Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20241030
From: tsutherland@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:08:57 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Wednesday, October 30, 2024
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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OU03  G.Garcia          G.Garcia
CU04  Z.Berta-Thompson  Z.Berta-Thompson,P.Wachiraphan
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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OU03  KOSMOS         18:22   01:10
CU04  KOSMOS         01:10   07:17
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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OU03/R      18:22  01:10    0    0    0    0   6.8  0.0   0    0
CU04/R      01:10  07:12    0    0    0    0   5.3  0.7   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: T.Sutherland
Restarted gcam nubs during instrument checkout.
Problems initializing the support library with arcsat.
Closed at 06:55 to do cals.
We had lovely weather and no telescope problems :)
                    ------- 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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 19:12 kosmos   155(  729)  33  62   3.4  4.8  5.0  4.1  3.6   --  0.95
 20:53 kosmos   165(  604) -24  64   2.9  1.9  3.6  2.6  2.9   --  1
 01:25 kosmos   185(  679)  50  71   3.5  3.2  3.8  3.3  3.4   --  1.40
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    45     4     19   245  (WSW)   1400    clear     none
     17:00    45     0     20   271    (W)   1132    clear     none
     18:00    41     1     15   254  (WSW)   1320    clear     none
     19:00    38     2     12   265    (W)   1460    clear     none
     20:00    38     5      8   242  (WSW)   2568    clear     none
     21:00    37     6      8   237  (WSW)   2396    clear     none
     22:00    38     6      7   260    (W)   1655    clear     none
     23:00    38     5      6   245  (WSW)   1436    clear     none
     00:00    38     4      7   231   (SW)   1558    clear     none
     01:00    40     1     11   243  (WSW)    607    clear     none
     02:00    40    -2      7   218   (SW)    511    clear     none
     03:00    42   -10     16   235   (SW)    519    clear     none
     04:00    41    -7     14   265    (W)    579    clear     none
     05:00    40     9     22   285  (WNW)    955    clear     none
     06:00    40    10     13   292  (WNW)   1018    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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