Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:28:46 -0000 Subject: 2.5m obslog 20250928 (SJD 60947) From: cscoresby@apo.nmsu.edu Obs report is not sent ~30 minutes after sending. APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Sunday September 28, 2025 (SJD 60947) ---- Observing Team ---- Conner Scoresby ---- Observing Plan ---- Sun 28 Sep 2025 60947 0.43 01:44 01:58 11:48 19:27 05:19 --- bright until 04:56 ( 3.4 h, w/ 0.4 h for 12 deg design), then dark ( 6.9 h) ---- Observing Summary ---- The storm system continued today. We had thunderstorms since at opening, and scattered showers and radar persisted throughout the night, and clouds were always present. Notes: 1. DAY STAFF: The 180L dewar is empty, please replace as soon as possible. The last fill completed about 10:10Z. ---- Automatic Summary ---- ---- Engineering Issues ---- ---- Software Issues ---- ---- Observing Log ---- 22:27Z Tested actors, all systems live. Mirror numbers taken, all within spec. Started APOGEE evening calibrations. 22:30:47 BOSS expNum=387760, expTime= 0.0s 22:32:34 BOSS expNum=387761, expTime= 20.0s 22:35:47 BOSS expNum=387762, expTime= 4.0s 22:36:26 BOSS expNum=387763, expTime= 4.0s 22:37:08 sp1.motor.move= 996, 997, 998 22:37:08 Hartmann collimate output sp1: offset: r= 0 (In Focus); b= -6.2 (Out of focus) sp1: pred. move: spAverageMove= 996 sp1: pred. resid: r= -996, b= -3.1, txt= OK, spTemp = 8.0 22:38:11 BOSS expNum=387764, expTime= 4.0s 22:39:56 BOSS expNum=387765, expTime= 25.0s 22:46Z FPS powered on, all postioners are folded. *************************************************************** 22:49:28 Field-Design-Configuration: -999--999-21476 **************************************************************** 22:49:41 CmdStarted: FVC loop 22:50:08 CmdDone: FVC loop FVC loop results: fvc_rms= 35.69 fvc_deltarms= 18.57 fvc_filename=/data/fcam/60947/fimg-fvc1n-0001.fits fvc_perc_90= 46.50 fvc_percent_reached= 1.60 fvc iterations= 1 22:52Z Scattered light check: no unexpected bright spots confirmed. Finished APOGEE evening calibrations: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ mjd i UT File/Exp Imtype Nread A/B Dth Design-Cfg Arch Offset %Flux/FPI Comm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 60947 1 22:26 53850001 Dark 3 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60947 2 22:40 53850002 Dark 60 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60947 3 22:42 53850003 QuarFlat 10 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60947 4 22:45 53850004 Arc-Thar 12 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c -0.21 - 60947 5 22:52 53850005 Arc-Une 40 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60947 6 22:54 53850006 Arc-Thar 12 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c -0.69 - 60947 7 23:01 53850007 Arc-Une 40 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60947 8 23:12 53850008 Dark 60 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60947 9 23:18 53850009 Arc---- 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - 107 FPI A 60947 10 23:23 53850010 Arc---- 30 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - 105 FPI B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:10Z Ventilation delayed: thunderstorms and radar in the area. 00:50Z Opening postponed due to weather. 11:00Z Night called. Scattered radar persisted throughout the night and thick clouds were ever-present. 11:00Z FPS is folded and powered off. 10:59:02 BOSS expNum=387766, expTime= 25.0s 11:02:19 BOSS expNum=387767, expTime= 4.0s 11:06:19 BOSS expNum=387768, expTime= 25.0s 11:07Z Started APOGEE morning calibrations. ---- Mirror Numbers ---- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: 0.1030 0.1030 Axial B: 0.0018 0.0018 Axial C: -0.1750 -0.1760 Trans D: -0.0290 -0.0300 Lateral E: 0.3395 0.3395 Lateral F: 0.5450 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: 0.1790 0.1810 GALILS Commanded: 2246550 2244850 2242650 -1800 -1700 Actual: 2215628 2225468 2199471 -1800 -1700 SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1757.0 7.9 1.5 -39.3 35.42 SecOrient: 1756.95 7.85 1.49 -39.89 35.8 ---- Telescope Offsets and Scale ---- ---- Focus Log ---- ---- Telescope Status ---- Closed all night No interlocks bypassed Status at: 11:03Z 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 48 lbs, 21.0 psi ---- Software Used ---- -- STUI software: 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+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 STUIAdditions : 3.1.20 --------------Other Versions-------------- sdss-obstools : 3.9.3 TPM : 1.2-31-gd7eb MCP : 2.2 idlspec2d : v6_2_1 Kronos : 2.1.0a roboscheduler : 2.1.0 ---- APOGEE Data Summary ---- APOGEE data list, mjd=60947, all raw_data: /data/apogee/utr_cdr/60947/apRaw-*.fits archive: /data/apogee/archive/60947/apR-[a,b,c]-*.apz quickred: /data/apogee/quickred/60947/apq-*.fits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ mjd i UT File/Exp Imtype Nread A/B Dth Design-Cfg Arch Offset %Flux/FPI Comm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 60947 1 22:26 53850001 Dark 3 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60947 2 22:40 53850002 Dark 60 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60947 3 22:42 53850003 QuarFlat 10 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60947 4 22:45 53850004 Arc-Thar 12 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c -0.21 - 60947 5 22:52 53850005 Arc-Une 40 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 60947 6 22:54 53850006 Arc-Thar 12 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c -0.69 - 60947 7 23:01 53850007 Arc-Une 40 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60947 8 23:12 53850008 Dark 60 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 60947 9 23:18 53850009 Arc---- 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - 107 FPI A 60947 10 23:23 53850010 Arc---- 30 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - 105 FPI B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- BOSS Data Summary ---- Reading FITS from /data/spectro//60947 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - n Time Filename design-field cfg flav shu Exp colA colB colC Hrt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 22:30 r1-00387760 ----------- ---- bia Clo 0.0 21558 26547 24045 2 22:30 b1-00387760 ----------- ---- bia Clo 0.0 21558 26547 24045 3 22:32 b1-00387761 ----------- ---- dar Clo 20.0 21558 26547 24045 4 22:32 r1-00387761 ----------- ---- dar Clo 20.0 21558 26547 24045 5 22:35 b1-00387762 -999--999 21475 arc Lef 4.1 21558 26547 24045 HART 6 22:35 r1-00387762 -999--999 21475 arc Lef 4.1 21558 26547 24045 HART 7 22:36 r1-00387763 -999--999 21475 arc Rig 4.1 21558 26547 24045 HART 8 22:36 b1-00387763 -999--999 21475 arc Rig 4.1 21558 26547 24045 HART 9 22:38 b1-00387764 -999--999 21475 arc Out 4.1 22554 27544 25043 10 22:38 r1-00387764 -999--999 21475 arc Out 4.1 22554 27544 25043 11 22:39 b1-00387765 -999--999 21475 fla Out 25.1 22554 27544 25043 12 22:39 r1-00387765 -999--999 21475 fla Out 25.1 22554 27544 25043 13 10:59 r1-00387766 -999--999 21476 fla Out 25.1 22554 27544 25043 14 10:59 b1-00387766 -999--999 21476 fla Out 25.1 22554 27544 25043 15 11:02 b1-00387767 -999--999 21476 arc Out 4.1 22554 27544 25043 16 11:02 r1-00387767 -999--999 21476 arc Out 4.1 22554 27544 25043 17 11:06 b1-00387768 -999--999 21476 fla Out 25.1 22554 27544 25043 18 11:06 r1-00387768 -999--999 21476 fla Out 25.1 22554 27544 25043 ---- BOSS Spectrographs Collimation ---- Time TSP1 R1 B1 Move1 B1Resid ============================================= 22:37:00 8.1 0 -6.2 996 -3.1 ---- Weather Log ---- ---- Time Tracking ---- *=*=*= Observatory: APO *=*=*= MJD: 60947 Fill night time in Hours below *=*=*= Total bright time : 3.4 *=*=*= Bright time, queued observations : 0 *=*=*= Bright time, commissioning/engineering: 0 *=*=*= Bright time lost to weather : 3.4 *=*=*= Bright time lost to technical issues : 0 *=*=*= Total dark time : 6.9 *=*=*= Dark time, queued observations : 0 *=*=*= Dark time, commissioning/engineering : 0 *=*=*= Dark time lost to weather : 6.9 *=*=*= Dark time lost to technical issues : 0 Sun 28 Sep 2025 60947 0.43 01:44 01:58 11:48 19:27 05:19 --- bright until 04:56 ( 3.4 h, w/ 0.4 h for 12 deg design), then dark ( 6.9 h) ---- Problems in Detail ----