Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20230625
From: ajt@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2023 12:26:59 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Sunday, June 25, 2023
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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NM09  A.Smith           A.Peck,E.Nielsen
CU02  A.Kowalski        J.Libby-Roberts
BY01  S.Turner          S.Turner,D.Stephens
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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NM09  ECHELLE        20:47   21:55
CU02  ARCTIC         22:00   02:00
BY01  NICFPS         02:28   05:44
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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NM09/R      20:24  21:54    0    0    0    0   0.0  1.5   0    0
CU02/R      21:54  01:10    0    0    0    0   0.0  3.3   0    0
CU02/R      01:10  02:06    0    0    0    0   0.9  0.0   0    0
BY01/R      02:06  05:48    0    0   0.3   0   3.4  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: A.Townsend
Photometric night with subarcsecond seeing.
After mounting NICFPS, I was unable to change filters with the error: NoTarget="the target named nicfps is not connected". I followed the instructions on the wiki for closing the ICS program on the NICFPS computer, reconnecting the Z drive, and reopening the ICS program. After that, I was able to talk to NICFPS again.
                    ------- FAILURE LOG -------
              FAILURE MODE     TIME
PROG   INSTR     TI/SHU    START  FINISH  DESCRIPTION
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BY01  NICFPS     I/S      20:12   20:28  NICFPS connection error
            ---------------- FOCUS LOG ---------------
Time  Instrument  Focus     Az  El  Temp Strc Prim  Sec  Air  filt  FWHM
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 20:33 ecamera    575(  604) 124  60  21.7 22.9 22.8 22.1 21.8   ND3  0.80
 22:13 arctic   444( 1505) 130  40  21.7 21.2 21.7 20.8 20.9   SDSS_r  0.89
 02:30 NICFPS     383( 1768) 325  47  19.8 19.7 20.3 19.6 19.8   MK-H  0.94
 05:20 NICFPS     426( 1763) 120  77  19.3 19.0 19.6 19.1 19.1   MK-H  0.80
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    78    31     13   260    (W)   1773    clear     none
     17:00    78    32      3   217   (SW)   2131    clear     none
     18:00    78    31     11   265    (W)   2075    clear     none
     19:00    77    31     10   266    (W)   1910    clear     none
     20:00    73    27     16   267    (W)   2035    clear     none
     21:00    71    27      9   264    (W)   1561    clear     none
     22:00    70    27     13   285  (WNW)   1612    clear     none
     23:00    70    27     10   269    (W)   1604    clear     none
     00:00    70    27     11   298  (WNW)   1563    clear     none
     01:00    69    27      8    13  (NNE)   1553    clear     none
     02:00    69    27      8   353    (N)   1463    clear     none
     03:00    67    26     11     5    (N)   1690    clear     none
     04:00    67    25      9    22  (NNE)   1768    clear     none
     05:00    67    26      7    19  (NNE)   1316    clear     none
     06:00    67    27      9    13  (NNE)   1452    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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