Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20140523
From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Sat, 24 May 2014 10:30:02 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Friday, May 23, 2014
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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M.Bentz           M.Bentz               DIS            --:--   --:--
J.Comerford       J.Comerford           DIS            --:--   --:--
N.Ule             N.Ule                 Echelle        --:--   --:--
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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GS04/R     20:10   21:10   1.0   0    0    0    0   0.0   0    0
CU05/R     21:10   01:10   4.0   0    0    0    0   0.0   0    0
NM03/R     01:10   05:50   2.0  2.6   0    0    0    0    0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
Homed DIS turrent and gratings.  Bay 2 gratings were off ~30 steps.  The Bay 2 gratings were still
On Generator power all night.  Generator turned off around 22:10, we manually restarted it.  No time loss as it was raining and lightning outside.
Site air pressure dropped due to power problems.  Telescope was moved to alt 85 before the pressure dropped.
A very eventful 1st half night at APO, I submitted a PR with the details.  We also had a tornado warning near Timberon during the midst of all the problems!  2nd half was mostly clouds and fog and humidity.
My observer called it a night at 03:41, since his exposures are 2hrs long and we are currently fogged in.
                    ------- 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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               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    53    43     19   141   (SE)   2161 mstly cldy   none
     17:00    60    40     13   191    (S)   1442 mstly cldy   none
     18:00    58    38     11   187    (S)   1571  ptly cldy   none
     19:00    55    37     11   129   (SE)   1469  ptly cldy   none
     20:00    51    39     18   113  (ESE)   1508  ptly cldy   none
     21:00    50    38     15   107  (ESE)   1440   cloudy   lt rain
     22:00    49    43     11    34   (NE)   1718   cloudy     rain
     23:00    45    41      6   182    (S)   1456   cloudy     rain
     00:00    47    42      2   186    (S)   1122   cloudy     rain
     01:00    47    45     19   197  (SSW)   1792   cloudy    humid
     02:00    47    47     15   202  (SSW)   1519   cloudy     fog
     03:00    46    46     11   218   (SW)   5857   cloudy     fog
     04:00    46    46      8   222   (SW)  27458   cloudy    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: 2.2.0