Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20231211
From: cgray@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 13:23:13 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Monday, December 11, 2023
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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JH02  Z.Rustamkulov     Z.Rustamkulov
NM13  M.Croom           M.Croom
UW08  C.Orion           C.Orion
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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JH02  KOSMOS         17:35   19:00
NM13  KOSMOS         19:10   00:04
UW08  ARCTIC         00:24   06:06
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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JH02/R      17:06  19:06    0    0    0    0   2.0  0.0   0    0
NM13/R      19:06  00:10    0    0    0    0   5.1  0.0   0    0
UW08/R      00:10  06:47    0    0    0    0   6.6  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: C.Gray
gcam needed a restart during checkout.
We had clouds all night long but...somehow...they never really got in the way. We were able to punch through them and use the whole night. Bonus, the seeing was fantastic!
                    ------- 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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 17:57 kosmos   343( 1105)   2  52   7.2  8.6  7.2  8.4  8.2   --  1.02
 19:41 kosmos  3629(35629) 147  83   7.2  7.0  7.0  6.6  6.8   --  0.70
 00:29 NA2gdr    -2(31997) -105  56   5.1  4.7  5.3  4.5  4.8   CUVR  0.96
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    44    -8      4   339  (NNW)     81 mstly cldy   none
     17:00    43    -8      5   348  (NNW)     94 mstly cldy   none
     18:00    45    -8      1   232   (SW)     38 mstly cldy   none
     19:00    46    -7      2   203  (SSW)     64 mstly cldy   none
     20:00    44    -8      3   190    (S)     49 mstly cldy   none
     21:00    45    -8      5   184    (S)     29 mstly cldy   none
     22:00    43    -4      6   186    (S)    172 mstly cldy   none
     23:00    43    -2      7   184    (S)    161 mstly cldy   none
     00:00    42    -6     10   178    (S)     72 mstly cldy   none
     01:00    42   -11     16   168  (SSE)     40 mstly cldy   none
     02:00    43    -9     16   180    (S)     30 mstly cldy   none
     03:00    43   -10      9   190    (S)    559 mstly cldy   none
     04:00    43    -4     11   183    (S)    481 mstly cldy   none
     05:00    42     4     10   182    (S)    756 mstly cldy   none
     06:00    42     8     14   204  (SSW)    512 mstly cldy   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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