Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20240104
From: cgray@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Fri,  5 Jan 2024 10:37:14 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Thursday, January 04, 2024
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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NM07  D.Bizyaev         D.Bizyaev
OU02  A.Moss            A.Moss
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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NM07  KOSMOS         --:--   --:--
OU02  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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NM07/R      17:19  00:10   6.9  0.0   0    0   0    0    0    0
OU02/R      00:10  06:58   1.1  5.7   0    0   0    0    0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: C.Gray
nicfps was reading all zeros and needed a restart during check out.
Snow, snow, snow. We had another 2 inches fall tonight and winds gusted up to 30 mph. The wind may have calmed down but the snow never really stopped, though after 2am it was difficult to tell if the snow was coming from the clouds or the trees.
I ran the snow program all night and parked the dome south.
                    ------- 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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               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    20    18     18   263    (W)          cloudy     snow
     17:00    19    18     27   259    (W)          cloudy     snow
     18:00    19    18     23   272    (W)          cloudy     snow
     19:00    18    18     17   264    (W)          cloudy     snow
     20:00    19    18     13   264    (W)          cloudy     snow
     21:00    19    19     12   262    (W)          cloudy   lt snow
     22:00    19    18      9   271    (W)          cloudy   lt snow
     23:00    19    17     12   271    (W)          cloudy     snow
     00:00    19    18      8   278    (W)          cloudy     snow
     01:00    19    18     10   315   (NW)          cloudy   lt snow
     02:00    19    17      4   343  (NNW)          cloudy     none
     03:00    19    16      7   341  (NNW)          cloudy     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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