
                       APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M

                                 OBSERVING LOG
                           Thursday February 11, 2010

                                  (MJD 55239)

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

Dmitry Bizyaev
Dan Oravetz
Kaike Pan (afternoon)
Support: French Leger

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

Boss Science!

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

The night was lost to lots of blowing snow and periods of clouds and high 
humidity.

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

Afternoon:
---------
  All actors, systems, and the telescope were checked. 

  The manipulator stopped at about 1 inch short in height when I tried to pick
up cartridge 10. Then I back it up and found the manipulator can go up to the
correct height without loading. I found French, he told that it was sensors on 
the tips of manipulator arm gave me trouble (may snow on the sensors). He 
cleared the sensor. It functions correctly.

  The telescopr aborted at about 44 degree twince when I tried to move it
from 30 to 90. At the first failure, I checked around and slip switch 
downstair, did not found anything wrong (The interlock cartoon showed taht
"alt_mtr_up_perm" when it aborted). It took two "axis init" to  clear the 
axis, then I was able to move to 90. Then I moved it back to 30, and tried 
again, it aborted at the same altitude (~44). This time, I had French with me, 
he suggested move the telescope from MCP, it moved fine. My third try (from 30 
to90) did not gave me any problem. 

  Boss spectro collimation was checked with cartridge 17.

  23:40Z started ventilation.

Light bulb is burned out in lava lamp.

Night:
------
The satellite and the Clear Sky Clock looked promising, but we had blowing 
snow and low clouds after twilight. We kept checking on things and sticking 
our heads out the door to see how much snow was blowing around.

When the clouds began clearing, the snow blew around more. Stopped ventilating.

The wind speeds picked up significantly and even though the sky was clear, the 
blowing snow made it feel as though it were actually snowing.

11:27Z - The wind speeds were trending downward, but still nowhere near low 
enough that we would consider opening (gusts still around 30 mph).

11:45Z - Turned everything off. (Still lots of blowing snow).
11:50Z - 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

     23:20Z    26    15     16   333  (NNW)    304     -    blowing snow
     23:53Z    25    14     13   343  (NNW)    207     -    blowing snow
     00:26Z    25    13     13   327  (NNW)    296     -    blowing snow
     00:59Z    24    14     11   329  (NNW)    224     -    blowing snow
     01:31Z    24    13      5   350  (NNW)    216     -    blowing snow
     02:04Z    24    13      6   353  (NNW)    213     -    blowing snow
     02:37Z    23    11      2    70  (ENE)    172     -    blowing snow
     03:10Z    22    13     11   343  (NNW)    245     -    blowing snow
     03:43Z    22    14     24     5  (N)      228     -    blowing snow
     04:16Z    21    15     23     3  (N)      284     -    blowing snow
     04:49Z    21    15      9   359  (NNW)    235     -    blowing snow
     05:22Z    21    16      9    11  (N)      277     -    blowing snow
     05:55Z    20    15     18   350  (NNW)    326     -    blowing snow
     06:27Z    21    12      8    26  (NNE)    268     -    blowing snow
     07:00Z    20    12     22   356  (NNW)    296     -    blowing snow
     07:33Z    20    14     16   347  (NNW)    284     -    blowing snow
     08:06Z    20    14     21    29  (NNE)    369     -    blowing snow
     08:39Z    19    14     22    27  (NNE)    480     -    blowing snow
     09:12Z    20    11     30    29  (NNE)    466     -    blowing snow
     09:45Z    21     7     33    22  (NNE)    317     -    blowing snow
     10:18Z    23     3     20    27  (NNE)    296     -    blowing snow
     10:50Z    23     4     18    11  (N)      246     -    blowing snow
     11:23Z    22     5     16    11  (N)      133     -    blowing snow

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

We never opened due to blowing snow, clouds, and high humidity.

No interlocks bypassed.
  
Status at: 11:29Z

Telescope stowed at:    121,30,00 mount 
Instrument mounted:     Cartridge 10
Counterweights at:      238 lbs
LN2 autofill systems:   Connected and turned on.
180L LN2 dewar scales:  Spectro  186.60 lbs, 23.55 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
        SoS: v5_1_8
        plate-mapper: v4_3_1

        sopActor:  v1_0_4
        guiderActor: ? 
        gcameraICC:  v1_0_5
        alertsActor: v1_0_3
        platedbActor: v1_0_2 
        platedb       v1_0_3

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

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

MIGS        TONIGHT   NOMINAL
Axial A      -0.7010  -0.6940
Axial B      -0.0210  -0.0410
Axial C      -0.3750  -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:    9900. 400. 5850. 1200. 2950. 2750.

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.: -3.7
Alt.: 29.999985

MIGS        TONIGHT   NOMINAL
Axial A      18.6150  18.6150
Axial B      15.6280  15.6120
Axial C      13.8250  13.8170
Trans D     -11.7760 -11.7780

GALILS
Commanded: 1600430. 1564581. 1586011. -7600. -12400.
Actual:    1597700. 1566200. 1588100. -7600. -12400.

SETMIR VALUES
SecDesOrient: 1257.00 -4.00 -9.00 10.00 234.42
SecOrient:    1256.74 -3.35 -10.47 9.22 234.26

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

