Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:17:34 -0000 Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20230828 From: "Riley DeColibus" Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Monday, August 28, 2023 PROG PI ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) -------------------------------------------------------------------- NM09 A.Peck A.Peck,J.Klusmeyer NM08 A.Smith A.Smith,E.Nielsen ON-SKY PROG INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- NM09 ECHELLE --:-- --:-- NM08 ECHELLE --:-- --:-- PROG SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DTN START FINISH D B D B D B D B ----------------------------------------------------------------- NM09/R 19:42 01:10 0 5.5 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 NM08/R 01:10 06:27 1.7 3.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: R.DeColibus Rain, humidity, and dust conspired to keep us closed all night. When it wasn’t any of the above, there was precipitation too close for comfort on radar for pretty much the whole night. With no real prospects for opening, we gave up around 05:00. ------- FAILURE LOG ------- FAILURE MODE TIME PROG INSTR TI/SHU START FINISH DESCRIPTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- FOCUS LOG --------------- Time Instrument Focus Az El Temp Strc Prim Sec Air filt FWHM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:00 66 51 1 189 (S) 3045 mstly cldy none 17:00 67 49 8 350 (N) 2945 mstly cldy lt rain 18:00 59 46 5 100 (E) 2650 cloudy rain 19:00 62 56 1 218 (SW) 3243 ptly cldy dust 20:00 56 54 13 79 (E) mstly clr humid 21:00 56 55 16 75 (ENE) ptly cldy humid 22:00 56 54 16 81 (E) cloudy humid 23:00 58 53 20 43 (NE) cloudy rain 00:00 50 48 23 42 (NE) cloudy rain 01:00 55 46 22 37 (NE) 324 cloudy humid 02:00 54 45 19 66 (ENE) 305 ptly cldy none 03:00 54 44 18 66 (ENE) 239 ptly cldy none 04:00 54 46 21 57 (ENE) 285 ptly cldy none 05:00 53 48 21 61 (ENE) 606 mstly cldy humid 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. ---------- TELESCOPE SOFTWARE ---------- Current TCC version: 1.4.2 Current HUB version: v20171231_01 Current TUI version: 3.1.3beta0