APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Friday May 01, 2026 (SJD 61162) ---- Observing Team ---- Conner Scoresby ---- Observing Plan ---- Fri 01 May 2026 61162 1.00 02:42 02:59 11:00 10:36 18:39 --- bright ( 9.3 h, w/ 1.3 h for 8 deg design) ---- Observing Summary ---- The same weather system continued tonight. We had radar from afternoon through the entire night and frequently had precipitation on site, including rain, hail, and wet snow from time to time. Closed all night. ---- Observing Log ---- Afternoon disk space check: /dev/sdb1 2.0T 502G 1.6T 25% /home /dev/sdd1 22T 14T 7.3T 66% /data 22:00Z Tested actors, all systems live. APOGEE evening calibrations started. Mirror numbers taken, all within spec. 22:07:24 BOSS expNum=400635, expTime= 0.0s 22:08:52 BOSS expNum=400636, expTime= 20.0s 22:11:35 BOSS expNum=400637, expTime= 4.0s 22:12:18 BOSS expNum=400638, expTime= 4.0s 22:13:01 sp1.motor.move= -1920, -1921, -1923 22:13:01 Hartmann collimate output sp1: offset: r= -1979 (Out of focus); b= 5.8 (Out of focus) sp1: pred. move: spAverageMove= -1921 sp1: pred. resid: r= -58, b= -0.2, txt= OK, spTemp = 3.9 22:13:35 BOSS expNum=400639, expTime= 4.0s 22:15:20 BOSS expNum=400640, expTime= 25.0s 22:17Z FPS powered on, array is folded. Loaded a manual folded configuration: **************************************************************** 22:18:41 Field-Design-Configuration: -999--999-26324 **************************************************************** 22:19:12 CmdStarted: FVC loop 22:19:38 CmdDone: FVC loop FVC loop results: fvc_rms= 39.8 fvc_deltarms= None fvc_filename=/data/fcam/61162/fimg-fvc1n-0001.fits fvc_perc_90= 54.40 fvc_percent_reached= 1.20 fvc iterations= 1 22:21Z FVC bias taken, confirmed no bright spots. Exercised positioners, no issues reported. 22:31Z Guider calibrations taken 01:10Z Ventilation postponed: humidity Finished APOGEE evening calibrations: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ mjd i UT File/Exp Imtype Nread A/B Dth Design-Cfg Arch Offset %Flux/FPI Comm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 61162 1 22:03 56000001 Dark 3 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 61162 2 22:14 56000002 Dark 60 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 61162 3 22:16 56000003 QuarFlat 10 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - 104 61162 4 22:18 56000004 Arc-Thar 12 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c 2.10 101 61162 5 22:25 56000005 Arc-Une 40 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c 2.15 98 61162 6 22:28 56000006 Arc-Thar 12 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c 1.59 100 61162 7 22:35 56000007 Arc-Une 40 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c 1.62 98 61162 8 22:46 56000008 Dark 60 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 61162 9 22:51 56000009 Arc---- 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - 102 FPI A 61162 10 22:57 56000010 Arc---- 30 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - 98 FPI B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01:40Z Opening postponed: humidity and radar 10:48Z Night called. FPS array is folded and powered off. 10:52Z Started APOGEE morning calibrations. 10:53:59 BOSS expNum=400641, expTime= 4.0s 10:58:14 BOSS expNum=400642, expTime= 25.0s 11:00:08 BOSS expNum=400643, expTime= 900.0s ---- Mirror Numbers ---- PRIMARY: -------- Scale: 1.000000 MIGS TONIGHT NOMINAL Axial A: 0.0040 0.0030 Axial B: -0.0290 -0.0300 Axial C: -0.0290 -0.0280 Trans D: -0.0210 -0.0230 Lateral E: 0.3400 0.3400 Lateral F: 0.5480 0.5475 GALILS Commanded: 8450 -1050 8800 22100 -2000 -1700 Actual: 8450 -1050 8800 22100 -2000 -1700 SETMIR VALUES PrimDesOrient: 0.0 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 -7.6400 Axial B: -7.5380 -7.5350 Axial C: -7.5250 -7.5270 Trans D: 0.1970 0.1960 GALILS Commanded: 2253150 2254700 2247800 -1750 -1700 Actual: 2215477 2225493 2199168 -1750 -1700 SETMIR VALUES SecDesOrient: 1757.0 7.9 1.5 -39.3 35.42 SecOrient: 1756.84 7.96 1.53 -39.28 35.14 ---- Telescope Status ---- Closed all night No interlocks bypassed Status at: 10:51Z 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 295 lbs, 15.1 psi FPS Status ========== CP10 Loop = 7.42 L/min GFA Loop = 2.34 L/min Supply pressure = 45.0 psi Return pressure = 29.7 psi Chiller Status ============== Set temperarature = 5.5 C Flow = 4.9 Gpm ---- Software Used ---- -- STUI software: STUI : 1.7.19 alerts : 2.3.0 boss : 6.0.5a1 -boss.specMec : 3.0.4 apo : 4.1.0 fliswarm : 0.6.0 jaeger : 1.11.1 kaiju : 1.4.1 coordio : 1.18.1 fps_calibrati : 2025.12.04 cherno : 1.2.2 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_153 -mcp.altFiduc : v1_153 -mcp.rotFiduc : v1_153 tcc : 1.4.0 apogee : not availble apogeecal : not availble apogeeql : v1_7_0dev STUIAdditions : 3.1.20 Boson : 0.6.0 --------------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=61162, all raw_data: /data/apogee/utr_cdr/61162/apRaw-*.fits archive: /data/apogee/archive/61162/apR-[a,b,c]-*.apz quickred: /data/apogee/quickred/61162/apq-*.fits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ mjd i UT File/Exp Imtype Nread A/B Dth Design-Cfg Arch Offset %Flux/FPI Comm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 61162 1 22:03 56000001 Dark 3 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 61162 2 22:14 56000002 Dark 60 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - - 61162 3 22:16 56000003 QuarFlat 10 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - 104 61162 4 22:18 56000004 Arc-Thar 12 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c 2.10 101 61162 5 22:25 56000005 Arc-Une 40 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c 2.15 98 61162 6 22:28 56000006 Arc-Thar 12 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c 1.59 100 61162 7 22:35 56000007 Arc-Une 40 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c 1.62 98 61162 8 22:46 56000008 Dark 60 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - - 61162 9 22:51 56000009 Arc---- 30 A 13.0 ---------- a-b-c - 102 FPI A 61162 10 22:57 56000010 Arc---- 30 B 13.5 ---------- a-b-c - 98 FPI B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- BOSS Data Summary ---- Reading FITS from /data/spectro//61162 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - n Time Filename design-field cfg flav shu Exp colA colB colC Hrt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 22:07 b1-00400635 ----------- ---- bia Clo 0.0 -1237 -1179 -1168 2 22:07 r1-00400635 ----------- ---- bia Clo 0.0 -1237 -1179 -1168 3 22:08 b1-00400636 ----------- ---- dar Clo 20.0 -1237 -1179 -1168 4 22:08 r1-00400636 ----------- ---- dar Clo 20.0 -1237 -1179 -1168 5 22:11 b1-00400637 -999--999 26323 arc Lef 4.1 -1237 -1179 -1168 HART 6 22:11 r1-00400637 -999--999 26323 arc Lef 4.1 -1237 -1179 -1168 HART 7 22:12 r1-00400638 -999--999 26323 arc Rig 4.1 -1237 -1179 -1168 HART 8 22:12 b1-00400638 -999--999 26323 arc Rig 4.1 -1237 -1179 -1168 HART 9 22:13 r1-00400639 -999--999 26323 arc Out 4.1 -3157 -3100 -3091 10 22:13 b1-00400639 -999--999 26323 arc Out 4.1 -3157 -3100 -3091 11 22:15 b1-00400640 -999--999 26323 fla Out 25.1 -3157 -3100 -3091 12 22:15 r1-00400640 -999--999 26323 fla Out 25.1 -3157 -3100 -3091 ---- BOSS Spectrographs Collimation ---- Time TSP1 R1 B1 Move1 B1Resid ============================================= ---- Time Tracking ---- *=*=*= Observatory: APO *=*=*= MJD: 61162 Fill night time in Hours below *=*=*= Total bright time : 9.3 *=*=*= Bright time, queued observations : 0 *=*=*= Bright time, commissioning/engineering: 0 *=*=*= Bright time lost to weather : 9.3 *=*=*= 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 Fri 01 May 2026 61162 1.00 02:42 02:59 11:00 10:36 18:39 --- bright ( 9.3 h, w/ 1.3 h for 8 deg design)