Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20200126 From: decolib@apo.nmsu.edu Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:58:10 +0000 (UTC) Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Sunday, January 26, 2020 PROG PI ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) -------------------------------------------------------------------- JH08 H.Weaver Y.Fernandez, C.Lisse NM06 C.Churchill F.Hasan, M.Croom ACTUAL PROG INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- JH08 ARCTIC 17:39 00:04 NM06 DIS 00:17 06:12 PROG SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DTN START FINISH D B D B D B D B ----------------------------------------------------------------- JH08/R 17:39 00:10 0 0 0 0 4.8 1.7 0 0 NM06/R 00:10 06:53 0 0 0 0 6.7 0.0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: D.DeColibus Previously reported TSpec pattern noise showed up in the instrument checkout darks. (tpsec_dark.0006.fits). Pattern is slightly misaligned from rows and columns at an angle of about 2 degrees. Sky was clear all of first half, with some thin high clouds beginning around midnight and persisting until around 04:00. No problems tonight. ------- FAILURE LOG ------- FAILURE MODE TIME PROG INSTR TI/SHU START FINISH DESCRIPTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- FOCUS LOG --------------- Time Instrument Focus Az El Temp Strc Prim Sec Air filt FWHM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:07 arctic 369( 542) -38 52 1.6 4.6 4.2 4.2 2.4 SDSS r 1.03 20:55 arctic 436( 456) 133 55 1.8 1.4 2.2 1.4 1.5 SDSS r 1.10 22:29 arctic 466( 477) 61 46 0.5 1.1 1.9 1.2 1.5 SDSS r 1.10 00:24 dcamera 530( 375) 178 41 1.5 1.3 2.2 1.8 1.6 -- 1.40 02:55 dcamera 508( 329) 303 56 1.1 1.0 1.8 1.3 1.2 -- 1.03 Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:00 41 1 9 312 (NW) 83 clear none 17:00 38 15 7 280 (W) 161 clear none 18:00 35 16 9 322 (NW) 147 clear none 19:00 33 17 3 333 (NNW) 141 clear none 20:00 37 17 11 309 (NW) 151 clear none 21:00 35 20 8 233 (SW) 182 clear none 22:00 35 22 4 215 (SW) 203 clear none 23:00 37 8 8 196 (SSW) 118 clear none 00:00 35 13 7 179 (S) 120 mstly clr none 01:00 36 15 9 205 (SSW) 133 mstly clr none 02:00 36 15 11 240 (WSW) 145 mstly clr none 03:00 34 19 11 242 (WSW) 170 mstly clr none 04:00 33 20 10 240 (WSW) 195 clear none 05:00 34 18 12 271 (W) 158 clear none 06:00 32 19 11 267 (W) 174 clear 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 SOFTWARE ---------- Current TCC version: 1.2.4 Current HUB version: v20171231_01 Current TUI version: 2.6.0