Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20230427
From: cgray@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 12:04:57 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Thursday, April 27, 2023
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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BY03  C.Scoresby        D.Stephens
UW06  K.Suberlak        K.Suberlak
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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BY03  TripleSpec     19:51   00:04
UW06  KOSMOS         00:28   05:24
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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BY03/R      19:51  00:04    0    0    0    0   0.0  4.2   0    0
UW06/R      00:04  06:11    0    0    0    0   3.3  1.7   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: C.Gray
We had clouds on and off for most of the night and a bought of high winds, but seeing was good! However, the clouds were enough of an issue for BY03 that they gave up at midnight and donated the rest of their time to UW06, who was able to use it on their brighter targets. I guess I didn't hit the Start button to record the focus with klow during B half, but it was 1.22".
I left the telescope parked high for the laser work today.
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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 20:08 tcamera    571( 1275) 108  71  10.0 10.8 10.8 10.5  9.6   Ks  1.04
 20:29 tcamera    515( 1213) 243  55  10.0 10.5 10.6 10.1  9.8   Ks  0.98
 21:46 tcamera    448( 1107) 352  58  10.0  9.7 10.2  9.6  9.9   Ks  1.09
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00                 16   266    (W)    849    clear     none
     17:00                 13   269    (W)    867    clear     none
     18:00                 14   268    (W)    937    clear     none
     19:00                 17   257  (WSW)   1169 mstly clr    none
     20:00                 15   264    (W)   1171 mstly clr    none
     21:00                 18   242  (WSW)   1372 mstly clr    none
     22:00                 17   246  (WSW)   1393  ptly cldy   none
     23:00                 11   268    (W)   1252 mstly cldy   none
     00:00                 13   331  (NNW)   2002 mstly cldy   none
     01:00                 13   298  (WNW)   1525 mstly cldy   none
     02:00                  7   341  (NNW)   1505  ptly cldy   none
     03:00                 18   314   (NW)   1494 mstly clr    none
     04:00                  9   316   (NW)   1602 mstly clr    none
     05:00                  4   343  (NNW)   1526  ptly cldy   none
     06:00                  4   355    (N)   1434 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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