Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20201101
From: decolib@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Mon,  2 Nov 2020 13:27:02 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Sunday, November 01, 2020
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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NM02  A.Hedlund         A.Hedlund
WY02  M.Brotherton      A.Cavanaugh
                         ACTUAL
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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NM02  ECHELLE        17:20   23:00
WY02  TSPEC          23:07   06:11
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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NM02/R      17:20  23:10    0    0    0    0   0.7  5.1   0    0
WY02/R      23:10  06:14    0    0    0    0   0.0  7.1   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: D.DeColibus
No issues tonight. The upper right set of dome louvers (by the top of the stairs) mysteriously closed itself for no apparent reason while I was doing test slews during afternoon checkout (~16:15); I had opened the louvers probably about 20 minutes earlier. It was still closed when I went up to the dome at sunrise.
We practiced remote observing with Jack running the telescope. It seems that VNCing into obs1 is pretty slow. APOLLO arranged during the day to cede their scheduled time to WY02 due to instrument issues. Some clouds rolled in around 2:30 and stuck around until sunrise, but we stayed open.
Otherwise, an uneventful night.
                    ------- FAILURE LOG -------
              FAILURE MODE     TIME
PROG   INSTR     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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 17:36 ecamera    495( -189) 195  74   7.3 10.1  9.1  9.3  8.2   ND1  0.88
 19:03 ecamera    484( -279) 244  55   7.7  8.2  8.3  7.8  7.6   Clear  0.80
 23:14 tcamera    434(  984) 162  42   9.4  8.2  9.1  8.1  8.8   Ks  0.97
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    49    27      2   218   (SW)    447    clear     none
     17:00    46    28      1    15  (NNE)    417    clear     none
     18:00    44    26      3   114  (ESE)    454    clear     none
     19:00    46    22      8    95    (E)    413    clear     none
     20:00    48    24      4   120  (ESE)    404    clear     none
     21:00    50    23      5   125   (SE)    438    clear     none
     22:00    51    21      2   196  (SSW)    370    clear     none
     23:00    50    18      1   196  (SSW)    289    clear     none
     00:00    49    19      2   159  (SSE)    405    clear     none
     01:00    48    20      3   122  (ESE)    357 mstly clr    none
     02:00    48    21      3    54   (NE)    350  ptly cldy   none
     03:00    48    23      2   101    (E)    423 mstly cldy   none
     04:00    48    21      6    95    (E)    458 mstly cldy   none
     05:00    48    20      7    91    (E)    402 mstly cldy   none
     06:00    48    18      7    95    (E)    278  ptly 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.
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