Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20130804
From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Mon,  5 Aug 2013 11:37:00 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Sunday, August 04, 2013
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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M.Klaene          J.Dembicky, R.McMillan DIS           20:07   05:15
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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EN02/R     20:07   06:11    0    0    0    0   9.2  0.9   0    0
EN02/R     01:10   06:11    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
About a dozen moth catchers (aka bats in the dome tonight during instrument fills.  Not too many moths up there with all the bats.  :)  I let them out of the dome at sunset (felt like I was at Carlsbad Caverns with them swirling out the dome slit over my head!)
Small pointing model to check Fritz's adjustments today.  Adjustments looked promising and in the correct direction.
Checked DIS focus vs. slitviewer
Large pointing model to better understand fiducials.  Some improvement but more work needed.  Implemented new model.
Fixed pointing at TR2, NA1, BC1
Agile rotator failed to rotate, will need to be investigated during either checkout or cloudy weather.
Russet noticed some Astigmatism with Apollo, but clouds closed us before we could pursue it much farther.
With the clouds (and possible threatening weather nearby) I took some in dome throughput comparison spectra (He and Br Qrtz) with the B400 and B600 gratings.
I also made a new set of DIS slit masks, which finished the night.
                    ------- 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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 20:28 GUIDER   434( 1217) -49  53  17.3 19.1 19.2 18.9 17.2   R  0.96
 21:41 dis-slit   423(  961) 304  55  16.7 17.2 17.5 16.8 16.2   --  1.16
 22:27 GUIDER   609( 1269) -57  40  16.2 16.2 16.7 16.0 15.8   U  0.95
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    68    49      5   199  (SSW)          cloudy     rain
     17:00    72    52      2   223   (SW)          cloudy     rain
     18:00    69    49      4   109  (ESE)         ptly cldy   none
     19:00    68    49      5   164  (SSE)         ptly cldy   none
     20:00    66    50      6    95    (E)         ptly cldy   none
     21:00    64    50     10    89    (E)         ptly cldy   none
     22:00    62    46     11    87    (E)         ptly cldy   none
     23:00    61    46     13    85    (E)        mstly clr    none
     00:00    61    46     12    92    (E)        mstly clr    none
     01:00    61    44     13    89    (E)         ptly cldy   none
     02:00    61    41     13   115  (ESE)         ptly cldy   none
     03:00    62    43      1   286  (WNW)        mstly cldy   none
     04:00    61    42     12   132   (SE)         ptly cldy   none
     05:00    62    41     11   139   (SE)         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: 2.0.0