APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Tuesday October 07, 2025 (SJD 60956) ---- Observing Team ---- Dmitry Bizyaev ---- Observing Plan ---- Tue 07 Oct 2025 60956 0.98 01:32 01:47 11:54 19:51 06:01 Day bright (10.6 h, w/ 0.4 h for 12 deg design) ---- Observing Summary ---- The entire night was lost dues to the weather: high humidity, radars around, rare rain drops, and cloudy sky. ---- Engineering Issues ---- Alert in STUI says: Warn camCheck.SP1RedIonPumpLatched at 2025-10-08 07:59:18 UT found 'Reported by camCheck' I checked plots in Grafana, they look very well with no indications of problems. ---- Observing Log ---- Afternoon ========= All systems found alive and responsive. FPS works normally. Thanks to Jose and Conor for fixing it! The BOSS collimation looks good, not adjusted: 23:47:38 Hartmann collimate output sp1: offset: r= -2968 (Out of focus); b= 4.8 (Out of focus) sp1: pred. move: spAverageMove= -2255 sp1: pred. resid: r= -713, b= -2.2, txt= OK, spTemp = 8.6 ---------- motorPosition sp1: -746, -733, -750; ---------- Median spectrographs temperatures: Tsp1= 8.6 Outside air temperature= 0.0; ---------- Boss CCD Temp : sp1r0= -126.2 (-126.6); sp1b2= -101.6 (-100.0); sp1LN2: 10.0; ---------- Apogee: vacuum = 6.128e-07 ( < 1.1e-06 ) ln2Level = 93.19 ( > 85 ) ---------- Weather: Humidity = 83.1 % AirTemp = 12.0 C, DpTemp = 9.2 C diff= 2.8 C wind25m = 20.5 mph, direction = 119.7 deg ---------- semOwner = TCC:0:0 stuiVer=(1.7.19 2023-01-12), pid = 32586 memory = 447 MB ---------- Jaeger disabled robots: There are 0 disabled robots Ventilation postponed because of high humidity and nearby radars. 22:42:30 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53940001 3 B ArcLamp 22:42:38 boss exposure 0 sec file=0388265 bias 22:43:54 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53940002 60 B Dark 22:44:10 boss exposure 20 sec file=0388266 dark ======================================================= =====>>>>> 22:44:30 Config Loaded: -999--999-21659 ======================================================= 22:45:11 FVC exposure image /data/fcam/60956/proc-fimg-fvc1n-0004.fits 22:45:09 fvc_perc_90= 43.3 fvc_percent_reached= 1.8 fvc_rms= 30.33 22:54:46 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53940003 10 B QuartzFlat 22:56:39 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53940004 12 B ArcLamp 22:58:51 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53940005 40 B ArcLamp 23:06:08 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53940006 12 A ArcLamp 23:08:21 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53940007 40 A ArcLamp 23:15:47 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53940008 60 A Dark 23:26:38 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53940009 30 A ArcLamp 23:32:02 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53940010 30 B ArcLamp 23:45:35 boss exposure 4 sec file=0388267 arc 23:46:15 boss exposure 4 sec file=0388268 arc 23:47:31 Hartmann: offset r= -2968 (Out of focus) b = 4.8 (Out of focus) pred_move = -2255 pred_resid r= -713 b= -2.2 cmnt=OK 23:48:43 boss exposure 4 sec file=0388269 arc 23:50:21 boss exposure 25 sec file=0388270 flat ===== Night ===== Opening delayed because of high humidity and nearby radars. 04:25Z rain sensor triggered. The entire night was lost dies to cloudy sky and high humidity and radars over the site. [ (53940001, 3, 3, '/data/apogee/raw/60956/apRaw-53940001-001.fits', 'ARCLAMP', 'None', '', '21658', '756546', '104443', 32.041, '2025-10-07T22:42:30.101', 'Podium', 'Closed', 'Closed', 60956, 'APO', 13.499)] problem with exposure: 53940001 num field design config exptype dithpix nread relflux okay dx dy sigx sigy fpi1 fpi2 -------- ------ ------ ------ ------------ ------- ----- ------- ----- ------- ------- ------ ------ ---- ---- 53940001 104443 756546 21658 ARCLAMP-None 13.5 3 0 False 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 53940002 104443 756546 21658 DARK 13.5 60 -28 True -- -- -- -- -- -- 53940003 -999 -999 21659 QUARTZFLAT 13.5 10 97 True -- 0.55 -- 0.87 -- -- 53940004 -999 -999 21659 ARCLAMP-THAR 13.5 12 98 True 23.35 1.20 1.07 0.91 -- -- 53940005 -999 -999 21659 ARCLAMP-UNE 13.5 40 4 True -11.21 -5.20 1.29 0.87 -- -- 53940006 -999 -999 21659 ARCLAMP-THAR 13.0 12 103 True 22.81 1.21 1.08 0.91 -- -- 53940007 -999 -999 21659 ARCLAMP-UNE 13.0 40 133 True 22.56 -5.31 1.05 0.91 -- -- 53940008 -999 -999 21659 DARK 13.0 60 2 True -- -- -- -- -- -- 53940009 -999 -999 21659 FPI 13.0 30 245 True 9.82 -5.25 1.10 0.89 -- -- 53940010 -999 -999 21659 FPI 13.5 30 246 True -1.99 -5.28 1.11 0.89 -- -- 53940011 -999 -999 21659 DARK 13.5 60 -25 True -- -- -- -- -- -- 53940012 -999 -999 21659 DARK 13.5 60 -18 True -- -- -- -- -- -- num exptype nread mtp1 mtp2 mtp3 mtp4 mtp5 mtp6 mtp7 mtp8 mtp9 mtp10 -------- ---------- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- 53940003 QUARTZFLAT 10 67 71 81 91 90 87 88 90 89 82 ---- Mirror Numbers ---- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: 0.1040 0.1040 Axial B: 0.0019 0.0019 Axial C: -0.1750 -0.1740 Trans D: -0.0320 -0.0280 Lateral E: 0.3400 0.3400 Lateral F: 0.5455 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: -7.6430 -7.6450 Axial B: -7.5390 -7.5410 Axial C: -7.5310 -7.5320 Trans D: 0.1910 0.1800 GALILS Commanded: 2248950 2246250 2240600 -1750 -1750 Actual: 2215515 2225430 2199269 -1750 -1750 SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1757.0 7.9 1.5 -39.3 35.42 SecOrient: 1756.87 7.89 1.51 -38.71 35.77 ---- Telescope Status ---- Not opened. No interlocks bypassed Status at: 11:51Z Telescope stowed at: 121.0, 30.0, 0.0 mount Instrument mounted: FPS Counterweights at: FPS is balanced LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on 180L LN2 dewar scales: SP1 157 lbs, 25 psi FPS Status ========== CP10 Loop = 7.61 L/min GFA Loop = 2.29 L/min Supply pressure = 44.3 psi Return pressure = 29.5 psi Chiller Status ============== Set temperarature = 13.0 C Flow = 5.0 Gpm ---- Software Used ---- STUI : 1.7.19 alerts : 2.3.0 boss : 6.0.3 -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+5f85d2e 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 --------------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 /dev/sdb1 2.0T 466G 1.6T 23% /home /dev/sdd1 22T 13T 7.9T 63% /data ---- APOGEE Data Summary ---- LAst morning's calibrations went well: 60955 34 07:51 53930034 Dark 60 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60955 35 08:02 53930035 Dark 60 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60955 36 08:13 53930036 Dark 60 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60955 37 08:15 53930037 QuarFlat 10 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60955 38 08:16 53930038 QuarFlat 10 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60955 39 08:18 53930039 QuarFlat 10 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60955 40 08:20 53930040 Arc-Thar 12 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c 0.32 - 60955 41 08:28 53930041 Arc-Une 40 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60955 42 08:30 53930042 Arc-Thar 12 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c -0.18 - 60955 43 08:37 53930043 Arc-Une 40 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60955 44 08:43 53930044 Dark 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60955 45 08:48 53930045 InteFlat 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60955 46 08:53 53930046 InteFlat 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60955 47 08:59 53930047 InteFlat 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60955 48 09:04 53930048 Dark 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60955 49 09:10 53930049 Arc---- 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - 105 FPI A 60955 50 09:15 53930050 Arc---- 30 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - 103 FPI B APOGEE data list, mjd=60956, all raw_data: /data/apogee/utr_cdr/60956/apRaw-*.fits archive: /data/apogee/archive/60956/apR-[a,b,c]-*.apz quickred: /data/apogee/quickred/60956/apq-*.fits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ mjd i UT File/Exp Imtype Nread A/B Dth Design-Cfg Arch Offset %Flux/FPI Comm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 60956 1 22:42 53940001 Arc---- 3 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - -6 test 60956 2 22:54 53940002 Dark 60 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60956 3 22:56 53940003 QuarFlat 10 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60956 4 22:58 53940004 Arc-Thar 12 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c 0.33 - 60956 5 23:05 53940005 Arc-Une 40 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60956 6 23:07 53940006 Arc-Thar 12 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c -0.21 - 60956 7 23:15 53940007 Arc-Une 40 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60956 8 23:26 53940008 Dark 60 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60956 9 23:31 53940009 Arc---- 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - 105 FPI A 60956 10 23:36 53940010 Arc---- 30 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - 105 FPI B 60956 11 11:28 53940011 Dark 60 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60956 12 11:38 53940012 Dark 60 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- BOSS Data Summary ---- Reading FITS from /data/spectro//60956 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - n Time Filename design-field cfg flav shu Exp colA colB colC Hrt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 22:42 r1-00388265 ----------- ---- bia Clo 0.0 1509 1517 1505 2 22:42 b1-00388265 ----------- ---- bia Clo 0.0 1509 1517 1505 3 22:44 b1-00388266 ----------- ---- dar Clo 20.0 1509 1517 1505 4 22:44 r1-00388266 ----------- ---- dar Clo 20.0 1509 1517 1505 5 23:46 b1-00388267 -999--999 21659 arc Lef 4.1 1509 1517 1505 HART 6 23:46 r1-00388267 -999--999 21659 arc Lef 4.1 1509 1517 1505 HART 7 23:46 b1-00388268 -999--999 21659 arc Rig 4.1 1509 1517 1505 HART 8 23:46 r1-00388268 -999--999 21659 arc Rig 4.1 1509 1517 1505 HART 9 23:48 b1-00388269 -999--999 21659 arc Out 4.1 -746 -733 -750 10 23:48 r1-00388269 -999--999 21659 arc Out 4.1 -746 -733 -750 11 23:50 r1-00388270 -999--999 21659 fla Out 25.1 -746 -733 -750 12 23:50 b1-00388270 -999--999 21659 fla Out 25.1 -746 -733 -750 ---- BOSS Spectrographs Collimation ---- Time TSP1 R1 B1 Move1 B1Resid ============================================= 23:47:30 8.8 -2968 4.8 -2255 -2.2 ---- Weather Log ---- Wind 1 um DIMM IRSC Time Temp C Dewp C MPH Dir Dust fwhm mean sigma 18:00 16.9 8.6 8.1 18.4 1116 18:15 15.8 8.4 20.8 75.3 1155 18:30 14.8 7.2 13.2 97.1 1137 18:45 15.7 8.1 18.1 04.3 1086 19:00 15.6 7.8 14.3 30.8 1113 19:15 17.0 8.3 15.8 92.6 1037 19:30 15.5 8.5 15.2 91.1 1021 19:45 16.2 7.5 15.1 22.3 1054 20:00 14.3 7.7 8.7 03.8 1102 20:15 13.7 8.1 11.4 98.8 1062 20:30 14.2 8.2 7.0 83.9 dpDep 20:45 15.3 7.5 5.1 99.9 1081 21:00 14.6 8.2 12.5 47.8 dpDep 21:15 13.3 8.1 15.9 49.9 dpDep 21:30 13.1 8.2 17.5 44.6 dpDep 21:45 13.7 8.5 5.6 62.8 dpDep 22:00 12.9 8.5 16.9 23.3 dpDep 22:15 12.9 8.7 13.0 33.7 dpDep 22:30 13.1 9.4 14.0 17.9 dpDep 22:45 13.2 9.3 14.5 26.5 dpDep 23:00 13.3 8.7 21.0 25.1 dpDep 23:15 12.8 8.4 23.6 38.2 dpDep 23:30 12.4 8.9 20.1 36.5 dpDep 23:45 12.1 9.1 20.1 20.7 dpDep 00:00 11.9 9.3 16.6 16.0 dpDep 00:15 11.6 9.2 17.9 07.3 dpDep 00:30 11.5 8.6 16.3 12.1 dpDep 00:45 11.4 9.0 19.7 14.0 dpDep 01:00 11.3 9.0 18.8 11.7 dpDep 01:15 11.4 8.7 14.8 09.9 dpDep 01:30 11.3 8.8 15.8 10.9 dpDep 01:45 11.5 8.6 12.6 15.2 dpDep 02:00 11.5 8.4 13.0 14.1 dpDep 02:15 10.9 8.8 11.3 13.1 dpDep 02:30 10.9 8.7 13.2 14.3 dpDep 02:45 10.7 8.8 10.9 10.9 dpDep 03:00 10.5 8.8 12.0 98.9 dpDep 03:15 10.3 8.9 13.8 10.0 dpDep 03:30 10.2 8.9 14.6 01.5 dpDep 03:45 10.1 9.0 16.0 07.0 dpDep 04:00 10.2 9.0 13.5 81.3 dpDep 04:15 10.1 9.1 14.8 83.6 dpDep 04:30 9.9 9.2 11.4 88.8 dpDep 04:45 9.9 9.2 18.4 83.3 dpDep 05:00 9.9 9.4 16.1 86.8 dpDep 05:15 10.1 9.4 14.8 89.7 dpDep 05:30 10.2 9.3 14.8 86.9 dpDep 05:45 10.1 9.3 13.4 86.9 dpDep 06:00 10.2 9.3 9.6 00.4 dpDep 06:15 10.2 9.2 12.8 03.1 dpDep 06:30 10.4 9.0 14.4 10.6 dpDep 06:45 10.4 9.0 12.3 13.1 dpDep 07:00 10.7 8.9 13.9 18.6 dpDep 07:15 10.6 8.9 18.1 24.9 dpDep 07:30 10.4 9.0 15.6 23.8 dpDep 07:45 10.3 9.1 13.7 23.5 dpDep 08:00 10.3 9.1 17.6 25.6 dpDep 08:15 10.2 9.1 18.0 42.5 dpDep 08:30 10.5 8.9 10.5 70.1 dpDep 08:45 10.5 8.8 13.7 53.8 dpDep 09:00 10.4 8.9 17.2 57.0 dpDep 09:15 10.4 8.9 15.3 74.0 dpDep 09:30 10.3 9.2 14.8 41.1 dpDep 09:45 10.4 9.1 15.3 45.8 dpDep 10:00 10.4 8.9 17.9 49.9 dpDep 10:15 10.4 8.8 16.2 56.4 dpDep 10:30 10.5 8.5 12.5 70.8 dpDep 10:45 10.4 8.6 7.2 79.6 dpDep 11:00 10.2 8.7 9.9 36.3 dpDep 11:15 10.2 8.8 12.7 42.9 dpDep 11:30 10.0 8.8 16.3 55.5 dpDep 11:45 9.9 8.9 20.2 41.8 dpDep ---- Time Tracking ---- *=*=*= Observatory: APO *=*=*= MJD: 60956 Fill night time in Hours below *=*=*= Total bright time : 10.6 *=*=*= Bright time, queued observations : 0 *=*=*= Bright time, commissioning/engineering: 0 *=*=*= Bright time lost to weather : 10.6 *=*=*= Bright time lost to technical issues : 0 *=*=*= Total dark time : 0 *=*=*= Dark time, queued observations : 0 *=*=*= Dark time, commissioning/engineering : 0 *=*=*= Dark time lost to weather : 0 *=*=*= Dark time lost to technical issues : 0