Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20170422
From: cgray@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2017 12:01:24 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Saturday, April 22, 2017
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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A.Diamond-Stanic  A.Diamond-Stanic      DIS            19:47   01:06
M.Crenshaw        M.Crenshaw, C.Pope,   DIS            01:10   03:06
		  M.Revalski
M.Crenshaw        M.Crenshaw, C.Pope,   DIS            03:58   05:48
		  M.Revalski
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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NA01/R     19:47   01:10    0    0    0    0   5.4  0.0   0    0
GS02/O     01:10   06:16   0.9   0    0    0   2.6  1.6   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: C.Gray
Welp…we had to fight for this night.  The humidity tried to attack us right from the getgo but we were determined.  The wind was high, the seeing made us practically blind to all, the cold bit into us, but we came in force. We contemplated closing. We were warned.  We were given an explanation.  Nevertheless, we persisted! We marched along the bowl of the sky in protest of the humidity, singing our science chant: "BILL! BILL! BILL! BILL!" It air was thick but our determination was stronger!
We closed at 03:06 due to high humidity but we sung our chant strong and true and reopned at 03:58!
No problems tonight…except that I saw the first moth of the season in the dome.
                    ------- 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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 19:27 dcamera   1022(  809)  -6  80   2.2  5.7  6.3  5.4 11.8   --  3.60
 22:58 dcamera    940(  487) 142  59   0.9  0.9  1.5  1.1 11.8   --  3.50
 00:19 dcamera    839(  350) 163  80   0.1  0.4  1.0  0.5 11.8   --  3.30
 03:05 dcamera    834(  287) 274  80   1.7 -0.8 -0.2 -0.7 11.8   --  1.92
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    50    30      5   291  (WNW)   1031    clear     none
     17:00    50    28      2   270    (W)    991    clear     none
     18:00    52    32      4   260    (W)    806    clear     none
     19:00    44    31     11    81    (E)    475    clear    humid
     20:00    37    30     18    70  (ENE)    318    clear    humid
     21:00    36    29     21    68  (ENE)    386    clear    humid
     22:00    34    28     23    76  (ENE)    466    clear    humid
     23:00    34    27     25    74  (ENE)    562    clear     none
     00:00    34    27     23    75  (ENE)    565    clear     none
     01:00    33    27     20    67  (ENE)    543    clear     none
     02:00    31    27     22    73  (ENE)           clear    humid
     03:00    30    27     19    71  (ENE)           clear    humid
     04:00    32    27      6    85    (E)           clear    humid
     05:00    39    34      2   217   (SW)           clear     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: 2.6.0