Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20211214
From: cgray@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:13:10 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Tuesday, December 14, 2021
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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CU07  J.Bally           J.Bally
CU08  J.Dexter          J.Dexter
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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CU07  NICFPS         17:07   18:50
CU08  TripleSpec     --:--   --:--
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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CU07/R      17:07  00:10    0   5.4   0    0   0.0  1.7   0    0
CU08/R      00:10  06:50   3.0  3.7   0    0    0    0    0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: C.Gray
During checkout nicfps took normal exposures. However, after I mounted the instrument and CU07 tried to take cals the instrument wouldn't take images or change the fowler sample. A nicfps expose init solved the problem but it happened again after the first and second slew, when the instrument was rotated. The instrument was right side up the whole time. On the third slew with rotation it didn't have any issues.
We opened to some clouds but it was still quite now. However, I forgot to record the focus but I focused at 17:20 and it was 0.90". The clouds quickly came about an hour after sunset and by 7pm it was totally clouded over. Then the winds came. As of 4am they were peaking at 45 mph and anticipating to reach 70 mph. There was no hope in opening and I called it at 4am when we hit the 2 hour minimum the observer needed for their data.
                    ------- 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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               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    46    26     20   202  (SSW)    452  ptly cldy   none
     17:00    44    30     16   198  (SSW)    806  ptly cldy   none
     18:00    44    30     21   199  (SSW)    460  ptly cldy   none
     19:00    45    30     20   207  (SSW)    341 mstly cldy   none
     20:00    45    30     20   197  (SSW)    615   cloudy     none
     21:00    45    30     27   213  (SSW)    845   cloudy     none
     22:00    45    27     25   222   (SW)    677   cloudy     none
     23:00    44    25     23   204  (SSW)    770   cloudy     none
     00:00    45    30     29   216   (SW)    732   cloudy     none
     01:00    44    32     32   207  (SSW)    369   cloudy     none
     02:00    43    32     24   219   (SW)    384   cloudy     none
     03:00    42    32     29   217   (SW)    355   cloudy     none
     04:00    42    32     37   198  (SSW)    342   cloudy     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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