Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20160218
From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 12:51:35 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Thursday, February 18, 2016
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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J.Roberts         J.Roberts             NICFPS         17:45   21:10
M.Hammergren      K.Nault, M.Hammergren ARCTIC         --:--   --:--
D.Bizyaev         D.Bizyaev             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     18:00   23:10    0    0    0    0   0.0  5.2   0    0
AD02/R     23:10   01:10    0   2.0   0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
NM06/R     01:10   06:34   2.1  3.3   0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
NICFPS mounted @16:55 , test slews @ 17:00, Ion Pump fine
Telescope initially didn't want to move (I believe in Az) during my test slews. I tried moving individual axes and then small slews in Az. Once I moved the Az a couple of degrees it worked fine.
Slews finished around 17:10.  NICFPS ion pump now Hi Load.  Apparently it doesn't like being inverted.  PR Submitted. I rapped on the ion pump and dropped it back to 4 bars.
I closed at 21:10 due to clouds and possible radar returns nearby.
Clouds kept us closed the remainder of the night.
                    ------- 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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 19:04 NICFPS     418(  975)  96  57   8.8 10.9 11.2 11.1  9.9   H  1.30
 19:07 NA2gdr -4906(38093)  95  57   8.8 10.7 11.1 10.7  9.7   clear  1.70
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    54    12     17   262    (W)   1251    clear     none
     17:00    53    13     24   260    (W)   1099 mstly clr    none
     18:00    50     6     26   266    (W)    734 mstly cldy   none
     19:00    48    11     18   268    (W)    648 mstly cldy   none
     20:00    48    14     20   268    (W)    643  ptly cldy   none
     21:00    48    17     19   271    (W)    536 mstly cldy   none
     22:00    48    19     16   280    (W)    375   cloudy     none
     23:00    47    19     19   281    (W)    264   cloudy     none
     00:00    47    20     18   285  (WNW)    266   cloudy     none
     01:00    47    21     20   283  (WNW)    308   cloudy     none
     02:00    46    22     17   273    (W)    445   cloudy     none
     03:00    47    22     18   289  (WNW)    332   cloudy     none
     04:00    47    22     14   275    (W)    345   cloudy     none
     05:00    46    23     15   270    (W)    284 mstly 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: 1.2.2
    Current TUI version: 2.5.1