Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20151224
From: cgray@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 10:21:19 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Thursday, December 24, 2015
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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J.Roberts         J.Roberts             NICFPS         --:--   --:--
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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CU03/R     17:12   06:55    0  13.8   0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: C.Gray
Tspec good, took 1500 darks.
We were not able to open tonight due to high humidity, wind, and ice on the dome. I did not see Santa or his reindeer (but I wasn't very good this year either).
No problems tonight.
                    ------- 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 C Dewp C  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    33    30     21   243  (WSW)    790 mstly cldy  humid
     17:00    32    30     26   237  (WSW)    937 mstly cldy  humid
     18:00    32    30     19   228   (SW)    608  ptly cldy  humid
     19:00    31    28     20   216   (SW)    487 mstly clr   humid
     20:00    31    27     10   217   (SW)    461 mstly clr   humid
     21:00    32    29     18   218   (SW)    566 mstly clr   humid
     22:00    31    29     16   232   (SW)    541 mstly clr   humid
     23:00    31    29      8   263    (W)    509  ptly cldy  humid
     00:00    31    28     14   201  (SSW)    465  ptly cldy  humid
     01:00    31    27     17   183    (S)    427  ptly cldy   none
     02:00    31    26     21   197  (SSW)    377  ptly cldy   none
     03:00    32    25     20   204  (SSW)    312  ptly cldy   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: 1.0.4
    Current TUI version: 2.5.0