Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2012 12:13:55 -0000 (UTC) Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20121110 From: mcmillan@apo.nmsu.edu Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Saturday, November 10, 2012 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- J.Darling J.Darling DIS --:-- --:-- G.Bakos J.Hartman ECHELLE --:-- --:-- INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DN START FINISH D B D B D B D B ---------------------------------------------------------------- CU07/R 17:13 00:10 7.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 PU04/R 00:10 06:22 3.7 2.5 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: R.McMillan Orographic clouds all night long, with snow falling very nearby but not at the observatory. We never opened. ------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:00 38 30 16 268 (W) 3751 ptly cldy dust 17:00 35 29 16 270 (W) 2590 ptly cldy none 18:00 32 27 9 296 (WNW) 1611 mstly cldy none 19:00 32 25 14 260 (W) 697 mstly cldy none 20:00 31 24 16 263 (W) 649 cloudy none 21:00 29 21 18 266 (W) 714 cloudy none 22:00 29 22 24 258 (WSW) 702 cloudy none 23:00 27 21 20 274 (W) 725 cloudy none 00:00 26 20 19 267 (W) 701 cloudy none 01:00 25 15 28 289 (WNW) 705 cloudy none 02:00 23 15 25 275 (W) 668 cloudy none 03:00 22 13 20 268 (W) 692 cloudy none 04:00 21 11 11 268 (W) 477 cloudy none 05:00 20 13 18 290 (WNW) 444 cloudy 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: 2.15.0 Current TUI version: 1.9.5