Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20221014
From: ajt@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 12:26:15 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Friday, October 14, 2022
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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UW01  S.Hawley          L.Hebb
NM02  D.DeColibus       D.DeColibus
AP01  S.Merkowitz       R.McMillan
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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UW01  ARCTIC         --:--   --:--
NM02  TSPEC          --:--   --:--
AP01  APOLLO         --:--   --:--
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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UW01/R      18:40  01:10  3.0  3.5    0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
NM02/R      01:10  05:59  0.0  4.8    0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
AP01/R      05:59  06:59    0  1.0    0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: A.Townsend
During this afternoon's tours, there were a number of alt motion errors while slewing downwards. There was also a telescope runaway during afternoon tours when stop button was pressed while mirror covers closed, which Bill fixed (thank you Bill!!!).
When UW01 tried to take dome flats with ARCTIC we discovered that the shutter wasn't opening--after some troubleshooting, during which time I dropped a quad, we found a loose cable. I worked on bringing back the ARCTIC dropped quad and did some testing of KOSMOS buttons.
We had mostly overcast skies with nearby radar for much of the night. We stayed closed.
                    ------- 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    54    40     11   242  (WSW)    572   cloudy     none
     17:00    53    40      8   263    (W)    563   cloudy     none
     18:00    51    39      7   263    (W)    590   cloudy     none
     19:00    50    40      8   257  (WSW)    651 mstly cldy   none
     20:00    51    39     10   267    (W)    663 mstly cldy   none
     21:00    51    39      6   266    (W)    554 mstly cldy   none
     22:00    56    19     10   306   (NW)    309   cloudy     none
     23:00    52    38      3   320   (NW)    517   cloudy     none
     00:00    54    25     12   330  (NNW)    270   cloudy     none
     01:00    54    27      9   287  (WNW)    320   cloudy     none
     02:00    50    40      5   246  (WSW)    695   cloudy     none
     03:00    52    32      6   261    (W)    484 mstly cldy   none
     04:00    52    30      9   290  (WNW)    340 mstly cldy   none
     05:00    52    33     12   303  (WNW)    400   cloudy     none
     06:00    52    33      8   307   (NW)    444   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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