Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20240110
From: ajt@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:03:14 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Wednesday, January 10, 2024
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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WY02  M.Moe             M.Moe
CU02  Z.Berta-Thompson  Z.Berta-Thompson
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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WY02  ECHELLE        22:30   00:16
CU02  KOSMOS         --:--   --:--
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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WY02/R      17:24  00:10    5.1  0    0    0   1.7  0.0   0    0
CU02/R      00:10  06:58    6.8  0    0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: A.Townsend&M.Croom
We had to restart the gcam nubs at checkout.
A little bit of snow on the dome so we were still careful about the wind. We opened when gusts went down and stayed open while we were pointing directly into the wind until the gusts got too high for that. CU02 donated a few minutes to WY02 to get another target in. We watched the gusts get better and worse (mostly worse) for a while, mostly over 30mph.
Outside dust counters are still offline.
We labeled the new KOSMOS slits, did some wifi troubleshooting in the control room, and a bunch of new obs spec training.
Telescope is parked at high altitude for Shane to access Utah box.
                    ------- 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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 22:37 ecamera    360( -405) 274  33  -2.7 -1.9 -2.5 -2.6 -2.9   ND1  1.99
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    31    10     13   196  (SSW)           clear     none
     17:00    30    10     22   221   (SW)           clear     none
     18:00    27     9     20   214   (SW)           clear     none
     19:00    26     9     22   215   (SW)           clear     none
     20:00    27     8     18   255  (WSW)           clear     none
     21:00    28    10     20   256  (WSW)        mstly clr    none
     22:00    28     9     15   253  (WSW)        mstly clr    none
     23:00    27    11     21   243  (WSW)           clear     none
     00:00    26    10     21   251  (WSW)           clear     none
     01:00    25    11     19   262    (W)           clear     none
     02:00    24    11     29   246  (WSW)           clear     none
     03:00    24    11     25   259    (W)           clear     none
     04:00    23    11     22   256  (WSW)           clear     none
     05:00    22    11     18   254  (WSW)           clear     none
     06:00    22    11     24   232   (SW)           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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