APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Wednesday October 22, 2025 (SJD 60971) ---- Observing Team ---- Conner Scoresby ---- Observing Plan ---- Wed 22 Oct 2025 60971 0.03 01:15 01:30 12:05 20:33 07:10 --- dark (10.6 h) plus 0.4 h for 12 deg design ---- Observing Summary ---- Opposite last night, we had a rainy system out of the west that kept clouds and radar always in the area. We had rain on site. We never opened. ---- Observing Log ---- 22:12Z Tested actors, all systems live. Started APOGEE evening calibrations. Mirror numbers taken, all within spec. 22:38:31 BOSS expNum=388939, expTime= 0.0s 22:40:05 BOSS expNum=388940, expTime= 20.0s 22:43:50 BOSS expNum=388941, expTime= 4.0s 22:44:30 BOSS expNum=388942, expTime= 4.0s 22:45:11 sp1.motor.move= -141, -135, -141 22:45:11 Hartmann collimate output sp1: offset: r= -989 (In Focus); b= -2.2 (In Focus) sp1: pred. move: spAverageMove= -141 sp1: pred. resid: r= -848, b= -2.7, txt= OK, spTemp = 7.9 22:45:43 BOSS expNum=388943, expTime= 4.0s 22:47:31 BOSS expNum=388944, expTime= 25.0s 22:51Z FPS powered on, all positioners are folded. **************************************************************** 22:52:40 Field-Design-Configuration: -999--999-21852 **************************************************************** 22:52:56 CmdStarted: FVC loop 22:53:25 CmdDone: FVC loop FVC loop results: fvc_rms= 31.29 fvc_deltarms= 1.88 fvc_filename=/data/fcam/60971/fimg-fvc1n-0001.fits fvc_perc_90= 44.80 fvc_percent_reached= 2.00 fvc iterations= 1 -- Confirmed no bright spots in FVC bias 23:47 Ventilation delayed due to clouds and radar in the vicinity. 00:17 Opening postponed due to clouds and radar. 10:50Z Night called, lots of radar and some rainfall on site and will persist for several more hours based on the forecast. 10:55:51 BOSS expNum=388945, expTime= 25.0s 10:57:48 BOSS expNum=388946, expTime= 4.0s 11:00:06 BOSS expNum=388947, expTime= 900.0s 11:15Z Started APOGEE morning calibrations 11:16Z FPS folded and powered off. ---- Mirror Numbers ---- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: 0.1040 0.1040 Axial B: 0.0017 0.0019 Axial C: -0.1740 -0.1740 Trans D: -0.0250 -0.0280 Lateral E: 0.3400 0.3400 Lateral F: 0.5465 0.5460 GALILS Commanded: 8450 -1050 8800 22100 -2000 -1700 Actual: 8450 -1050 8800 22100 -2000 -1700 SETMIR VALUES PrimDesOrient: 1.06 2.03 16.67 -410.97 -787.67 PrimOrient: 1.06 2.03 16.67 -410.97 -787.67 SECONDARY: ---------- Focus: 0.0000 Air temp: 0.00 Altitude: 30.0 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: -7.6410 -7.6450 Axial B: -7.5370 -7.5410 Axial C: -7.5300 -7.5320 Trans D: 0.1900 0.1800 GALILS Commanded: 2249950 2248300 2243400 -1800 -1700 Actual: 2215553 2225505 2199294 -1800 -1700 SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1757.0 7.9 1.5 -39.3 35.42 SecOrient: 1756.91 7.91 1.52 -39.88 35.76 ---- Telescope Status ---- Started ventilation encl25m : open encl25m : closed No interlocks bypassed Status at: 11:17Z Telescope stowed at: 121.0, 30.0, 0.0 mount Instrument mounted: FPS Counterweights at: LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on 180L LN2 dewar scales: SP1 156 lbs, 20.8 psi FPS Status ========== CP10 Loop = 7.59 L/min GFA Loop = 2.35 L/min Supply pressure = 44.5 psi Return pressure = 29.7 psi Chiller Status ============== Set temperarature = 13.4 C Flow = 4.9 Gpm ---- Software Used ---- -- STUI software: STUI : 1.7.19 alerts : 2.3.0 boss : 6.0.4 -boss.specMec : 3.0.4 apo : 4.1.0 fliswarm : 0.5.1a0 jaeger : 1.10.3a1 kaiju : 1.4.1 coordio : 1.17.1a0 fps_calibrati : 2025.02.24+ccdaeaa cherno : 1.1.0 astrometrynet : 0.93 hal : 1.4.1 hartmann : 2.0.2 hub : 5.0.1a0 mcp : 2.3.1 -mcp.plc : 35 -mcp.azFiduci : v1_151 -mcp.altFiduc : v1_151 -mcp.rotFiduc : v1_151 tcc : 1.4.0 apogee : not availble apogeecal : not availble apogeeql : v1_7_0dev STUIAdditions : 3.1.20 Boson : 0.5.1 --------------Other Versions-------------- sdss-obstools : 3.9.3 TPM : 1.2-31-gd7eb MCP : 2.3.1 idlspec2d : v6_2_1 Kronos : 2.1.0a roboscheduler : 2.1.0 ---- APOGEE Data Summary ---- APOGEE data list, mjd=60971, all raw_data: /data/apogee/utr_cdr/60971/apRaw-*.fits archive: /data/apogee/archive/60971/apR-[a,b,c]-*.apz quickred: /data/apogee/quickred/60971/apq-*.fits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ mjd i UT File/Exp Imtype Nread A/B Dth Design-Cfg Arch Offset %Flux/FPI Comm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 60971 1 22:10 54090001 Dark 3 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60971 2 22:23 54090002 Dark 60 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60971 3 22:24 54090003 QuarFlat 10 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60971 4 22:27 54090004 Arc-Thar 12 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c 0.34 - 60971 5 22:34 54090005 Arc-Une 40 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60971 6 22:36 54090006 Arc-Thar 12 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c -0.19 - 60971 7 22:43 54090007 Arc-Une 40 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60971 8 22:54 54090008 Dark 60 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60971 9 23:00 54090009 Arc---- 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - 106 FPI A 60971 10 23:05 54090010 Arc---- 30 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - 108 FPI B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- BOSS Data Summary ---- Reading FITS from /data/spectro//60971 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - n Time Filename design-field cfg flav shu Exp colA colB colC Hrt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 22:38 r1-00388939 ----------- ---- bia Clo 0.0 -1841 -1827 -1853 2 22:38 b1-00388939 ----------- ---- bia Clo 0.0 -1841 -1827 -1853 3 22:40 b1-00388940 ----------- ---- dar Clo -1.0 -1841 -1827 -1853 4 22:40 r1-00388940 ----------- ---- dar Clo -1.0 -1841 -1827 -1853 5 22:43 r1-00388941 755441-103457 21851 arc Lef 4.1 -1841 -1827 -1853 HART 6 22:43 b1-00388941 755441-103457 21851 arc Lef 4.1 -1841 -1827 -1853 HART 7 22:44 b1-00388942 755441-103457 21851 arc Rig 4.1 -1841 -1827 -1853 HART 8 22:44 r1-00388942 755441-103457 21851 arc Rig 4.1 -1841 -1827 -1853 HART 9 22:45 r1-00388943 755441-103457 21851 arc Out 4.1 -1982 -1962 -1994 10 22:45 b1-00388943 755441-103457 21851 arc Out 4.1 -1982 -1962 -1994 11 22:47 b1-00388944 755441-103457 21851 fla Out 25.1 -1982 -1962 -1994 12 22:47 r1-00388944 755441-103457 21851 fla Out 25.1 -1982 -1962 -1994 13 10:55 r1-00388945 -999--999 21852 fla Out 25.1 -1982 -1962 -1994 14 10:55 b1-00388945 -999--999 21852 fla Out 25.1 -1982 -1962 -1994 15 10:57 r1-00388946 -999--999 21852 arc Out 4.1 -1982 -1962 -1994 16 10:57 b1-00388946 -999--999 21852 arc Out 4.1 -1982 -1962 -1994 ---- BOSS Spectrographs Collimation ---- Time TSP1 R1 B1 Move1 B1Resid ============================================= 22:45:00 8.4 -989 -2.2 -141 -2.7 ---- Time Tracking ---- *=*=*= Observatory: APO *=*=*= MJD: 60971 Fill night time in Hours below *=*=*= Total bright time : 0.4 *=*=*= Bright time, queued observations : 0 *=*=*= Bright time, commissioning/engineering: 0 *=*=*= Bright time lost to weather : 0.4 *=*=*= Bright time lost to technical issues : 0 *=*=*= Total dark time : 10.6 *=*=*= Dark time, queued observations : 0 *=*=*= Dark time, commissioning/engineering : 0 *=*=*= Dark time lost to weather : 10.6 *=*=*= Dark time lost to technical issues : 0 Wed 22 Oct 2025 60971 0.03 01:15 01:30 12:05 20:33 07:10 --- dark (10.6 h) plus 0.4 h for 12 deg design