Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20181231
From: cgray@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2019 13:47:55 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Monday, December 31, 2018
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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D.Chojnowski      D.Chojnowski          Echelle        17:22   17:58
G.Wallerstein     G.Wallerstein         Echelle        18:00   19:59
M.Kilic           A.Kosakowski          DIS            --:--   --:--
M.Graham          M.Graham              DIS            --:--   --:--
T.Murphy          R.McMillan            APOLLO         --:--   --:--
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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NM01/R     17:16   18:00   0.0  0.0   0    0   0.7   0    0    0
UW12/R     18:00   20:24   0.4  0.0   0    0   2.0   0    0    0
OU03/R     20:36   00:10   3.6  0.0   0    0    0    0    0    0
UW05/R     00:10   05:57   2.8  3.0   0    0    0    0    0    0
AP01/R     05:57   06:57   0.0  1.0   0    0    0    0    0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: R.McMillan & C.Gray
Happy New Years!
The night started out with some clouds which cleared a little before
midnight.  However, the winds were strong and there was too much blowing
snow to continue observing. We closed around 20:00 and were not able to
reopen.  Winds reached over 35mph and the clouds returned in force around
3am. Also around 3am Weather Tap stopped updating and reported that our
subscription had expired.  I've sent an email out asking how to address
the issue.
NM01 was not able to observe their targets through the clouds so they
donated some of their time to UW12 (about 16min).
Russet was scheduled to carry you through to the new year but,
unfortunately, her dog Charlie became very ill.  I took the helm at
midnight so she could attend to him.
The Night Log did not auto-populate at the start of the night and nor did
it auto-generate at the end of the night.  I'm sending this by hand via
email so I hope I didn't mess anything up.
I parked the dome north so that the sun could warm up the back side.
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As I feel the Burn of the long night I sing to myself...
Should all the good dogs be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
We’re all acquaintance in Sunspot
so the night is mine
For all love canine, I know,
I hope he is fine,
They’ll take the pup, oh kindest pet,
so the night is mine
And surely ye'll cure your kind pup!
and surely he’ll be fine!
And you’ll take the pup to sweetness vet,
so the night is mine
For all love canine, I know
I hope he is fine,
they’ll take the pup, oh kindest pet,
so the night is mine
The wind has run about the slopes,
and picked the snowflakes fine,
And we’ve worried many a weary fit,
so the night is mine.
For all love canine, I know
I hope he is fine,
they’ll take the pup, oh kindest pet,
so the night is mine
And here’s a hand my trusty friend!
And give me a night o' thine!
And we'll take a right New Year’s draught,
so the night is mine.
For all love canine, I know
I hope he is fine,
they’ll take the pup, oh kindest pet,
so the night is mine
                    ------- FAILURE LOG -------
PROG   INST   FAILURE MODE     TIME
    (SEDFNVOG)   TI/SHU    START  FINISH  DESCRIPTION
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            ---------------- FOCUS LOG ---------------
Time  Instrument  Focus     Az  El  Temp Strc Prim  Sec  Air  filt  FWHM
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 17:57 ecamera    847( -478) 246  37  -4.7 -3.8 -3.8 -3.9 -4.4   ND2  1.49
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    26    13     13   211  (SSW)     88 mstly clr    none
     17:00    24    12     14   207  (SSW)     89  ptly cldy   none
     18:00    24    12     20   196  (SSW)    107  ptly cldy   none
     19:00    25    11     19   219   (SW)    155  ptly cldy   none
     20:00    26    11     15   199  (SSW)    136  ptly cldy   none
     21:00    25    12     20   200  (SSW)    250 mstly clr    none
     22:00    26     9     21   198  (SSW)    165 mstly clr    none
     23:00    27     9     20   175    (S)    167    clear     none
     00:00    28     8     22   180    (S)    296    clear     none
     01:00    28     8     23   189    (S)    237 mstly clr    none
     02:00    26     8     34   166  (SSE)    200 mstly clr    none
     03:00    25     7     22   176    (S)    178 mstly cldy   none
     04:00    28     5     24   183    (S)    212 mstly cldy   none
     05:00    27     6     25   180    (S)    223 mstly cldy   none
     06:00    27     7     32   180    (S)    163 mstly cldy   none
     Note: the wind was coming from the azimuth listed.
     The convention used is north=0 degrees, east=90 degrees.
     The dust count is particles > 1u per 0.1 cubic feet.
                          TELESCOPE STATUS
    Telescope drives operational. Current TCC version: 1.2.4
    Current TUI version: 2.6.0