Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20230926
From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:53:15 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Tuesday, September 26, 2023
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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NM03  A.Hedlund         A.Hedlund
UW07  B.Morris          S.Hawley, K.Jones
CU01  K.McGouldrick     K.McGouldrick
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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NM03  ECHELLE        22:00   23:06
UW07  ECHELLE        23:08   04:28
CU01  TSPEC          04:30   06:34
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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NM03/R      19:03  23:10    0   3.0   0    0   0.0  1.1   0    0
UW07/R      23:10  04:30    0    0    0    0   0.0  5.3   0    0
CU01/R      04:30  06:46    0    0    0    0   2.0  0.3   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
On my initial alt/az slew I got a motion error just as the telescope tried to slew from 104,71 to 130,20.  The telescope did not move.  Power cycle and another axis init fixed the issue.
Clouds and nearby radar kept us closed at the start of the night.
We finally opened at 22:00, seeing was pretty good when I focused but deteriorated during the next hour as the wind came at us out of the east.
Seeing improved later in the night.
No telescope 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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 22:00 ecamera    286(  302)  64  82  14.2 15.4 15.1 15.2 14.4   ND2  0.82
 23:08 ecamera    351(  313) 196  48  13.2 13.9 14.2 13.5 13.4   ND2  1.40
 04:34 tcamera    375( 1539)  -7  64  13.4 13.1 13.7 13.3 13.4   Ks  0.87
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    63    42      6   257  (WSW)    818 mstly cldy   none
     17:00    64    41      5   222   (SW)    835   cloudy     none
     18:00    65    41     12   259    (W)    877   cloudy     none
     19:00    61    43      1   159  (SSE)    908  ptly cldy   none
     20:00    57    46      5    97    (E)   1006  ptly cldy   none
     21:00    59    42      5    98    (E)    959  ptly cldy   none
     22:00    57    43      6    99    (E)    893  ptly cldy   none
     23:00    56    42     11    91    (E)    952 mstly clr    none
     00:00    61    40      7   257  (WSW)    914    clear     none
     01:00    59    40      6   186    (S)    886    clear     none
     02:00    58    39      4   202  (SSW)    753    clear     none
     03:00    56    37      7   188    (S)    598    clear     none
     04:00    56    36      7   188    (S)    546    clear     none
     05:00    56    37      5   195  (SSW)    650    clear     none
     06:00    55    36      6   207  (SSW)    604    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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