Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20131210
From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 13:19:29 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Tuesday, December 10, 2013
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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T.Murphy          R.McMillan            APOLLO         17:06   17:51
A.Ritchey         A.Ritchey             Echelle        17:51   00:10
J.Darling         J.Darling             DIS            00:10   06:47
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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UW11/R     17:06   17:51    0    0    0    0   0.0  0.8   0    0
UW09/R     17:51   00:10    0    0    0    0   0.0  6.3   0    0
CU09/R     00:10   06:47    0    0    0    0   5.1  1.5   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
Some thing clouds came in around 02:00.  We observed thru them, they were not too thick.
No problems tonight.
I left DIS mounted for morning cals.
                    ------- 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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 17:06 APOLLO  1000( 1461)  62  59  -0.8  2.1  0.4  2.1  0.1   --  1.40
 18:03 ecamera    777( -594) -106  58  -0.8  0.4 -0.1  0.2 -0.6  ND3 0.74
 00:15 dcamera    621(  353) 191  69   2.3  1.6  2.0  1.7  1.9   --  1.10
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    36    18      9   231   (SW)    405  ptly cldy   none
     17:00    32    18      6   200  (SSW)    405  ptly cldy   none
     18:00    30    19      5   261    (W)    405 mstly clr    none
     19:00    32    19      9   273    (W)    405 mstly clr    none
     20:00    33    18     10   278    (W)    405    clear     none
     21:00    33     4     12   318   (NW)    405    clear     none
     22:00    35    -5     14   323   (NW)    405    clear     none
     23:00    36    -7     18   322   (NW)    405    clear     none
     00:00    36    -7     14   311   (NW)    405    clear     none
     01:00    37    -8     16   305   (NW)    405    clear     none
     02:00    37    -8     13   321   (NW)    405  ptly cldy   none
     03:00    37    -8      6   266    (W)    405  ptly cldy   none
     04:00    37    -7      9   284  (WNW)    405  ptly cldy   none
     05:00    36    -8     12   325   (NW)    405  ptly cldy   none
     06:00    35    -9      3   335  (NNW)    405  ptly 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: 2.1.0