Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20121211
From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:25:09 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Tuesday, December 11, 2012
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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L.Hebb            L.Hebb                DIS            17:00   00:04
D.York            C.Grady               GIFS/DIS       00:16   06:14
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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UW04/R     17:07   00:10    0    0    0    0   7.1  0.0   0    0
UC04/R     00:10   06:48    0    0    0    0   5.8  0.8   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
We saw one example of the DIS slitviewer shutter failing (stuck closed) tonight (slit image 1552), outside air temp around -1.9C
                    ------- 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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 17:46 dis-slit   754( -134) -82  73  -4.7 -3.6 -4.5 -3.0 -4.4   --  1.60
 17:48 NA2gdr  2498(24498) -82  73  -4.6 -3.6 -4.5 -3.1 -4.5   clear  1.60
 18:30 dis-slit   595( -308) 145  55  -4.3 -4.2 -4.3 -4.0 -4.4  clear  1.60
 18:32 NA2gdr  1837(23837) 145  55  -4.2 -4.2 -4.3 -4.1 -4.3   R+ND2  1.30
 01:51 NA2gdr  2434(24434) 219  60  -3.6 -4.3 -3.9 -4.1 -3.8   R  1.20
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    22     0      8    46   (NE)    133    clear     none
     17:00    23     2     12   350    (N)    118    clear     none
     18:00    24     3      5   328  (NNW)     89    clear     none
     19:00    24     3     13     6    (N)    101    clear     none
     20:00    25     2     14   339  (NNW)    109    clear     none
     21:00    25     5     11   356    (N)    118  ptly cldy   none
     22:00    25     6      6   331  (NNW)    129  ptly cldy   none
     23:00    25     6     14   324   (NW)    174    clear     none
     00:00    25     6     13   326   (NW)    144    clear     none
     01:00    24     5      8   347  (NNW)    148    clear     none
     02:00    25     4      7   337  (NNW)    142    clear     none
     03:00    27     3     12   315   (NW)     93    clear     none
     04:00    26     2     12   303  (WNW)    128    clear     none
     05:00    28     0     16   307   (NW)     85    clear     none
     06:00    28     0     18   301  (WNW)    125    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: 2.15.0
    Current TUI version: 1.9.5