Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 05:49:43 -0600 (MDT) Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20110501 From: jwhueh@apo.nmsu.edu Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Sunday, May 01, 2011 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- J.Gauthier J.Gauthier DIS --:-- --:-- D.York D.York DIS 00:20 04:15 INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DN START FINISH D B D B D B D B -------------------------------------------------------------------- UC01/R 19:54 01:10 4.4 0 0 0 0.9 0 0 0 UC04/R 01:10 06:07 1.3 0.6 0 0 3.1 0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: J.Huehnerhoff High humidity and moderate dust for most of first half. Opened after skies cleared and humidity stabilized. Closed at 0415MT due to high humidity and high dust. Large DIS focus values due to lack of ventilation and cold temperatures. New TSPEC slitviewer masks made for all slits. Internal UC time swap/sharing reflected in the actual start time. ------- FAILURE LOG ------- PROG INST FAILURE MODE TIME (SEDFNVOG) TI/SHU START FINISH DESCRIPTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- FOCUS LOG --------------- Time Instrument Focus Az El Temp Strc Prim Sec Air filt FWHM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:28 dis-slit 406( -347) 172 70 -4.7 0.8 3.8 -1.5 -1.9 -- 3.55 01:32 dis-slit 912( 0) 199 69 -4.1 -2.3 -1.4 -3.5 -3.6 -- 3.13 03:42 dis-slit 1289( 274) 224 52 -4.4 -4.7 -3.2 -5.5 -5.2 -- 3.49 ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:00 48 16 21 235 (SW) 5515 ptly cldy none 17:00 49 16 20 191 (S) 5647 ptly cldy none 18:00 45 2 15 260 (W) 3491 ptly cldy none 19:00 45 0 20 238 (WSW) 3838 mstly cldy dust 20:00 29 20 21 75 (ENE) 3224 cloudy humid 21:00 27 20 13 72 (ENE) 3018 cloudy humid 22:00 26 20 18 77 (ENE) 3424 cloudy humid 23:00 24 21 16 67 (ENE) 2147 mstly cldy humid 00:00 24 20 14 79 (E) 2105 clear humid 01:00 23 20 20 61 (ENE) 1535 clear humid 02:00 24 18 18 65 (ENE) 1577 clear humid 03:00 22 18 13 56 (NE) 1600 clear humid 04:00 26 17 4 313 (NW) 4359 clear humid 05:00 26 18 1 248 (WSW) 5446 clear humid 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: 1.8.7