APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Thursday January 7, 2010 (MJD 55204) ---=== OBSERVING TEAM ===--- Viktor Malanushenko Dmitry Bizyaev ---=== OBSERVING PLAN ===--- BOSS Science ---=== OBSERVING SUMMARY ===--- The night is lost completely due to clouds in the beginning and snow fall after ~07:20Z. ---=== OBSERVING LOG ===--- Afternoon: ---------- Everything works OK. 00:25Z ventilation started, doors and louvers opened. Night: ------ The cloud conditions are marginal in the evening, but we have 50% chance of snow forecast, and a lot of radar returns around. We postpone opening because of it. Since this time we were in uncertain situation because, despate the radar returns, sky had some small accidental patches with stars. 05:10Z ventilation stopped. Doors closed. 07:25Z snow started 11:20Z snow is still falling, 2" accumulation takes place. We are giving up and calling it a night. 11:26Z endNight finished. ---=== 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): QA Procedures Done (y/n): UT Exp Time flavor comment (S/N)^2 totals ========================================== b1 r1 b2 r2 ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE I ===--- Time Instrument Az Alt Rot Scale pos offset pos offset pos offset ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---=== TELESCOPE OFFSETS AND SCALE II ===--- ---=== 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 23:28Z 29 10 13 306 (NW) 357 - 00:00Z 30 10 13 286 (WNW) 391 - 00:32Z 28 11 9 304 (NW) 348 - 01:04Z 29 13 15 306 (NW) 447 - clouds 01:36Z 30 12 8 350 (NNW) 479 - ' 02:09Z 28 13 12 289 (WNW) 430 - '' 02:41Z 28 13 7 257 (WSW) 517 - '' 03:13Z 28 13 7 260 (W) 553 - '' 03:45Z 27 14 6 268 (W) 667 - '' 04:17Z 27 14 6 284 (WNW) 878 - '' 04:49Z 26 14 5 289 (WNW) 1127 - '' 05:21Z 25 14 0 268 (W) 638 - '' 05:54Z 25 15 0 196 (SSW) 721 - '' 06:26Z 26 14 6 322 (NW) 727 - '' 06:58Z 27 14 1 339 (NNW) 367 - '' 07:30Z 26 18 6 338 (NNW) 481 - '' 08:02Z 25 22 8 339 (NNW) 425 - '' 08:34Z 25 24 14 327 (NNW) 410 - '' 09:07Z 25 24 10 321 (NW) 811 - '' 09:39Z 24 24 11 283 (WNW) 15046 - '' 10:11Z 24 23 11 311 (NW) 40700 - '' 10:43Z 24 23 6 359 (NNW) 248 - '' 11:15Z 24 23 4 351 (NNW) 257 - '' ---=== TELESCOPE STATUS ===--- 00:25Z - Began ventilation. Doors and louvers opened, fans on. 05:10Z - Doors and louvers closed, fans off. No interlocks bypassed. Status at: 11:25Z Telescope stowed at: 30,121,00 mount Instrument mounted: Cartridge 11 Counterweights at: 240 lbs LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on. 180L LN2 dewar scales: Spectro 223 lbs, 22.8 psi ---=== SOFTWARE USED ===--- IOP/SOP: v4_40_0 Watcher: v2_36_0 MCP: v6_6_3 TPM: tpm_v3_5_0 AstroDa: v15_13_1 TCC: TCC 2.11.0 2009-06-24 sdssProcedures: v3_02 ---=== MIRROR NUMBERS ===--- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A -0.7030 -0.6940 Axial B -0.0260 -0.0410 Axial C -0.3770 -0.3710 Trans D 11.6120 11.6170 Lateral E 10.3759 10.3505 Lateral F 11.9507 11.9253 GALILS Commanded: 9900. 400. 5850. 1200. 2950. 2750. Actual: 9917. 401. 5832. 1205. 2954. 2757. SETMIR VALUES PriDesOrient: 0.00 -3.30 5.10 278.08 178.06 PriOrient: 0.00 -3.04 5.26 277.70 178.07 SECONDARY: ---------- Focus: 0.00 Air Temp.: -1.3 Alt.: 30.006915 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A 18.6190 18.6150 Axial B 15.6260 15.6120 Axial C 13.8250 13.8170 Trans D -11.7730 -11.7780 GALILS Commanded: 1597715. 1566131. 1588096. -7600. -12400. Actual: 1597721. 1566188. 1588095. -7597. -12380. SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -4.00 -9.00 10.00 234.42 SecOrient: 1256.98 -4.01 -9.01 10.18 234.70 ---=== PROBLEMS IN DETAIL ===---