Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20160627
From: cgray@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2016 11:33:02 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Monday, June 27, 2016
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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C.Vargas          C.Vargas              ARCTIC         20:18   22:07
J.Bary            J.Bary, students      TRIPLESPEC     01:43   02:00
   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     20:24   01:10   3.8   0    0    0   1.0  0.0   0    0
NA02/O     01:10   05:49   0.2  4.2   0    0    0   0.3   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: C.Gray
The night did NOT start out cloudy and raining as the forecast predicted.  We were able to open at sunset and observe until 22:07 when the seeing became so bad (4") that the observer couldn't do their science. Then the clouds rolled in. And the humidity spiked. I tried to open for the B-half observers, hoping the humidity would allow us 30 min but, alas, it was unforgiving.  As soon as I opened the humidity went up and the clouds came down.  I closed about 15min later and we remained closed the rest of the night.
The loyal minions of Jerry Bary (Max Kurzner,Muriel Drexler,Sarah Reid, Chris Garling) finished up their four run in late night, pajama, moving-watching style and are now fully trained.
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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 20:05 arctic   495(  963) 342  33  13.2 15.6 16.0 15.4 14.0   SDSS-r  3.00
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    64    46     17    33  (NNE)    567  ptly cldy   none
     17:00    63    48     13    67  (ENE)    794  ptly cldy   none
     18:00    62    47     20    75  (ENE)    782  ptly cldy   none
     19:00    60    48     16    81    (E)    899  ptly cldy   none
     20:00    58    48     19    76  (ENE)    875 mstly clr    none
     21:00    56    51     20    69  (ENE)   1178  ptly cldy   none
     22:00    56    50      1   107  (ESE)   1061 mstly cldy  humid
     23:00    53    50     13   113  (ESE)   1230 mstly cldy  humid
     00:00    53    50      8    84    (E)    892 mstly cldy  humid
     01:00    52    49     10   138   (SE)    811 mstly cldy  humid
     02:00    52    49     17    75  (ENE)    620 mstly cldy  humid
     03:00    52    49      9   110  (ESE)    524 mstly cldy  humid
     04:00    52    49      7    92    (E)    665 mstly cldy  humid
     05:00    50    48     10   145   (SE)    649   cloudy     rain
     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