Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20130916
From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:02:53 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Monday, September 16, 2013
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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N.Ule             N.Ule                 ECHELLE        --:--   --:--
A.McKay           A.McKay               ECHELLE        02:20   04:05
   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     19:16   01:10   0    5.9   0    0    0    0    0    0
NM02/O     01:10   06:40  1.8   2.0   0    0    0   1.8   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
Film crew on site tonight.
Sky finally cleared and clouds moved far enough away to allow us to open at 02:20.
Humidity spiked at 04:00 and we needed to close.
We gave up at 05:40 when there was not time left and little hope of clearing or a humidity drop.
                    ------- 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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 02:21 ECHELLE   682( -109) 121  44  10.7 11.5 13.0 11.2 10.6   ND2  1.06
 03:31 ECHELLE   561( -286)  66  46  10.3 10.4 11.2 10.3 10.2   ND4  1.20
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    57    49      9   239  (WSW)          cloudy     rain
     17:00    57    52      7   202  (SSW)          cloudy     rain
     18:00    52    51     11   110  (ESE)          cloudy     rain
     19:00    51    50     11   109  (ESE)          cloudy     rain
     20:00    51    50      8    93    (E)          cloudy     rain
     21:00    51    49     10    79    (E)          cloudy    humid
     22:00    50    46     14   111  (ESE)         ptly cldy  humid
     23:00    50    45     14   134   (SE)         ptly cldy  humid
     00:00    50    47     11   110  (ESE)        mstly clr    none
     01:00    51    47     21   124   (SE)        mstly clr    none
     02:00    51    46     16   126   (SE)        mstly clr    none
     03:00    51    46     16   136   (SE)        mstly clr    none
     04:00    50    48     19   134   (SE)         ptly cldy  humid
     05:00    50    47     18   134   (SE)         ptly cldy  humid
     06:00    50    48     17   125   (SE)        mstly cldy  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: 2.1.0