Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20241003
From: cgray@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Fri,  4 Oct 2024 12:31:49 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Thursday, October 03, 2024
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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UW03  A.Tzanidakis      A.Tzanidakis
WY01  M.Brotherton      M.Brotherton
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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UW03  KOSMOS         18:53   01:04
WY01  KOSMOS         01:04   06:10
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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UW03/R      18:53  01:10    0    0    0    0   5.9  0.4   0    0
WY01/R      01:10  06:51    0    0    0    0   5.7  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: C.Gray
dacm was not taking exposures during checkout. Looking at tron, it seems the dcam directory was deleted (likely due to all the computer issues we've been having). I added a dcam directory and dcam works fine.
2024-10-04 02:10:30 APO.Candace 117 KeyDispatcher f Aborted; Actor='dcam'; Cmd='findstars exptime=5.0 bin=1 window=0,0,1023,1023 radMult=1.2 thresh=2.5'
tlamps status needed to be executed to get the lamp window back up.
But the great news is that Kosmos is back up! YAY!!! We were able to observe all night with good seeing and beuatiful skies!
                    ------- 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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 20:02 klow   291( 1423) -26  69  15.8 16.7 16.3 16.1 16.0   --  0.85
 06:08 klow   271( 1244) -159  68  14.7 13.4 14.1 13.2 13.8   --  1.14
              ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    64    30     16   301  (WNW)   1310    clear     none
     17:00    67    29      9   253  (WSW)   1153    clear     none
     18:00    65    28      5   256  (WSW)   1153    clear     none
     19:00    61    27      1   212  (SSW)   1079    clear     none
     20:00    60    27      6    93    (E)   1228    clear     none
     21:00    59    27      9   126   (SE)   1230    clear     none
     22:00    59    29     13   155  (SSE)   1298    clear     none
     23:00    58    30      9   177    (S)   1334    clear     none
     00:00    57    30      8   172    (S)   1099    clear     none
     01:00    56    28     12   131   (SE)    923    clear     none
     02:00    58    28      6   123  (ESE)   1145    clear     none
     03:00    59    26      7    78  (ENE)   1513    clear     none
     04:00    58    26     11    32  (NNE)   1055    clear     none
     05:00    58    27      9    27  (NNE)   1121    clear     none
     06:00    58    27     11    46   (NE)   1160    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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