Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20231009
From: decolib@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:02:52 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Monday, October 09, 2023
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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WY01  M.Moe             A.Daly
UW02  P.Yoachim         J.Jiang
WY03  M.Brotherton      M.Brotherton
AP01  S.Merkowitz       R.McMillan
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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WY01  ECHELLE        18:54   01:01
UW02  KOSMOS         01:18   03:47
WY03  TSPEC          04:00   05:53
AP01  APOLLO         06:01   06:36
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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WY01/R      18:46  01:10    0    0    0    0   6.4  0.0   0    0
UW02/R      01:10  03:55    0    0    0    0   2.0  0.7   0    0
WY03/R      03:55  05:55    0    0    0    0   0.0  2.0   0    0
AP01/R      05:55  06:55    0    0    0    0   0.0  1.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: R.DeColibus
Clouds rolled in shortly after sunset, but they disappeared by 20:30. They came back and pestered us from 3 AM onwards. No other issues.
                    ------- 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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 18:59 ecamera    413(  452)  34  42  11.6 15.4 14.0 15.3 14.1   ND3  1.06
 22:14 ecamera    294(  109) -12  50  11.3 10.8 11.1 10.5 11.1   Clear  1.13
 01:11 kosmos   214( 1046) -120  72  10.8 10.4 10.9 10.2 10.5   --  0.98
 04:15 tcamera    381( 1391)  16  62  10.4  9.8 10.3  9.7 10.0   Ks  0.94
 06:03 APOLLO     350( 1895)  83  33   9.3  9.4 10.0  9.4  9.5   530  1.80
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    59    31     13   223   (SW)    636    clear     none
     17:00    59    32      9   257  (WSW)    625    clear     none
     18:00    57    32      5   255  (WSW)    616    clear     none
     19:00    53    32      2   219   (SW)    622  ptly cldy   none
     20:00    54    29      5   276    (W)    572 mstly clr    none
     21:00    51    32      3    18  (NNE)    831    clear     none
     22:00    53    29      6   188    (S)    708    clear     none
     23:00    53    33      9   185    (S)    794    clear     none
     00:00    53    33     10   174    (S)    850    clear     none
     01:00    52    34      9   192  (SSW)   1029    clear     none
     02:00    51    33      8   193  (SSW)   1048    clear     none
     03:00    50    33     12   189    (S)   1071 mstly clr    none
     04:00    50    34     13   227   (SW)   1117 mstly cldy   none
     05:00    50    34     11   246  (WSW)   1010  ptly cldy   none
     06:00    49    34     11   263    (W)   1054 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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