Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20141219
From: mcmillan@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 14:08:26 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Friday, December 19, 2014
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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B.Shappee         B.Shappee             DIS            17:30   20:10
Y.AlSayyad        Y.AlSayyad            DIS            20:10   23:07
M.Hammergren      M.Hammergren,K.Nault  DIS            23:07   06:30
                  M.Brucker
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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PU03/R     17:09   20:10   0.4   0    0    0   2.6  0.0   0    0
UW04/R     20:10   23:10    0    0    0    0   3.0  0.0   0    0
AD02/R     23:10   06:52    0    0    0    0   6.2  1.5   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: R.McMillan
Some unstable humidity before sunset delayed opening, but we focused soon after it was dark enough.  After that, the night was clear with moderate seeing.  Everything worked well.
                    ------- 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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 17:46 dcamera    240( -117)  -6  52  -1.8 -0.4 -0.2 -0.4 -1.6   -  1.64
 20:16 dcamera    187( -234) -63  35  -1.7 -2.2 -1.7 -2.4 -2.5   -  1.45
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    29    19      4    92    (E)     98    clear    humid
     17:00    29    11     10    56   (NE)     89    clear     none
     18:00    28    12      9    71  (ENE)     95    clear     none
     19:00    30     7     10    57  (ENE)     74    clear     none
     20:00    28     9      1   183    (S)     60    clear     none
     21:00    30     5      4   189    (S)     77    clear     none
     22:00    28     8      2   228   (SW)     84    clear     none
     23:00    27     0      1   313   (NW)     61    clear     none
     00:00    24    -2      8   353    (N)     67    clear     none
     01:00    27    -6      9   355    (N)     52    clear     none
     02:00    26     0     10   353    (N)     63    clear     none
     03:00    26     0     12   346  (NNW)     67    clear     none
     04:00    27    -6     12   358    (N)     86    clear     none
     05:00    27     2     13   349    (N)     80    clear     none
     06:00    28    -4     12     6    (N)     49    clear     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: 2.3.2