Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20160428
From: cgray@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 12:19:45 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Thursday, April 28, 2016
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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C.Vargas          C.Vargas              ARCTIC         22:46   00:58
P.Gaulme          P.Gaulme              ECHELLE        01:10   02:57
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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NM01/R     19:52   01:10   2.9  0.0   0    0   2.4  0.0   0    0
NM03/R     01:10   06:09   0.0  3.2   0    0   0.1  1.7   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: C.Gray
The night started out dusty.  Again.  But we triumphed and were able to open at 22:46!  But, thenÉsorrow, as the rain clouds rolled in and we had to close again at 02:57.  Were never able to reopen. Seeing was moderate.
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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 21:52 arctic   613(  699) -38  67   7.4  8.6  9.0  8.6  7.8   SDSS-r  1.00
 00:14 ecamera  646( -605) 120  32   4.9  5.4  6.1  5.3  5.0   --  2.00
 01:17 ecamera  553( -753) 126  45   4.0  4.5  5.2  4.4  4.0   --  1.50
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    53    12     24   252  (WSW)   3326    clear     none
     17:00    52    13     27   235   (SW)   5953    clear     none
     18:00    53    16     23   232   (SW)   8176    clear     dust
     19:00    51    14     15   258  (WSW)   7285    clear     dust
     20:00    48    15     21   222   (SW)  10072    clear     dust
     21:00    47    15     15   228   (SW)  12134    clear     dust
     22:00    46    16     21   222   (SW)   8457 mstly clr    none
     23:00    46    17     22   224   (SW)   4636  ptly cldy   none
     00:00    44    18     21   247  (WSW)   3562 mstly clr    none
     01:00    42    20     18   232   (SW)   2839  ptly cldy   none
     02:00    40    18     16   272    (W)   2420  ptly cldy   none
     03:00    38    20      8   312   (NW)   2655   cloudy     none
     04:00    37    21     14   293  (WNW)   2684   cloudy     none
     05:00    35    20     15   268    (W)   2627   cloudy     none
     06:00    33    20     25   263    (W)   2819 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