Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20120328
From: alaina@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:32:56 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Wednesday, March 28, 2012
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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A.McKay           A.McKay               ECHELLE        19:29   01:10
A.McKay           A.McKay               ECHELLE        01:10   06:20
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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NM03/R     19:29   01:10    0    0    0    0   0.1  5.6   0    0
NM03/R     01:10   06:46    0    0   0.7   0   4.9  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: A.Shelden
Lost about 45 mintes ot the same ecam problems as last night.  Fritz was called, and he got it working again.
Otherwise, an excellent night.  Dust was only a small issue for about an hour.
                    ------- 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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  19:47 ECHELLE   414( -825) 153  73   9.6 10.1 10.4  9.5  8.8   Clear  0.97
 18:40 ECHELLE   346( -717) 134  65  11.2 13.4 13.0 12.9 11.3   ND1  0.80
 19:09 ECHELLE   334( -765) 111  50  10.8 12.5 12.2 11.9 10.8   ND2  1.05
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    63    16     12   259    (W)   1624    clear     none
     17:00    57    14     15   276    (W)   1560    clear     none
     18:00    59    15     11   265    (W)   2054    clear     none
     19:00    54    13      7   262    (W)   1943    clear     none
     20:00    52    12      7   263    (W)   2060    clear     none
     21:00    52    11      7   245  (WSW)   2106    clear     none
     22:00    51     9     11   231   (SW)   1919    clear     none
     23:00    50     6      6   260    (W)   1215    clear     dust
     00:00    50     6     18   292  (WNW)   1140    clear     none
     01:00    49     5     12   295  (WNW)   1353    clear     none
     02:00    47    13      6   200  (SSW)   3113    clear     none
     03:00    47    11      8   262    (W)   1865    clear     none
     04:00    47     5      8   267    (W)   1631    clear     none
     05:00    48     5     13   311   (NW)   2017    clear     none
     06:00    47     5     10   286  (WNW)   1687    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