Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20241106
From: ajt@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Thu,  7 Nov 2024 12:00:52 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Wednesday, November 06, 2024
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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NM03  T.McQuaid         T.McQuaid
NM05  W.Roberson        A.Peck
DD02  R.DeColibus       R.DeColibus
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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NM03  ECHELLE        --:--   --:--
NM05  ECHELLE        --:--   --:--
DD02  ARCTIC         --:--   --:--
   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      17:16  00:10   3.0  3.9   0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
NM05/R      00:10  04:10   4.0   0    0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
DD02/R      04:10  06:18   2.1   0    0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: A.Townsend
Reset mirror covers at checkout (expected due to generator test Wednesday morning); restarted software on Alcor which also may have rebooted at that time as well since that's about when the all sky camera seems to have frozen.
Tonight was completely overcast with radar returns all night. We had light snow for part of A-half and all of B-half, though not as much as the forecast was predicting, and none of it stuck (yet).
                    ------- 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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               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    39    30     11   200  (SSW)          cloudy   lt rain
     17:00    39    32     14   182    (S)          cloudy     none
     18:00    40    32     19   183    (S)          cloudy     none
     19:00    40    31     16   175    (S)          cloudy     none
     20:00    41    31     21   202  (SSW)          cloudy     none
     21:00    39    32     20   146   (SE)          cloudy     none
     22:00    37    31     12   141   (SE)          cloudy   lt snow
     23:00    36    30     16   134   (SE)          cloudy   lt snow
     00:00    37    28     20   160  (SSE)          cloudy   lt snow
     01:00    37    28     22   177    (S)          cloudy   lt snow
     02:00    37    28     16   179    (S)          cloudy   lt snow
     03:00    36    28     12   190    (S)          cloudy   lt snow
     04:00    35    27     15   193  (SSW)          cloudy   lt snow
     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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