Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:18:41 -0000 (UTC) Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20130309 From: "Alysha Shugart" Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Saturday, March 09, 2013 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- M.McElwain C.Grady GIFS --:-- --:-- D.York L.Straka GIFS --:-- --:-- INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DN START FINISH D B D B D B D B ---------------------------------------------------------------- DD02/R 18:15 00:10 5.9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 UC04/R 00:10 07:11 5.1 0.9 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: A.Shugart The programs are in a different order becuase the two volunteered to switch times for object priority. But, high humidity and light snow kept us closed all night. It was clear by the time the clocks changes, but there was some snow and ice on the dome, still. Parked in snow position. ------- FAILURE LOG ------- PROG INST FAILURE MODE TIME (SEDFNVOG) TI/SHU START FINISH DESCRIPTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- FOCUS LOG --------------- Time Instrument Focus Az El Temp Strc Prim Sec Air filt FWHM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:00 24 14 15 253 (WSW) 1267 cloudy none 17:00 24 13 15 278 (W) 574 cloudy none 18:00 23 15 12 264 (W) 584 cloudy none 19:00 22 17 11 267 (W) 4049 cloudy none 20:00 21 18 20 289 (WNW) 2047 cloudy humid 21:00 21 18 16 277 (W) 265 cloudy humid 22:00 20 18 12 347 (NNW) 178 cloudy humid 23:00 20 18 6 3 (N) 162 cloudy humid 00:00 20 17 24 342 (NNW) 126 cloudy humid 01:00 20 17 20 16 (NNE) 83 cloudy humid 03:00 21 11 20 28 (NNE) 75 mstly clr none 04:00 20 9 13 45 (NE) 86 mstly clr 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: 2.0.0