APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M

                                 OBSERVING LOG
                             Friday April 14, 2006

                                  (MJD 53840)

---=== OBSERVING TEAM ===---

        
Prestidigitator: John Barentine

ET:     Suvrath Mahadevan
        Jian Ge




---=== OBSERVING PLAN ===---

        ET Science!


---=== OBSERVING SUMMARY ===---

Weather kept us closed all night.  Clouds and brief rain early, followed by 
high wind and dust.

logTool didn't get most of its usual information throughout the night.  See 
note in the Log section.

---=== OBSERVING LOG ===---

Afternoon
---------

Normal checkout, no problems.


Night
-----

For unclear reasons, logTool didn't get any of the information automatically 
aupplied to it (e.g., weather, spectro information).  I restarted logTool, 
restarted the IOP session from which it was spawned, and checked the TCC 
connection.  Tried logging out as observer and back in as myself, restarting 
logTool.  While the text was saved from when I released it as observer, 
logTool had no recollection that I checked "Clouds", "High dust" and "high 
wind" previously.  Also note that in the Mirrors section, logTool got the  
galils and setmir information, but none of the migs numbers.  I added those 
manually, and the spectro summary information.

Clouds and extensive radar returns across NM kept us closed early, and the 
situation didn't improve much during the night.

05:19Z Rain sensor tripped.  Closed the cloud camera.
06:00Z Wind crossed the closure limit, gusting > 40 MPH.  Dust high as well.
10:00Z Sky began to clear, but dust and wind remained high (gusts up to 50 MPH)
10:30Z We called it with no hope in sight and only about an hour left in the 
night.

endNight rejoiced (and apparently knew all the things logTool didn't).






---=== IMAGING RUN SUMMARY ===---

 Run     Time    Stripe    Lambda        Last Flavor      Comments
      Start End         Begin    End     Frame
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
---=== IMAGING RUN DETAILS ===---

---=== SKIPPY RESULTS ===---

Run  Frame nFrames stars muErr   muRms   nuErr   nuRms rot      az    el
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---=== LTMATCH RESULTS ===---

Run  Field nFields alt az  nGood rowMean rowSig  colMean colSig rot
------------------------------------------------------------------------
---=== SPECTROSCOPY DATA SUMMARY ===---

Summary Checked (y/n): y
QA Procedures Done (y/n): n/a
  UT    Exp   Time  flavor     comment       (S/N)^2 totals
========================================== b1   r1   b2   r2
 ----- sequence 38608, plate -9999 -------
 23:53Z 38608 0.0    bias        {{}}
 23:57Z 38610 0.0    bias        {{}}
 ----- sequence 38611, plate 8027 -------
 00:00Z 38611 0.0    bias        {{}}


---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE I ===---

Time Instrument     Az              Alt             Rot         Scale
                  pos   offset    pos   offset    pos   offset
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE II ===---

---=== DATA TAPE SUMMARY ===---

	Goes:  JL
	Stays: JL
---=== FOCUS LOG ===---

                      setmir piston                  Temp   Wind
Time     Inst    scale    M1    M2   Foc   Az   Alt   (C) MPH  Dir  filt  fwhm
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---=== WEATHER LOG ===---

                             Wind
      Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH   Direction    Dust  DIMM   Sky


---=== TELESCOPE STATUS ===---


Telescope parked at 121,30 with Cart 9 (Plate E8027) mounted
Counterweights at 250
Spectro autofill reconnected
No interlocks bypassed


Dewar weights at 10:38Z

Imager:  178lbs 19psi
Spectro: 241lbs 19psi
---=== SOFTWARE USED ===---

        IOP/SOP: v4_19_0
        Watcher: v2_31_0
        MCP: v6_3_1
        TPM: tpm_v3_3_0
        AstroDa: v15_11
        TCC: TCC 2.7.2.1 August 6 2004
        sdssProcedures: v2_14
        SoS: v5_1_0
        hoggPT: v1_6_9
        plate-mapper: v4_3_1

---=== MIRROR NUMBERS ===---

PRIMARY:
 -----
Scale:    1.000000
 
MIGS        TONIGHT   NOMINAL
Axial A:    -5.8570  -5.8440
Axial B:    -5.6720  -5.6770
Axial C:     0.9400   0.9420
Trans D:   -10.0070  -9.9940
Lateral E:  10.3759  10.3759
Lateral F:  11.9507  11.9380
 
GALILS
Commanded: 4711. -2457. 2997. -7825. 3296. 3024.
Actual:    4700. -2450. 3000. -7800. 3300. 3000.
 
SETMIR VALUES
primDesOrient: 0.00 -1.68 7.05 385.25 92.02
primOrient:    0.00 -1.52 7.02 384.99 93.81
 
SECONDARY:
 -------
Focus:    0.0  
Air temp: 9.1   C
Altitude: 30.46 
 
MIGS        TONIGHT   NOMINAL
Axial A:     1.5400   1.5420
Axial B:     1.0570   1.0470
Axial C:     1.1680   1.1650
Trans D:    -0.1270  -0.1240
 
GALILS
Commanded: 1593447. 1603642. 1554316. -6820. -5882.
Actual:    1593318. 1604165. 1554383. -6800. -5900.
 
SETMIR VALUES
secDesOrient: 1257.00 15.87 0.00 -50.00 136.76
secOrient:    1257.12 15.95 0.19 -49.43 136.68


---=== PROBLEMS IN DETAIL ===---