Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20230426
From: cgray@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:27:30 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Wednesday, April 26, 2023
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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AP01  S.Merkowitz       R.McMillan
BY03  C.Scoresby        C.Scoresby
UW09  B.Morris          S.Hawley, L.Hebb
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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AP01  APOLLO         19:50   20:46
BY03  TripleSpec     20:50   00:38
UW09  ECHELLE        00:40   05:47
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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AP01/R      19:50  20:50    0    0    0    0   0.0  1.0   0    0
BY03/R      20:50  00:38    0    0    0    0   0.0  3.8   0    0
UW09/R      00:38  06:12    0    0    0    0   4.0  1.6   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: C.Gray
We were all able to fire the laser tonight! Amanda won, collecting the most photons (better than Russet, ooooooh). We had mostly clear skies with good seeing all night. It's like the telescope knew our old director was observing. BY03 finished earlier and donated about 30 min of their time to UW09 (which they were very happy to receive!).
No problems tonight.
                    ------- 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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 20:54 APOLLO     400( 1418) 270  80  10.0  6.3  6.5  6.4  4.3   530  1.50
 21:06 tcamera    400(  861) 307  61  10.0  5.6  5.9  5.1  3.6   Ks  1.03
 00:47 ecamera    464( -414) -54  49  10.0  3.5  4.2  3.5  3.7   ND2  0.92
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00                 18   322   (NW)   1206 mstly clr    none
     17:00                  3   350    (N)   1310 mstly clr    none
     18:00                  8   339  (NNW)    929    clear     none
     19:00                  8   346  (NNW)    916    clear     none
     20:00                  9     6    (N)    674 mstly clr    none
     21:00                 17    72  (ENE)    587    clear     none
     22:00                 20    49   (NE)    356    clear     none
     23:00                 11    10    (N)    490    clear     none
     00:00                  8   355    (N)    586    clear     none
     01:00                  7   350    (N)    605    clear     none
     02:00                  9   325   (NW)    605    clear     none
     03:00                  6   224   (SW)    604    clear     none
     04:00                 11   298  (WNW)    601    clear     none
     05:00                  8   308   (NW)    549    clear     none
     06:00                 12   292  (WNW)    585    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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