Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20231228
From: ajt@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2023 14:31:40 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Thursday, December 28, 2023
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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NM14  J.Jackiewicz      D.Chojnowski
NM10  A.Peck            A.Peck,E.Nielsen
AP01  S.Merkowitz       R.McMillan
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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NM14  ECHELLE        17:14   00:10
NM10  ECHELLE        00:10   05:53
AP01  APOLLO         05:56   06:49
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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NM14/R      17:14  00:10    0    0    0    0   1.4  5.6   0    0
NM10/R      00:10  05:56    0    0    0    0   0.0  5.8   0    0
AP01/R      05:56  06:56    0    0    0    0   0.0  1.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: A.Townsend
We had a few thin clouds at the start of the night that improved before B-half.
Russet had to restart the APOLLO ICC at the start of the night and we were unable to use ACS. We also found some new errors with atui on obsA! But otherwise things went smoothly.
Fiducial error in az at the end of the night (13:50:29).
                    ------- 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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 17:21 ecamera    544(  -98) 246  50   0.1  1.1  1.4  0.9  0.9   ND3  1.04
 00:16 ecamera    300( -491) -156  59  -1.3 -1.9 -2.1 -3.1 -2.3   ND2  1.09
 06:01 APOLLO     325( 1232) -65  52  -4.2 -3.8 -3.2 -3.8 -3.2   530  1.70
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    35    11      2   250  (WSW)    262  ptly cldy   none
     17:00    34     9      6    93    (E)    186  ptly cldy   none
     18:00    32     8     11    52   (NE)    225  ptly cldy   none
     19:00    35     1      7    48   (NE)     62  ptly cldy   none
     20:00    30     6     16    65  (ENE)    203  ptly cldy   none
     21:00    28    11     18    66  (ENE)    286 mstly clr    none
     22:00    27    12     14    77  (ENE)    305    clear     none
     23:00    28     8      5    13  (NNE)    294    clear     none
     00:00    28     3      6   348  (NNW)    157    clear     none
     01:00    29     4      8   348  (NNW)    142    clear     none
     02:00    27     6      3    12  (NNE)    165    clear     none
     03:00    27     6      6     2    (N)    214    clear     none
     04:00    25    11     10     6    (N)    302    clear     none
     05:00    27     8      6     6    (N)    230    clear     none
     06:00    26     6      6     3    (N)    210    clear     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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