Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20120513
From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 10:55:33 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Sunday, May 13, 2012
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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A.More            A.More, M.Gladders    DIS            --:--   --:--
A.Kowalski        J.Wisnewski           Dis            00:20   02:15
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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UC02/R     20:03   01:10   4.3   0    0    0    0   0.0   0    0
UW03/R     01:10   05:56    0   3.6   0    0   1.9   0    0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
Clouds started to move out right around 00:00, but the first half observers need a minimum of 1hr. they ceded their time to the next program.  Lightning was still to our NE (25KM) so I delayed a little for it to move a little further away before opening.
The flood lights were on inside the NMSU 1M dome, I manually turned them off at the switch at 01:05.
Clouds moved back in around 02:15.  Nearby radar returns and lightning within 15KM at 04:30.  We gave up shortly thereafter.
                    ------- 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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 23:58 dis-slit    94( -143) 126  39   7.0  8.4  8.9  8.1  7.0   --  1.75
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    59    39     21   204  (SSW)   1659  ptly cldy   none
     17:00    57    38     18   213  (SSW)   1519  ptly cldy   none
     18:00    54    40     15   134   (SE)   1312 mstly cldy   none
     19:00    53    39     21   183    (S)   1594   cloudy     none
     20:00    49    41     11    90    (E)   1319   cloudy     none
     21:00    40    39     28    54   (NE)    802   cloudy     rain
     22:00    41    38      8    58  (ENE)    443   cloudy     none
     23:00    43    37     13    36   (NE)    788 mstly cldy   none
     00:00    45    36     14    16  (NNE)   1345 mstly clr    none
     01:00    44    36      8   358    (N)   1592 mstly clr    none
     02:00    42    36      3   206  (SSW)   1992 mstly cldy   none
     03:00    41    36     14    79    (E)   1515   cloudy     none
     04:00    40    36     10    79    (E)   1571 mstly 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: 1.9.5