Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20141213
From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 10:28:59 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Saturday, December 13, 2014
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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G.Bakos           W.Bhatti              ECHELLE        17:07   17:37
M.Hammergren      M.Hammergren          SPICam         --:--   --:--
D.York            D.York                Echelle        --:--   --:--
T.Murphy          R.McMillan            APOLLO         --:--   --:--
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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PU05/R     17:07   23:10   5.6   0    0    0   0.5  0.0   0    0
AD02/R     23:10   01:10   0.5  1.5   0    0    0    0    0    0
UC01/R     00:10   05:49    0   4.6   0    0   0.0   0    0    0
DD01/R     05:49   06:49    0   1.0   0    0   0.0   0    0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
We opened at sunset but clouds started forming over us about 30 mins later.  I felt it prudent to close the telescope as they seemed low hanging.
Snow started falling around 23:30.  About 3/4 of an inch of heavy wet snow about 2 hrs later on the ground when all was done.  I ran the snow program and called it a night for the 2nd half observers, as this snow wasn't coming off the enclosure tonight.
Filled instruments at 03:15, turned off snow program, and parked the telescope facing south to remove snow on the enclosure during the daytime.
                    ------- 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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 17:21 ecamera    555( -550) -105  48   3.9  5.4  5.0  5.5  4.1   ND3  1.46
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    41    30     24   206  (SSW)    602  ptly cldy   none
     17:00    40    25     29   200  (SSW)    524  ptly cldy   none
     18:00    39    30     16   182    (S)    597   cloudy     none
     19:00    40    29     25   201  (SSW)    648   cloudy     none
     20:00    39    29     27   211  (SSW)    948   cloudy     none
     21:00    36    28     18   250  (WSW)   1107   cloudy     none
     22:00    34    27     28   218   (SW)    827   cloudy     none
     23:00    31    28     25   245  (WSW)    700   cloudy     snow
     00:00    26    26     29   251  (WSW)   2946   cloudy     snow
     01:00    23    22     13   254  (WSW)    105 mstly clr   humid
     02:00    22    20     23   291  (WNW)    144 mstly clr   humid
     03:00    20    18     27   290  (WNW)     75 mstly clr   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: 2.3.2