Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20120425
From: alaina@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:23:39 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Wednesday, April 25, 2012
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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B.Keeney          B.Keeney              SPICAM         --:--   --:--
C.Churchill       G.Kacprzak            DIS            12:15   04:15
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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CU02/R     19:50   01:10   1.4  3.9   0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
NM07/R     01:10   06:12   1.0   0    0    0   4.0  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: A.Shelden
Most of the night was lost to heaviy clouds.  In the few hours that we were both open and able to observe, the seeing was variable but decent.  Closed up shop at 05:00.
GFP is mounted for daytime testing.
                    ------- 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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 23:33 dis-slit   350(  429) 275  61  15.1 15.2 15.4 15.2 15.0   --  1.00
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    63    20      2   328  (NNW)    535   cloudy     none
     17:00    64    21      8   319   (NW)    402   cloudy     none
     18:00    63    20      4   266    (W)    351   cloudy     none
     19:00    62    19      8   310   (NW)    408   cloudy     none
     20:00    61    18     11   310   (NW)    407   cloudy     none
     21:00    62    18     12   305   (NW)    317   cloudy     none
     22:00    61    18     10   285  (WNW)    365   cloudy     none
     23:00    60    17      7   265    (W)    415   cloudy     none
     00:00    60    16      7   277    (W)    504 mstly clr    none
     01:00    60    18      7   264    (W)    441 mstly cldy   none
     02:00    60    18      9   264    (W)    432   cloudy     none
     03:00    58    17      4   242  (WSW)    367   cloudy     none
     04:00    59    17      6   240  (WSW)    376   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