Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20231005
From: ajt@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Fri,  6 Oct 2023 13:18:53 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Thursday, October 05, 2023
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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GS02  D.Gies            K.Shepard
UW09  B.Morris          K.Jones
WY02  M.Brotherton      M.Brotherton
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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GS02  ECHELLE        18:49   01:10
UW09  ECHELLE        01:10   04:40
WY02  TSPEC          04:42   06:29
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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GS02/R      18:51  01:10    0    0    0    0   4.5  1.8   0    0
UW09/R      01:10  04:52    0    0    0    0   0.0  3.7   0    0
WY02/R      04:52  06:52    0    0    0    0   0.0  2.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: A.Townsend
Had to unplug ethernet from new dome mac to avoid knockknock errors.
NICFPS checkout exposure failed; hung for a while without taking an exposure and then spit out a nicfpsExpose f exposeTxt="dark failed" error. I ended up having to restart the ICC computer before it would take exposures again.
We had nice clear skies all night with a little bit of humidity for a while, and no telescope problems.
                    ------- 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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 19:23 ecamera    286(  270) -18  34  11.6 14.1 13.6 13.3 12.5   ND3  1.48
 00:24 ecamera    371(   13)  94  43   7.2  7.1  7.7  7.0  7.4   ND2  1.43
 05:10 tcamera    427( 1362)  -5  63   9.9  8.2  8.8  7.8  9.1   Ks  0.88
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    63    35     11   265    (W)   1025    clear     none
     17:00    58    34      5   275    (W)   1557    clear     none
     18:00    59    33      3   212  (SSW)   1083    clear     none
     19:00    53    31      3   242  (WSW)   1104    clear     none
     20:00    48    40      8    91    (E)   1223    clear     none
     21:00    47    41     14    77  (ENE)   1408    clear     none
     22:00    46    41     13    79    (E)   1620    clear     none
     23:00    45    40     13    80    (E)   1602    clear    humid
     00:00    45    39     11    82    (E)   1744    clear     none
     01:00    46    36      7    92    (E)   1549    clear     none
     02:00    52    33      0   274    (W)   1228    clear     none
     03:00    50    34      2   249  (WSW)   1189    clear     none
     04:00    50    33      1    26  (NNE)   1166    clear     none
     05:00    50    33      5    88    (E)   1283 mstly clr    none
     06:00    50    34      1   228   (SW)   1152 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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