Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:10:26 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20120825
From: mcmillan@apo.nmsu.edu
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Saturday, August 25, 2012
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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G.Stringfellow    B.Ketzeback,          ECHELLE        --:--   --:--
                  G.Stringfellow
A.Ritchey         A.Ritchey             Echelle        20:45   22:15
P.Gaulme          J.McKeever            Echelle        00:05   01:15
                                                       03:05   04:50
G.Wallerstein     G.Wallerstein         Echelle        04:50   06:00
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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NM07/R     19:45   20:45    0   1.0   0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
UW10/R     20:45   00:10    0   2.0   0    0   0.0  1.4   0    0
NM05/R     00:10   04:56   1.6  0.3   0    0   1.8  1.1   0    0
UW14/R     04:56   06:26    0    0    0    0   1.5  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: R.McMillan
Although we got no rain in the evening, there were some heavy clouds and
uncertainty because the El Paso radar was down.  So we closed and opened a
few times.  Seeing was poor at the end of twilight but better later in the
night (apparently the second focus didn't get recorded).
Everything worked well, and pointing was very consistent.
                    ------- 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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 19:51 ECHELLE   515( -368)  -1  34  15.3 16.2 15.7 16.4 15.4   clear  1.80
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
    ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:00    57    48     13    77  (ENE)    189 mstly cldy lt rain
     17:00    59    44     21    60  (ENE)    181 mstly cldy   none
     18:00    62    43     17    65  (ENE)    119  ptly cldy   none
     19:00    61    41      8    91    (E)     96  ptly cldy   none
     20:00    61    39      9    56   (NE)     81  ptly cldy   none
     21:00    60    44     12    90    (E)    184  ptly cldy   none
     22:00    60    43     14    80    (E)    221  ptly cldy   none
     23:00    59    44     16    74  (ENE)    184  ptly cldy   none
     00:00    59    44     10    85    (E)    211  ptly cldy   none
     01:00    59    45     17    86    (E)    251  ptly cldy   none
     02:00    59    45     16    87    (E)    265  ptly cldy   none
     03:00    58    46     11   113  (ESE)    268  ptly cldy   none
     04:00    57    47     10   115  (ESE)    372 mstly clr    none
     05:00    57    46      9   111  (ESE)    345    clear     none
     06:00    56    45     11    81    (E)    278    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