Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20241129
From: cgray@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 13:02:15 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Friday, November 29, 2024
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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WY01  M.Brotherton      M.Brotherton
BY07  A.Mosenkov        S.Bahr
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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WY01  KOSMOS         18:00   21:25
BY07  KOSMOS         01:56   05:45
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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WY01/R      17:06  00:10   3.7   0    0    0   3.4  0.0   0    0
BY07/R      00:10  06:39   1.8   0    0    0   4.3  0.3   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: C.Gray
dataq needed another restart at checkout as did the cloud cam.
The night started out with clouds and humidity, but we were still able to open and stay open for a few hours. However, around 9:30 pm, the humidity was getting too high and I could see fog on the cloud cam and we closed. Luckily, we were able to reopen at 2am! And, while the wind didn't shift, the humidity plummeted around 4am and we were able to stay open until twilight.
                    ------- 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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 18:06 klow   313(  797) 140  51   2.0  3.1  3.0  3.0  2.3   --  0.67
 02:06 kosmos   335(  675)  90  68   1.8  0.5  1.2  1.0  1.2   --  0.95
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    38    28      9   269    (W)         ptly cldy   none
     17:00    36    28     11   268    (W)         ptly cldy   none
     18:00    36    28     11   278    (W)         ptly cldy   none
     19:00    36    27     13   302  (WNW)        mstly cldy   none
     20:00    36    27     15   312   (NW)        mstly cldy   none
     21:00    35    28      9   306   (NW)        mstly cldy   none
     22:00    34    28     14   314   (NW)        mstly cldy  humid
     23:00    34    28      7   309   (NW)        mstly cldy  humid
     00:00    34    28     10   332  (NNW)          cloudy    humid
     01:00    36    26     17   352    (N)         ptly cldy  humid
     02:00    35    25     22     6    (N)    450 mstly cldy  humid
     03:00    36    18     13    15  (NNE)   1237  ptly cldy  humid
     04:00    36    16     18     5    (N)    207  ptly cldy   none
     05:00    37     1     19     8    (N)    140  ptly cldy   none
     06:00    38   -15     28    23  (NNE)     85  ptly cldy   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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