Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20160819
From: cgray@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2016 11:38:25 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Friday, August 19, 2016
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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P.Gaulme          P.Gaulme              Echelle        20:28   22:46
V.Woolf           V.Woolf               Echelle        01:38   04:36
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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NM03/R     19:52   01:10   0.7  2.3   0    0   0.1  2.2   0    0
UW10/R     01:10   06:22    0   2.2   0    0   0.0  3.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: C.Gray
The night started out stormy with clouds, virga, and rain in all directions.  However, we were able to hit a sucker hole shortly after sunset and stayed open for 2 hours until the rain became too close for comfort.  We were able to open again near 1:30 but there was threat of virga starting around 3am.  I was running outside every ten minutes (totally got my steps in tonight and a an elevated fear heart rate!) checking on the clouds and we remained safe until near 04:30am when the virga could be seen in the basin. We were not able to reopen.
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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 19:32 ecamera    799(  210) 130  62  15.3 18.8 18.3 18.6 17.6   clear  1.38
 00:45 ecamera    824(   74)  27  56  14.7 15.6 15.8 15.9 15.8   clear  1.26
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    69    42     10   276    (W)          cloudy     none
     17:00    69    43      7   237  (WSW)          cloudy     none
     18:00    67    42     13   266    (W)          cloudy     none
     19:00    57    42     13    22  (NNE)         ptly cldy   none
     20:00    59    40      5     8    (N)        mstly clr    none
     21:00    59    40      6   318   (NW)        mstly clr    none
     22:00    58    40      3   195  (SSW)         ptly cldy   none
     23:00    58    42      5   127   (SE)        mstly cldy   none
     00:00    59    42      3   196  (SSW)        mstly cldy   none
     01:00    60    40      2   231   (SW)        mstly cldy   none
     02:00    58    41      5   267    (W)        mstly cldy   none
     03:00    57    41      4   282  (WNW)        mstly cldy   none
     04:00    57    40      7   348  (NNW)        mstly cldy   none
     05:00    56    40      1   339  (NNW)          cloudy     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