Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 11:09:21 -0000 (UTC) Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20140920 From: "Alysha Shugart" Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Saturday, September 20, 2014 ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- K.Kwitter K.Kwitter DIS 21:22 22:00 INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DN START FINISH D B D B D B D B ---------------------------------------------------------------- NA02/R 19:11 06:42 8.7 2.2 0 0 0.6 0.0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: A.Shugart We tried pushing the limits briefly, when the dewpoint difference rose to 2.1. The secondary soon cooled off, and we had to close again. Humidity kept us closed the rest of the night. Completed fills at 05:30. ------- FAILURE LOG ------- PROG INST FAILURE MODE TIME (SEDFNVOG) TI/SHU START FINISH DESCRIPTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- FOCUS LOG --------------- Time Instrument Focus Az El Temp Strc Prim Sec Air filt FWHM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21:28 dcamera 384( 726) 84 71 11.4 13.5 15.0 13.2 11.8 -- 2.50 ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:00 56 56 5 91 (E) 300 ptly cldy none 17:00 58 52 5 106 (ESE) 161 ptly cldy none 18:00 58 53 1 228 (SW) 149 ptly cldy humid 19:00 55 51 13 74 (ENE) 129 mstly clr humid 20:00 54 51 17 72 (ENE) 169 ptly cldy humid 21:00 53 50 21 73 (ENE) 157 mstly clr humid 22:00 53 51 22 74 (ENE) 183 clear humid 23:00 52 50 16 77 (ENE) 204 clear humid 00:00 53 50 13 73 (ENE) 203 mstly clr humid 01:00 52 50 18 72 (ENE) 212 mstly clr humid 02:00 52 50 15 69 (ENE) 251 mstly clr humid 03:00 53 50 14 84 (E) 266 mstly clr humid 04:00 52 50 7 91 (E) 385 clear humid 05:00 53 49 14 63 (ENE) 321 clear 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: 2.3.1