Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20170123
From: cgray@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:27:52 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Monday, January 23, 2017
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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K.McGouldrick     C.Gray, K.McGouldrick, ARCTIC         17:36   18:52
		R.McCabe
C.Sakari          C.Sakari              ECHELLE        --:--   --:--
S.Lepine          D.Saylor              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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CU04/R     17:36   21:06   2.2   0    0    0   1.3   0   0    0
UW05/R     21:06   00:10   3.1   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
GS04/R     00:10   06:54   4.0  2.8   0    0    0    0    0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: C.Gray
We thought we could fight the wind.
We could not.
We thought we could stay open.
We dared not.
We thought things might get better.
They did not.
We thought the winds wouldn't reach 60mph.
They did.
We thought the power was sure to go out.
It didn't!
We thought there was hope for tomorrow.
We shall see...
Wind had us close up after only 1.3hrs.  We didn't even get data, just ran the focus script through various filters hoping the wind would die down.  Winds reached 62mph but there wasn't one hiccup in power! Humidity and clouds hit after 3am.  I called it a wash at 4am when the freezing fog rolled in.
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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 18:16 arctic   936(  672)  99  81   1.3  1.9  2.1  1.8  0.8   sdss-r  1.26
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    38    23     23   260    (W)    330    clear     none
     17:00    36    21     22   237  (WSW)    295    clear     none
     18:00    35    19     30   245  (WSW)    379    clear     none
     19:00    36    22     36   227   (SW)    545    clear     none
     20:00    36    22     27   232   (SW)   1048    clear     none
     21:00    35    24     38   229   (SW)    589    clear     none
     22:00    35    21     56   206  (SSW)    335  ptly cldy   none
     23:00    34    25     40   224   (SW)    328  ptly cldy   none
     00:00    32    25     43   236   (SW)    362  ptly cldy   none
     01:00    31    24     37   236   (SW)    376 mstly cldy   none
     02:00    30    24     28   236   (SW)    549 mstly cldy   none
     03:00    28    22     38   245  (WSW)    380   cloudy     none
     04:00    28    24     41   267    (W)          cloudy     fog
     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: 2.6.0