Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20241028
From: tsutherland@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:34:14 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Monday, October 28, 2024
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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NM03  T.McQuaid         T.McQuaid
NM08  D.Bizyaev         D.Bizyaev
AP01  S.Merkowitz       R.McMillan
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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NM03  ECHELLE        18:24   01:10
NM08  KOSMOS         01:12   06:00
AP01  APOLLO         06:05   07:08
   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      18:24  01:10    0    0    0    0   6.8  0.0   0    0
NM08/R      01:10  06:10    0    0    0    0   3.5  1.5   0    0
AP01/R      06:10  07:10    0    0    0    0   0.0  1.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: T.Sutherland
Ecam locked up round 8:30pm and nubs had to be restarted.
Stopped observing at 9:48pm due to high wind gusts, but were able to resume a few minutes later. Not much lost time, and the dome never closed.
The wind was a pest throughout the night. Never bad enough to close, but high enough to keep me on edge all night.
No major problems with the telescope.
                    ------- 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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 18:50 ecamera    357(  323)  45  63  13.4 14.2 14.5 13.5 13.4   clear  0.94
 21:59 ecamera    380(  272) 104  71  12.8 12.7 13.4 12.8 12.4   clear  1.11
 01:26 kosmos   305( 1184) 140  59  11.5 11.2 12.0 11.1 11.0   --  0.93
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    62    23     14   257  (WSW)    961    clear     none
     17:00    62    24     16   238  (WSW)    970    clear     none
     18:00    58    23     16   240  (WSW)   1284    clear     none
     19:00    56    24     19   222   (SW)    872    clear     none
     20:00    57    24     25   228   (SW)   1965    clear     none
     21:00    56    24     18   242  (WSW)   2719    clear     dust
     22:00    55    23     22   227   (SW)   2182    clear     dust
     23:00    56    23     14   234   (SW)   2001    clear     dust
     00:00    55    23     17   192  (SSW)   1474    clear     none
     01:00    53    24     24   209  (SSW)   1471    clear     none
     02:00    52    25     25   222   (SW)   1556    clear     none
     03:00    51    27     23   221   (SW)   1347    clear     none
     04:00    50    27     18   227   (SW)   1392    clear     none
     05:00    50    27     23   221   (SW)   1055    clear     none
     06:00    50    27     29   221   (SW)   1052    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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