Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20160826
From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2016 11:03:31 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Friday, August 26, 2016
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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J.Roberts         J.Roberts             NICFPS         --:--   --:--
M.Hammergren      K.Nault ,M.Brucker    DIS            --:--   --:--
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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CU01/R     19:43   01:10   5.5   0    0    0    0   0.0   0    0
AD01/R     01:10   06:27   0.8  4.5   0    0    0    0    0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
DIS bay 2 red grating off tonight by 9-12 steps, it bounced around between adjustments and took several iterations to calibrate them. I got them within 2 steps and called it good enough.
I got this error after my first slew and then setting the in
2016-08-27 01:01:31 APO.APO-Jack 63 tcc f text="Could not start the slew: obj.axisCmdState = ArrayAxisState3(1, 1, 4); must be NotAvailable, Halted or Drifting for all axes; initializing all axes"
I sent the set inst command again and all was fine.
Clouds/rain/fog/humidity kept us closed all night.
I left the telescope parked at 85 deg alt for APOLLO day work.
We called it at 04:55 with lots of clouds overhead and very wet outside from the rain.
                    ------- 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 F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    59    47     10   266    (W)          cloudy   lt rain
     17:00    53    48     15   154  (SSE)          cloudy   lt rain
     18:00    56    46      1   166  (SSE)          cloudy   lt rain
     19:00    54    47      4   191    (S)          cloudy   lt rain
     20:00    49    49      9   326   (NW)          cloudy     fog
     21:00    49    46     18    24  (NNE)          cloudy     rain
     22:00    48    46     12    85    (E)        mstly cldy   none
     23:00    49    44      8    87    (E)        mstly cldy   none
     00:00    52    41      7   203  (SSW)          cloudy   lt rain
     01:00    50    45      5   154  (SSE)          cloudy     rain
     02:00    50    49      8   187    (S)          cloudy   lt rain
     03:00    51    46     14   142   (SE)          cloudy     none
     04:00    52    44      7   178    (S)          cloudy   lt rain
     05:00    50    46      6   190    (S)          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