Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20131030
From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 12:50:56 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Wednesday, October 30, 2013
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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M.Fumagalli       G.Stringfellow        DIS            --:--   --:--
M.Kasliwal        M.Kasliwal            DIS            --:--   --:--
J.Prieto          J.Prieto              DIS            23:00   01:14
J.Lutz            J.Lutz                DIS            01:14   06:14
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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PU02/R     18:22   20:02   1.7   0    0    0    0   0.0   0    0
PU04/R     20:02   22:36   2.6   0    0    0    0   0.0   0    0
PU06/R     22:36   01:10   0.4   0    0    0   2.2  0.0   0    0
UW08/R     01:10   07:12    0    0    0    0   3.1  2.9   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
Skies finally cleared at around 22:45 and we opened shortly afterwards.  Seeing was horrible at 3.2 arc sec.
GIFS mounted in the morning 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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 23:17 dcamera    400(  206) -64  35   1.1  2.3  3.1  2.1  1.1   --  3.20
 00:15 dcamera    617(  318) -24  44  -0.5  0.5  1.1  0.3 -0.6   --  1.80
 01:24 dcamera    625(  245) 141  60  -1.0 -0.7 -0.1 -0.8 -1.2   --  1.46
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    42    32     37   224   (SW)   1334   cloudy     rain
     17:00    39    31     25   249  (WSW)   7391   cloudy     fog
     18:00    38    31     25   254  (WSW)   1212   cloudy    humid
     19:00    38    31     26   245  (WSW)   1129   cloudy    humid
     20:00    38    32     17   254  (WSW)    765   cloudy    humid
     21:00    37    30     22   276    (W)    977   cloudy    humid
     22:00    37    18     19   270    (W)    674   cloudy     none
     23:00    33    14     17   314   (NW)    865    clear     none
     00:00    32    15     12   315   (NW)    479    clear     none
     01:00    31    16     21   305   (NW)    412    clear     none
     02:00    29    17     20   308   (NW)    414    clear     none
     03:00    29    17     19   328  (NNW)    338    clear     none
     04:00    27    17     20   334  (NNW)    239    clear     none
     05:00    28    17     26   348  (NNW)    232    clear     none
     06:00    27    15     14     3    (N)    222    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: 2.1.0