Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20120307
From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Thu,  8 Mar 2012 13:41:27 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Wednesday, March 07, 2012
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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M.Pearce          M.Pearce, A.Monson    NIIS           23:00   05:00
M.Klaene          J.Dembicky            NA2guider      05:00   06:40
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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EN02/R     18:14   06:13    0   4.8  0    0   0.0  6.0   0    0
EN01/O/D   00:10   06:13    0    0   0    0   0.0  1.2   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
Dust kept us closed until 23:00
Once we opened we imaged several science fields with NIIS.  They gave us the time after 05:00 for engineering, at the end of the night, to do a pointing model.  I had zero'ed the rotator last night via tape mark to level it, since NIIS was already mounted.
Started an 80 point (std model) but only got 70 points before I needed to close.  Email sent with results to the usual suspects.
NIIS left mounted and warming.  They will start removing electronics and getting it prepped for transport in the afternoon (after they get some sleep).
                    ------- 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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 00:08 NIIS  5050( 4513) -65  52  -1.3 -0.0  4.2 -0.4 -0.9   Ks  2.90
 01:27 NIIS  5300( 4703) -161  48  -1.6 -1.3  2.1 -1.5 -1.7   H?  2.40
 05:08 GUIDER   802(  166) -30  53  -2.5 -1.9  0.8 -2.1 -2.4   clear  2.50
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    48     6     41   216   (SW)  82717    clear     dust
     17:00    46     8     28   264    (W)  30973    clear     dust
     18:00    42     4     30   261    (W)  31474    clear     dust
     19:00    40     5     28   241  (WSW)  15796    clear     dust
     20:00    39     4     14   262    (W)  11764    clear     dust
     21:00    37     4     21   247  (WSW)  12083    clear     dust
     22:00    36     6     24   235   (SW)   6022    clear     dust
     23:00    32     8     15   265    (W)   4683    clear     dust
     00:00    31    13     18   294  (WNW)   5480    clear     dust
     01:00    28    15     17   322   (NW)   6093    clear     dust
     02:00    30    11     16   269    (W)   4955    clear     dust
     03:00    30    12     16   253  (WSW)   4231    clear     dust
     04:00    30    13      6   261    (W)   3903    clear     none
     05:00    28    13      5   258  (WSW)   4278 mstly clr    none
     06:00    27    13      8    92    (E)   4015  ptly cldy   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: 1.9.4