Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 05:34:25 -0600 (MDT) Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20110702 From: "Jack Dembicky" Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Saturday, July 02, 2011 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- J.Darling J.Darling DIS 22:50 01:10 Z.Tsvetanov B.Waqas DIS 01:10 01:40 02:15 02:40 04:40 05:20 INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DN START FINISH D B D B D B D B ---------------------------------------------------------------- CU07/R 20:24 01:10 1.5 1.0 0 0 2.3 0 0 0 JH02/R 01:10 05:51 2.6 0 0 0 2.1 0.0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky Clouds at the start of the night kept us closed for a while. Dust was elevated too but still below closure limits. I closed the dome at 02:50 due to nearby radar returns, re-opened around 04:35. ------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22:56 dis-slit 208( 364) -44 67 14.8 16.8 15.9 15.9 15.5 -- 1.30 01:14 dis-slit 257( 294) -77 46 13.5 14.0 14.1 13.7 13.5 -- 3.00 ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:00 68 44 6 143 (SE) 3575 cloudy lt rain 17:00 62 52 2 237 (WSW) 3810 cloudy none 18:00 60 48 9 314 (NW) 4099 cloudy none 19:00 64 46 16 137 (SE) 4508 cloudy none 20:00 63 46 12 98 (E) 4758 mstly cldy none 21:00 62 46 16 108 (ESE) 4522 mstly cldy none 22:00 61 46 15 100 (E) 2886 ptly cldy none 23:00 59 47 11 85 (E) 2561 ptly cldy none 00:00 58 48 20 114 (ESE) 2896 mstly cldy none 01:00 57 48 15 108 (ESE) 3564 mstly cldy none 02:00 56 49 15 103 (ESE) 4276 mstly cldy none 03:00 56 49 18 125 (SE) 4472 mstly cldy none 04:00 54 50 11 173 (S) 3277 mstly clr humid 05:00 54 50 13 158 (SSE) 2854 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