Subject: 2.5m obslog 20250626 (SJD 60853) From: asimmons@apo.nmsu.edu Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:11:30 +0000 (UTC) APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Thursday June 26, 2025 (SJD 60853) ---- Observing Team ---- Audrey Oravetz ---- Observing Plan ---- Thu 26 Jun 2025 60853 0.05 03:18 03:37 10:35 14:56 21:55 --- dark ( 7.0 h) plus 1.3 h for 8 deg design ---- Observing Summary ---- Another night of poor weather. Clouds persisted all night, with radar on and off. BOSS monthly bias, darks, and flats were collected. ---- Observing Log ---- Afternoon: ========== 22:53:22 boss exposure 0.0, file=386727 22:54:43 boss exposure 20.0, file=386728 22:56:35 boss exposure 4.0, file=386729 22:57:15 boss exposure 4.0, file=386730 22:58:00 sp1.motor.move= 30, 40, 30 22:58:00 Hartmann collimate output sp1: offset: r= 0 (In Focus); b= -0.2 (In Focus) sp1: pred. move: spAverageMove= 32 sp1: pred. resid: r= -32, b= -0.1, txt= OK, spTemp = 10.2 22:58:35 boss exposure 4.0, file=386731 23:00:05 boss exposure 25.0, file=386732 23:01:43 Config Loaded: -999-21247 23:02:07 jaeger.jaeger 327 fliswarm i filename_bundle=/data/fcam/60853/fimg-fvc1n-0001.fits 23:02:07 jaeger.jaeger 327 fliswarm : 23:02:07 CmdDone: jaeger.jaeger 327 fliswarm talk -c fvc expose 5.0 23:03:24 APO.aoravetz2 30 fliswarm i filename_bundle=/data/fcam/60853/fimg-fvc1n-0002.fits 23:03:24 APO.aoravetz2 30 fliswarm : 23:03:24 CmdDone: APO.aoravetz2 30 fliswarm talk -n fvc expose 50 fliswarm talk -c gfa expose --bias --count 10 fliswarm talk -c gfa expose --dark --count 5 5 jaeger configuration random --danger jaeger configuration reverse (observers39) [observer@sdss5-hub: ~]$ list_ap APOGEE data list, mjd=60853, all raw_data: /data/apogee/utr_cdr/60853/apRaw-*.fits archive: /data/apogee/archive/60853/apR-[a,b,c]-*.apz quickred: /data/apogee/quickred/60853/apq-*.fits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ mjd i UT File/Exp Imtype Nread A/B Dth Design-Cfg Arch Offset %Flux/FPI Comm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 60853 1 23:03 52910001 Dark 60 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60853 2 23:14 52910002 Dark 60 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60853 3 23:25 52910003 Dark 60 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60853 4 23:26 52910004 QuarFlat 10 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60853 5 23:28 52910005 QuarFlat 10 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60853 6 23:30 52910006 QuarFlat 10 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60853 7 23:32 52910007 Arc-Thar 12 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c 1.44 - 60853 8 23:39 52910008 Arc-Une 40 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60853 9 23:42 52910009 Arc-Thar 12 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c 1.04 - 60853 10 23:49 52910010 Arc-Une 40 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60853 11 23:55 52910011 Dark 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60853 12 00:00 52910012 InteFlat 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60853 13 00:05 52910013 InteFlat 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60853 14 00:11 52910014 InteFlat 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60853 15 00:16 52910015 Dark 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60853 16 00:21 52910016 Arc---- 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - 114 FPI A 60853 17 00:27 52910017 Arc---- 30 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - 111 FPI B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I just realized that I took a set of morningcals instead of eveningcals. It's a good thing that the weather is bad. 60853 18 02:26 52910018 Dark 60 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60853 19 02:28 52910019 QuarFlat 10 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60853 20 02:30 52910020 Arc-Thar 12 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c 1.43 - 60853 21 02:37 52910021 Arc-Une 40 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60853 22 02:40 52910022 Arc-Thar 12 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c 1.04 - 60853 23 02:47 52910023 Arc-Une 40 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60853 24 02:58 52910024 Dark 60 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60853 25 03:03 52910025 Arc---- 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - 112 FPI A 60853 26 03:09 52910026 Arc---- 30 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - 111 FPI B Delayed ventilation due to radar and clouds. Night: ====== Started a set of Monthly BOSS biases and darks. 02:11:38 APO.aoravetz 2 boss e text="sp1daq readout failed: timed out (>)." 02:10:17 boss exposure 0.0, file=386733 02:14:31 APO.aoravetz 5 boss e text="Readout timeout expired, aborting exposure." Starting again. 02:16:58 boss exposure 0.0, file=386736 ... 02:02:53 boss exposure 0.0, file=386755 My STUI session crashed. apo_plotbias, 386747,plotfile='biasPlot2025-06-27.ps' Filename 02% 05% 10% 50% 90% 95% 98% ------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ sdR-b1-00386747.fit -4.6 -3.4 -2.6 -0.1 2.4 3.0 3.7 sdR-r1-00386747.fit -6.7 -5.1 -3.9 -0.2 3.4 4.3 5.3 apo_plotbias, 386756,plotfile='darkPlot2025-06-27.ps' Filename 02% 05% 10% 50% 90% 95% 98% ------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ sdR-b1-00386756.fit -4.5 -3.2 -2.4 0.3 2.8 3.5 4.2 sdR-r1-00386756.fit -6.3 -4.6 -3.5 0.4 4.1 5.1 6.1 02:57:32 boss exposure 900.0, file=386756 03:13:58 boss exposure 900.0, file=386757 03:32:34 boss exposure 900.0, file=386758 Since my STUI crashed, I wanted to take a few additional biases... just because. 03:49:22 boss exposure 0.0, file=386759 03:51:11 boss exposure 0.0, file=386760 03:52:32 boss exposure 0.0, file=386761 03:53:53 boss exposure 0.0, file=386762 03:55:14 boss exposure 0.0, file=386763 03:56:36 boss exposure 0.0, file=386764 03:58:28 boss exposure 25.0, file=386765 04:00:18 boss exposure 25.0, file=386766 04:02:09 boss exposure 25.0, file=386767 04:03:58 boss exposure 25.0, file=386768 04:05:47 boss exposure 25.0, file=386769 The weather never improved. Started APOGEE morningcals and turned off the FPS. ---- Mirror Numbers ---- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: 0.0150 0.0110 Axial B: -0.0009 -0.0010 Axial C: -0.0200 -0.0230 Trans D: 0.0130 -0.0060 Lateral E: 0.3380 0.3380 Lateral F: 0.5450 0.5430 GALILS Commanded: 9800 -300 6750 19150 -3550 -3250 Actual: 9800 -300 6750 19150 -3550 -3250 SETMIR VALUES PrimDesOrient: 0.0 -18.5 -7.8 -427.0 -998.0 PrimOrient: 0.0 -18.23 -7.9 -427.17 -999.0 SECONDARY: ---------- Focus: 0.0000 Air temp: 0.00 Altitude: 30.0 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: -0.1110 -0.1130 Axial B: -0.0630 -0.0670 Axial C: 0.2350 0.2340 Trans D: -0.0100 -0.0120 GALILS Commanded: 5895000 5824300 5957400 -1500 -7250 Actual: 5884122 5811492 5905740 -1500 -7250 SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 4657.0 -24.5 -17.5 18.0 125.41 SecOrient: 4656.95 -24.33 -17.74 17.53 125.14 ---- Telescope Status ---- Started ventilation encl25m : open encl25m : closed No interlocks bypassed Status at: Telescope stowed at: 121.0, 30.0, 0.0 mount Instrument mounted: FPS Counterweights at: 650s LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on 180L LN2 dewar scales: SP1 298 lbs, 25 psi ---- Software Used ---- Get Versions, 06/26/25, 22:52:20 -- STUI software: STUI : 1.7.21 alerts : 2.3.0 boss : 6.0.2 -boss.specMec : 3.0.4 apo : 4.1.0 fliswarm : 0.5.1a0 jaeger : 1.9.2a0 kaiju : 1.4.0 coordio : 1.13.0 fps_calibrati : 2025.02.24 cherno : 1.1.0 astrometrynet : 0.93 hal : 1.4.1 hartmann : 2.0.2 hub : 5.0.1a0 mcp : 2.1 -mcp.plc : 35 -mcp.azFiduci : v1_150 -mcp.altFiduc : v1_150 -mcp.rotFiduc : v1_150 tcc : 1.4.0 apogee : not availble apogeecal : not availble apogeeql : v1_7_0dev STUIAdditions : FAILED Boson : 0.4.9 -- done -- --------------Other Versions-------------- sdss-obstools : 3.9.3 TPM : 1.2-31-gd7eb MCP : 2.1 PLC : V35 Fiducials : v1_150 idlspec2d : v6_2_1 Kronos : 2.0.0 roboscheduler : 2.1.0 /dev/sdb1 2.0T 463G 1.6T 23% /home /dev/sdd1 22T 13T 8.6T 59% /data ---- APOGEE Data Summary ---- (observers39) [observer@sdss5-hub: ~]$ list_ap -m 60852 --morning APOGEE data list, mjd=60852, all raw_data: /data/apogee/utr_cdr/60852/apRaw-*.fits archive: /data/apogee/archive/60852/apR-[a,b,c]-*.apz quickred: /data/apogee/quickred/60852/apq-*.fits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ mjd i UT File/Exp Imtype Nread A/B Dth Design-Cfg Arch Offset %Flux/FPI Comm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 60852 10 10:30 52900010 Dark 60 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60852 11 10:40 52900011 Dark 60 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60852 12 10:51 52900012 Dark 60 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60852 13 10:53 52900013 QuarFlat 10 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60852 14 10:55 52900014 QuarFlat 10 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60852 15 10:56 52900015 QuarFlat 10 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60852 16 10:59 52900016 Arc-Thar 12 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c 1.43 - 60852 17 11:06 52900017 Arc-Une 40 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60852 18 11:08 52900018 Arc-Thar 12 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c 1.05 - 60852 19 11:15 52900019 Arc-Une 40 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60852 20 11:21 52900020 Dark 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60852 21 11:26 52900021 InteFlat 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60852 22 11:31 52900022 InteFlat 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60852 23 11:37 52900023 InteFlat 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60852 24 11:42 52900024 Dark 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60852 25 11:48 52900025 Arc---- 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - 114 FPI A 60852 26 11:53 52900026 Arc---- 30 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - 111 FPI B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- Time Tracking ---- *=*=*= Observatory: APO *=*=*= MJD: 60853 Fill night time in Hours below *=*=*= Total bright time : 1.3 *=*=*= Bright time, queued observations : 0 *=*=*= Bright time, commissioning/engineering: 0 *=*=*= Bright time lost to weather : 1.3 *=*=*= Bright time lost to technical issues : 0 *=*=*= Total dark time : 7.0 *=*=*= Dark time, queued observations : 0 *=*=*= Dark time, commissioning/engineering : 0 *=*=*= Dark time lost to weather : 7.0 *=*=*= Dark time lost to technical issues : 0 Thu 26 Jun 2025 60853 0.05 03:18 03:37 10:35 14:56 21:55 --- dark ( 7.0 h) plus 1.3 h for 8 deg design