Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20220426
From: ajt@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 12:26:06 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Tuesday, April 26, 2022
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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UW03  K.Bell            K.Bell
UW10  P.Szkody          K.Bell
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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UW10  AGILE          20:00   20:15
UW03  KOSMOS         20:20   23:10
UW10  AGILE          --:--   --:--
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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UW03/R      19:50  01:10   2.2   0    0    0   3.1  0.0   0    0
UW10/R      01:10  06:11   3.4  1.4   0    0   0.2  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: A.Townsend
I had to do hub startNubs gcam + gcam init during checkout, and I set kosmos camfoc = 2900 for 10C. I ran the fans in reverse mode while we were open due to 1-micron dust counts > 3000 counts.
UW03 took KOSMOS cals into the start of twilight and then we did UW10 AGILE twilight flats since the forecast looked worse for B-half, as both programs had the same observer.
We closed at 23:10 due to a thunderstorm approaching from southwest. The radar was no longer dangerous around 02:30 so I opened for a few minutes but due to clouds + rising humidity closed up again almost immediately.
UW10 gave up at 04:00 because especially with the clouds they did not have enough time for their science.
                    ------- 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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 20:30 kosmos   628( 1380) 167  41   8.8 11.4 10.8 10.7 11.0   --  1.63
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    60    32      9   213  (SSW)   4137 mstly clr    none
     17:00    58    31     12   203  (SSW)   3180 mstly clr    none
     18:00    56    31      8   196  (SSW)   3266 mstly clr    none
     19:00    53    31      3   219   (SW)   3354 mstly clr    none
     20:00    48    32      1   174    (S)   3396 mstly clr    none
     21:00    49    32      9   183    (S)   2969 mstly clr    none
     22:00    47    32      9   180    (S)   2490 mstly clr    none
     23:00    49    32     13   183    (S)   2136 mstly clr    none
     00:00    46    32     14   158  (SSE)   2136  ptly cldy   none
     01:00    48    31     13   181    (S)   1817  ptly cldy   none
     02:00    49    31      7   193  (SSW)   1971 mstly cldy   none
     03:00    48    31     11   179    (S)   2076 mstly cldy  humid
     04:00    48    31     15   182    (S)        mstly cldy  humid
     05:00    48    31     16   183    (S)   1366  ptly cldy  humid
     06:00    47    30     14   186    (S)         ptly cldy  humid
     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: 1.4.2
Current HUB version: v20171231_01
Current TUI version: 2.6.0