Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 11:07:46 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20110517
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Tuesday, May 17, 2011
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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N.Chanover        A.Verbiscer           TRIPLESPEC     20:20   01:03
G.Wolf-Chase      M.Smutko              NIC-FPS        01:18   05:10
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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NM02/R     20:05   01:10    0    0    0    0   0.5  4.6   0    0
UC07/R     01:10   05:54    0    0    0    0   0.0  4.7   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: G.Saurage
Mostly clear skies, mediocre seeing.
Second half observers lost connection to TUI repeatedly around 2:45-3:00; the first
time on-site internet also seemed to be interupted, but subsequent times locol
connections were fine. By 3:10 things seemed to get resolved.
Campfire smell in the air beginning second half.
                    ------- 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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 20:32 TSPEC    276(  322)  37  49   8.8 10.7  9.8  9.6  9.4          1.71
 02:41 NICFPS    75(  210)   6  29   5.8  5.8  6.1  5.4  5.7   MK-Ks  1.45
              ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    55    18     35   264    (W)   4493    clear     none
     17:00    54    17     32   272    (W)   3780    clear     none
     18:00    54    18     36   263    (W)   2762    clear     none
     19:00    52    18     27   256  (WSW)   2259    clear     none
     20:00    49    17     22   267    (W)   2303    clear     none
     21:00    47    18     24   255  (WSW)   2350    clear     none
     22:00    47    19     20   263    (W)   1662    clear     none
     23:00    46    20     18   257  (WSW)   1720    clear     none
     00:00    44    20     24   278    (W)   1693    clear     none
     01:00    45    21     22   270    (W)   1489    clear     none
     02:00    43    21     18   260    (W)   1255    clear     none
     03:00    41    22     14   266    (W)   1410    clear     none
     04:00    41    24     17   278    (W)   2224    clear     none
     05:00    40    24     21   291  (WNW)   1448    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: 1.8.7