly cldy   none
     05:00    44    25     18   333  (NNW)    122 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: 2.14.0
    Current TUI version: 1.8.6