Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20210329
From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:48:31 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Monday, March 29, 2021
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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BY03  D.Ragozzine       B.Proudfoot
JH02  H.Reggiani        H.Reggiani
                         ACTUAL
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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BY03  AGILE          19:30   22:15
JH02  ECHELLE        02:55   06:21
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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BY03/R      19:30  01:10    0    0    0    0   1.1  4.5   0    0
JH02/R      01:10  06:45    0    0    0    0   0.0  5.6   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
2021-03-30 03:07:06 BY03.BenProudfoot.nicfpsExpose 108 nicfps w UNPARSEDTEXT="ERROR: Setting exposure time failed -> 0x455252"
"object failed" error
NICFPS expose init seemed to fix the problem.  I saw this once before as well when the observer just started their darks with NICFPS, at the start of the night. This issue didn't happen afterwards but we switched back to AGILE and then had to close.
At 22:15 I closed the mirror covers due to clouds, just in case there were a rain drop or two in them.  We weren't getting any data anyhow.
Other than pesky clouds, and the nicfps issue above, no problems tonight.
                    ------- 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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 20:15 AGILE      649(-1135)  37  39   7.8  9.5  8.9  8.9  8.2   SDSS_R  1.36
 20:57 NICFPS     468( 1325)  24  43   7.7  8.4  8.5  8.1  7.7   J  0.94
 20:59 NA2gdr  6301(49301)  24  44   7.7  8.3  8.5  8.1  7.7   clear  1.18
 02:54 ecamera    502( -296) -78  66   7.4  7.5  8.0  7.5  7.4   clear  1.16
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    54    11     16   215   (SW)   1376 mstly cldy   none
     17:00    51     9     17   199  (SSW)   1535 mstly cldy   none
     18:00    49    11     16   240  (WSW)   1875 mstly cldy   none
     19:00    48    11     15   222   (SW)   2154  ptly cldy   none
     20:00    45     9     16   215   (SW)   2121  ptly cldy   none
     21:00    46    11     14   252  (WSW)   1612 mstly cldy   none
     22:00    47    10     21   235   (SW)   1508   cloudy     none
     23:00    47     8     18   248  (WSW)   1516   cloudy     none
     00:00    48     7     15   250  (WSW)   1546   cloudy     none
     01:00    48     8     16   233   (SW)   1543   cloudy     none
     02:00    47    10     19   248  (WSW)   1814 mstly cldy   none
     03:00    45     9     11   253  (WSW)   1871 mstly clr    none
     04:00    45     8     10   236   (SW)   1733  ptly cldy   none
     05:00    44     7     19   263    (W)   1593 mstly clr    none
     06:00    43     6     13   285  (WNW)   1602 mstly clr    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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