APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M

                                 OBSERVING LOG
                           Thursday December 16, 2010

                                  (MJD 55547)

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

Elena Malanushenko
Dan Oravetz
Kaike Pan (afternoon)

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

MARVELS until 10:24 (9.5 h), then BOSS (2.1 h)

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

The night was lost to clouds, humidity, and snow.

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

Afternoon:
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All actors and systems were checked. Collimation was checked on cart 17, 
adjusted B1 focus ring by -5. Now it set at 100 degrees.

Calibs took on cart 17 were declared test. 

22:40Z Marvels lamps on.

22:50Z started ventilation.

23:20Z mounted cartridge 1.

Night:
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We delayed opening because of clouds.

03:51Z - Stopped ventilation because of nearby threats of precipitation.

08:15Z - Elena took some test biases to test a new STUI script she wrote up.

09:00Z - Snow started falling and the humidity was well over 90%.

09:22Z - Elena took more biases during tests of her script.

10:38Z - Turned off ThAr lamp.

11:00Z - We still have snow falling and high humidity with no end in sight before twilight according to the forecasts and the satellite/radar, so we closed up and called it a night.

11:02Z - endNight rejoiced.

---=== 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

     23:26Z    36    24     14   230  (SW)     460     -    

     Clouds all night and snow/high humidity over the last few hours.

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

22:50Z - Began ventilation.  Doors and louvers opened, fans on.
03:51Z - Stopped ventilation.

Status at: 10:36Z

Telescope stowed at:    30,121,00 mount 
Instrument mounted:     Cartridge 1
Counterweights at:      300
LN2 autofill systems:   Connected and turned on.
180L LN2 dewar scales:  SP1   188.60 lbs, 19.13 psi
                        SP2   244.10 lbs, 17.77 psi

---=== SOFTWARE USED ===---

        IOP/SOP: v4_40_0
        Watcher: v2_36_0
        MCP: v6_6_5
        TPM: tpm_v3_5_0
        
---=== SOFTWARE USED ===---
STUI: 1.0b12 2010-12-10
alerts: trunk+svn115546
apo:  v1_5 
boss:  v2_3_9 
boss.daq: 1.2.14 
boss.specMech: 3.0.1 
gcamera: v1_2_3 
guider: v1_2_8 
hub: Tag: sdss3_v1_1_5 
mcp:  v6_6_5 
mcp.plc:  25 
platedb: v1_0_5 
sop: v1_1_5
sos: v1_1_5
sos.idlspec2d: v5_4_23
tcc: 2.14.0
 
-----Other software
sdssProcedure(sdss3): v3_06
-- Other versions ----
idlspec2d (sos3) ---  v5_4_23
plate-mapper3 ------ NOCVS:v5_0_7

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

PRIMARY:
--------
Scale: 1.000000

MIGS        TONIGHT   NOMINAL
Axial A      -5.5240  -5.5100
Axial B      16.0920  16.0940
Axial C      15.9160  15.9220
Trans D      10.9970  11.0100
Lateral E    10.6807  10.6553
Lateral F    12.2682  12.2301

GALILS
Commanded: 10600. -250. 5800. 10250. 13050. 12650.
Actual:    10600. -250. 5800. 10250. 13053. 12647.

SETMIR VALUES
PriDesOrient: 0.00 -13.67 10.53 574.80 742.37
PriOrient:    0.00 -13.67 10.53 574.80 742.37

SECONDARY:
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Focus: 0.00
Air Temp.: 2.5
Alt.: 30.000001

MIGS        TONIGHT   NOMINAL
Axial A      -7.8350  -7.8320
Axial B      -0.0270  -0.0410
Axial C      13.8160  13.8180
Trans D      14.1890  14.1840

GALILS
Commanded: 1585274. 1566534. 1599050. -1450. -50.
Actual:    1585350. 1566695. 1598880. -1462. -69.

SETMIR VALUES
SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -9.00 -4.00 -58.00 23.67
SecOrient:    1256.98 -9.10 -4.01 -58.09 23.38

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