Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20120912
From: alaina@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:42:36 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Wednesday, September 12, 2012
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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P.Gaulme          P.Gaulme              Echelle        --:--   --:--
M.Kasliwal        M.Kasliwal, Y.Cao     DIS            --:--   --:--
C.Hill            M.Gralla              SPICAM         --:--   --:--
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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NM05/R     19:21   01:10   5.8   0    0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
PU04/R     01:10   03:10   2.0   0    0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
PU02/R     03:10   06:38   1.0  2.4   0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: A.Bradley
Cloudy all night long, with nearby radar returns, very high humidity, and
occasional rain.  Closed all night, and gave up around 05:30.
Took the requested echelle test flats, see echelle folder.
                    ------- 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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               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    61    43     10   267    (W)    126 mstly cldy   none
     17:00    61    45     18   253  (WSW)    173 mstly cldy   none
     18:00    58    43     12   262    (W)    155   cloudy     none
     19:00    55    44     13   266    (W)    212   cloudy     none
     20:00    54    45      7   303  (WNW)    290   cloudy    humid
     21:00    52    46      4     8    (N)    256   cloudy    humid
     22:00    55    45      4   273    (W)    328   cloudy     none
     23:00    54    45      2   244  (WSW)    316   cloudy     none
     00:00    54    45      7   215   (SW)    302   cloudy   lt rain
     01:00    50    47      6    86    (E)    289   cloudy   lt rain
     02:00    48    47     11    82    (E)    146   cloudy    humid
     03:00    47    46     14    74  (ENE)    260   cloudy   lt rain
     04:00    46    46      8    89    (E)   2193   cloudy   lt rain
     05:00    46    46      8    92    (E)    708   cloudy    humid
     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