Subject: 2.5m obslog 20250926 (SJD 60945) From: kpan@apo.nmsu.edu Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2025 11:19:51 +0000 (UTC) APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Friday September 26, 2025 (SJD 60945) ---- Observing Team ---- Kaike Pan ---- Observing Plan ---- Fri 26 Sep 2025 60945 0.25 01:47 02:01 11:47 19:22 05:10 --- dark ( 9.8 h) plus 0.4 h for 12 deg design, BOSS dither sets if weather is good ---- Observing Summary ---- Delayed open due to thick clouds. Open to cloudy sky with mediocre seeing (~2") at 3:10Z. We opened for 2 hours, took four exposures on two designs, but they are not useful data. Therefore, the whole night was accounted to weather loss. Rain drops came down at 10 UT. ---- Observing Log ---- Afternoon: =========== BOSS b1 focus ring was adjusted by 3 degrees. 3:25:41 Hartmann collimate output sp1: offset: r= 0 (In Focus); b= -3.2 (In Focus) sp1: pred. move: spAverageMove= 514 sp1: pred. resid: r= -514, b= -1.6, txt= OK, spTemp = 8.1 Apogee evening cal, BOSS cal, FVC dark, GFA biases, darks were taken, checked. All actors and systems are checked, working properly. Night: ====== Delay open due to clouds. 23:12:27 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53830001 3 B Dark 23:14:29 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53830002 60 B Dark 23:16:49 boss exposure 4 sec file=0387730 arc 23:17:29 boss exposure 4 sec file=0387731 arc 23:18:41 boss exposure 4 sec file=0387732 arc 23:19:22 boss exposure 4 sec file=0387733 arc 23:20:34 boss exposure 4 sec file=0387734 arc 23:21:14 boss exposure 4 sec file=0387735 arc 23:22:30 Hartmann: offset r= -1319 (Out of focus) b = 2.8 (In Focus) pred_move = -1109 pred_resid r= -210 b= -0.7 cmnt=OK 23:23:41 boss exposure 4 sec file=0387736 arc 23:24:21 boss exposure 4 sec file=0387737 arc 23:25:20 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53830003 10 B QuartzFlat 23:25:37 Hartmann: offset r= -329 (In Focus) b = -4.2 (Out of focus) pred_move = 510 pred_resid r= -839 b= -2.6 cmnt=OK 23:27:13 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53830004 12 B ArcLamp 23:29:25 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53830005 40 B ArcLamp 23:35:34 boss exposure 0 sec file=0387738 bias 23:36:42 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53830006 12 A ArcLamp 23:36:53 boss exposure 20 sec file=0387739 dark 23:37:57 boss exposure 4 sec file=0387740 arc 23:38:40 boss exposure 4 sec file=0387741 arc 23:38:55 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53830007 40 A ArcLamp 23:39:56 Hartmann: offset r= 0 (In Focus) b = -3.2 (In Focus) pred_move = 514 pred_resid r= -514 b= -1.6 cmnt=OK 23:40:28 boss exposure 25 sec file=0387742 flat 23:43:25 boss exposure 4 sec file=0387743 arc ======================================================= =====>>>>> 23:45:16 Config Loaded: -999--999-21472 ======================================================= 23:45:53 FVC exposure image /data/fcam/60945/proc-fimg-fvc1n-0001.fits 23:45:52 fvc_perc_90= 43.9 fvc_percent_reached= 0.8 fvc_rms= 34.83 23:46:20 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53830008 60 A Dark 23:57:12 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53830009 30 A ArcLamp 00:02:35 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53830010 30 B ArcLamp 03:14:34 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53830011 5 B DomeFlat 03:16:14 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53830012 5 B DomeFlat 03:17:29 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53830013 5 B DomeFlat 03:19:00 boss exposure 4 sec file=0387744 arc 03:19:41 boss exposure 4 sec file=0387745 arc 03:20:57 Hartmann: offset r= -989 (In Focus) b = -3.2 (In Focus) pred_move = 19 pred_resid r= -1008 b= -3.2 cmnt=OK 03:21:36 boss exposure 25 sec file=0387746 flat 03:23:24 boss exposure 25 sec file=0387747 flat 03:25:11 boss exposure 25 sec file=0387748 flat ======================================================= =====>>>>> 03:30:01 Config Loaded: 101796-754033-21473 ======================================================= 03:31:41 FVC exposure image /data/fcam/60945/proc-fimg-fvc1n-0003.fits 03:31:30 fvc_perc_90= 47.8 fvc_percent_reached= 3.8 fvc_rms= 36.75 03:32:07 FVC exposure image /data/fcam/60945/proc-fimg-fvc1n-0004.fits 03:32:06 fvc_perc_90= 8.6 fvc_percent_reached= 64.0 fvc_rms= 5.93 03:32:57 boss exposure 4 sec file=0387749 arc 03:35:32 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53830014 43 B Object 03:35:56 boss exposure 900 sec file=0387750 science 03:43:17 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53830015 43 A Object 03:52:53 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53830016 43 A Object 03:53:17 boss exposure 900 sec file=0387751 science 04:00:34 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53830017 43 B Object 04:20:03 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53830018 43 B Object 04:20:28 boss exposure 900 sec file=0387752 science 04:27:49 apogee exposure file= apRaw-53830019 43 A Object ======================================================= =====>>>>> 04:42:01 Config Loaded: 102499-754723-21474 ======================================================= 04:44:19 FVC exposure image /data/fcam/60945/proc-fimg-fvc1n-0005.fits 04:44:12 fvc_perc_90= 46.6 fvc_percent_reached= 3.0 fvc_rms= 43.01 04:53:30 FVC exposure image /data/fcam/60945/proc-fimg-fvc1n-0006.fits 04:53:19 fvc_perc_90= 46.0 fvc_percent_reached= 3.8 fvc_rms= 39.33 04:53:56 FVC exposure image /data/fcam/60945/proc-fimg-fvc1n-0007.fits 04:53:55 fvc_perc_90= 9.3 fvc_percent_reached= 67.9 fvc_rms= 20.76 04:54:49 boss exposure 4 sec file=0387753 arc 11:20Z: call it the night, started APOGEE morning cal. ---- Mirror Numbers ---- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: 0.1020 0.1030 Axial B: 0.0018 0.0018 Axial C: -0.1760 -0.1760 Trans D: -0.0310 -0.0300 Lateral E: 0.3395 0.3395 Lateral F: 0.5445 0.5435 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: -7.6400 -7.6430 Axial B: -7.5350 -7.5350 Axial C: -7.5320 -7.5330 Trans D: 0.1910 0.1810 GALILS Commanded: 2248150 2243800 2239700 -1750 -1750 Actual: 2216075 2225858 2199918 -1750 -1750 SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1757.0 7.9 1.5 -39.3 35.42 SecOrient: 1756.55 7.6 1.26 -38.88 35.96 ---- Telescope Status ---- 23:01Z Started ventilation 03:10Z encl25m : open 05:10Z encl25m : closed No interlocks bypassed Status at: 11:25Z Telescope Position: 121.0, 30.0, 0.0 mount Instrument mounted: FPS Counterweights at: 35.1, 34.7, 35.3, 34.7 LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on 180L LN2 dewar scale: SP1 158.0 lbs, 21.8 psi Chiller Flow: 7.56 L/min to FPS, 2.38 L/min to GFAs, 5.0/6.0 gpm total Chiller Temp: 10.9C No chiller alarms ---- Software Used ---- STUI : 1.7.21 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+c2f4714 cherno : 1.1.0 astrometrynet : 0.93 hal : 1.4.1 hartmann : 2.0.2 hub : 5.0.1a0 mcp : 2.2 -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 sdss-obstools : 3.9.3 TPM : 1.2-31-gd7eb MCP : 2.2 PLC : V35 Fiducials : v1_151 idlspec2d : v6_2_1 Kronos : 2.1.0a roboscheduler : 2.1.0 /dev/sdb1 2.0T 465G 1.6T 23% /home /dev/sdd1 22T 12T 9.0T 58% /data ---- APOGEE Data Summary ---- MJD UTC Field-Design-Config Exposure Type Dith Reads Arch -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 60944 23:12:27 102048-754238-21471 53830001 Dark B 3 a-b-c 60944 23:14:29 102048-754238-21471 53830002 Dark B 60 a-b-c 60944 23:25:20 102048-754238-21471 53830003 Quartzflat B 10 a-b-c 60944 23:27:13 102048-754238-21471 53830004 ThAr Arc B 12 a-b-c 60944 23:29:25 102048-754238-21471 53830005 UNe Arc B 40 a-b-c 60944 23:36:42 102048-754238-21471 53830006 ThAr Arc A 12 a-b-c 60944 23:38:55 102048-754238-21471 53830007 UNe Arc A 40 a-b-c 60944 23:46:20 -999- -999-21472 53830008 Dark A 60 a-b-c 60944 23:57:12 -999- -999-21472 53830009 FPI Lamp A 30 a-b-c 60945 00:02:35 -999- -999-21472 53830010 FPI Lamp B 30 a-b-c 60945 03:14:34 -999- -999-21472 53830011 Domeflat B 5 a-b-c 60945 03:16:14 -999- -999-21472 53830012 Domeflat B 5 a-b-c 60945 03:17:29 -999- -999-21472 53830013 Domeflat B 5 a-b-c 60945 03:35:32 101796-754033-21473 53830014 Object B 43 a-b-c 60945 03:43:17 101796-754033-21473 53830015 Object A 43 a-b-c 60945 03:52:53 101796-754033-21473 53830016 Object A 43 a-b-c 60945 04:00:34 101796-754033-21473 53830017 Object B 43 a-b-c 60945 04:20:03 101796-754033-21473 53830018 Object B 43 a-b-c 60945 04:27:49 101796-754033-21473 53830019 Object A 43 a-b-c ThAr Offsets: ['-21.84'] UNe Offsets: ['-0.66'] Object Offsets: Max: 7.32, Min: 0.07, Mean: 2.66 ---- BOSS Data Summary ---- MJD UTC Field-Design-Config Exposure Type SOS ETime Hart -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 60945 23:17:27 102048-754238-21471 00387730 Hart r1-b1 4 Left 60945 23:18:07 102048-754238-21471 00387731 Hart r1-b1 4 Right 60945 23:19:19 102048-754238-21471 00387732 Hart r1-b1 4 Left 60945 23:19:59 102048-754238-21471 00387733 Hart r1-b1 4 Right 60945 23:21:13 102048-754238-21471 00387734 Hart r1-b1 4 Left 60945 23:21:52 102048-754238-21471 00387735 Hart r1-b1 4 Right 60945 23:24:19 102048-754238-21471 00387736 Hart r1-b1 4 Left 60945 23:25:00 102048-754238-21471 00387737 Hart r1-b1 4 Right 60945 23:35:37 102048-754238-21471 00387738 Bias r1-b1 0 Closed 60945 23:36:56 102048-754238-21471 00387739 Dark r1-b1 20 Closed 60945 23:38:35 102048-754238-21471 00387740 Hart r1-b1 4 Left 60945 23:39:18 102048-754238-21471 00387741 Hart r1-b1 4 Right 60945 23:40:26 102048-754238-21471 00387742 Flat r1-b1 25 Open 60945 23:43:25 102048-754238-21471 00387743 Arc r1-b1 4 Open 60945 03:19:38 -999- -999-21472 00387744 Hart r1-b1 4 Left 60945 03:20:19 -999- -999-21472 00387745 Hart r1-b1 4 Right 60945 03:21:34 -999- -999-21472 00387746 Flat r1-b1 25 Open 60945 03:23:22 -999- -999-21472 00387747 Flat r1-b1 25 Open 60945 03:25:10 -999- -999-21472 00387748 Flat r1-b1 25 Open 60945 03:32:52 101796-754033-21473 00387749 Arc r1-b1 4 Open 60945 03:35:50 101796-754033-21473 00387750 Science r1-b1 900 Open 60945 03:53:11 101796-754033-21473 00387751 Science r1-b1 900 Open 60945 04:20:21 101796-754033-21473 00387752 Science r1-b1 900 Open 60945 04:54:43 102499-754723-21474 00387753 Arc r1-b1 4 Open ---- Time Tracking ---- *=*=*= Observatory: APO *=*=*= MJD: 60945 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 : 9.8 *=*=*= Dark time, queued observations : 0 *=*=*= Dark time, commissioning/engineering : 0 *=*=*= Dark time lost to weather : 9.8 *=*=*= Dark time lost to technical issues : 0