Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 05:45:03 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20110607
From: "Jack Dembicky"
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Tuesday, June 07, 2011
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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M.Strauss         M.Shin                DIS            19:30   01:04
Z.Tsvetanov       Z.Tsvetanov           ECHELLE        01:10   05:30
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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PU04/R     20:18   01:10    0    0    0    0   0.5  4.3   0    0
JH06/R     01:10   05:46    0    0    0    0   4.6  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
We had some internet connection issues tonight.  The first half observer noticed that the DIS
slitview images were transfering slow and eventually backing up in a queue.  We hobbled around the
problem and I noted that the problem was with the internet connection in CA to MI.  The second
half observer also noted similiar internet connection problems with the Echelle slitviewer, again
problems starting in CA.  I had the observer turn off their slitviewer and just slew, since the
echelle objects tend to be bright and obvious.  I ran the guider for them.  They also noted, not
suprising, that their Echelle data was slow in coming to them.
There was a smell of smoke in the air this morning and a definate haze.  Probably from the huge
fire in Az.
                    ------- 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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 20:42 dis-slit   354(  643)  -1  75  17.8 19.4 18.4 18.4 18.3   --  1.20
 22:47 dis-slit   161(  339) -86  58  17.0 17.1 17.3 16.8 17.0   --  1.20
 01:19 ECHELLE   196( -738) -79  72  16.2 16.1 16.4 15.9 15.9   ND3  0.90
 03:01 ECHELLE   182( -727)  14  27  15.3 15.4 15.6 14.9 15.2   ND2  2.10
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
    ------------------------------------------------------------------
     18:00    72    27     20   265    (W)   1538    clear     none
     19:00    69    24     20   281    (W)   2393    clear     none
     20:00    65    22     26   274    (W)   2648    clear     none
     21:00    64    21     24   273    (W)   2076    clear     none
     22:00    64    20     21   292  (WNW)   2341    clear     none
     23:00    62    20     10   278    (W)   2510    clear     none
     00:00    62    19     16   294  (WNW)   2212    clear     none
     01:00    61    19     15   295  (WNW)   2313    clear     none
     02:00    61    19     10   293  (WNW)   2405    clear     none
     03:00    60    19     15   291  (WNW)   2291    clear     none
     04:00    59    18     14   292  (WNW)   2191    clear     none
     05:00    58    20      8   284  (WNW)   2071    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