Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20241113
From: ajt@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:15:35 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Wednesday, November 13, 2024
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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JH02  S.Gezari          M.Karmen
JH01  K.Bennett         Z.Rustamkulov
UW02  P.Yoachim         J.Jiang,D.Meng
CU01  C.Murray          C.Murray,Z.Berta-Thompson
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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JH02  KOSMOS         17:44   21:49
JH01  KOSMOS         21:50   00:10
UW02  KOSMOS         00:10   02:49
CU01  ARCTIC         03:02   05:55
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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JH02/R      17:11  21:50    0    0    0    0   0.0  4.6   0    0
JH01/R      21:50  00:10    0    0    0    0   0.0  2.3   0    0
UW02/R      00:10  03:00    0    0    0    0   0.0  2.8   0    0
CU01/R      03:00  06:24    0    0    0    0   1.2  2.1   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: A.Townsend
El Paso radar out of service, undergoing maintenance.
NICFPS was all zeroes at checkout, nicfps expose init fixed it.
We had a clear night with very good seeing!
                    ------- 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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 17:56 kosmos   470( 1232)  43  62   8.3  9.8  9.2  9.9  8.6   --  0.75
 21:57 kosmos   300(  932)  28  36   7.9  6.7  7.5  6.5  7.0   --  0.81
 00:18 kosmos   320(  925) 151  66   7.5  6.5  7.5  6.8  6.8   --  0.56
 03:13 arctic   303( 1015)  90  61   7.6  6.6  7.5  7.0  6.9   SDSS_r  0.52
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    48     8      1   211  (SSW)    305    clear     none
     17:00    49    -4      8   358    (N)    202    clear     none
     18:00    47    -5      5   260    (W)    197    clear     none
     19:00    46    -7      1   207  (SSW)    140    clear     none
     20:00    45    -7      3   252  (WSW)     91    clear     none
     21:00    46    -6      5   262    (W)    123    clear     none
     22:00    46    -6      3   245  (WSW)    179    clear     none
     23:00    46    -6      2   204  (SSW)    135    clear     none
     00:00    46    -7      5   197  (SSW)    111    clear     none
     01:00    46    -7      5   206  (SSW)    106    clear     none
     02:00    45    -8      7   205  (SSW)     86    clear     none
     03:00    48    -5      8   218   (SW)    220    clear     none
     04:00    44    -8      8   213  (SSW)    161    clear     none
     05:00    44    -8      3   224   (SW)    215    clear     none
     06:00    46    -7      4   256  (WSW)    105    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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