Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20241210
From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:50:12 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Tuesday, December 10, 2024
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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BY01  S.Turner          S.Turner
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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BY01  NICFPS         20:00   06:41
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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BY01/R      17:06  06:47    0   2.9   0    0   3.9  6.9   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
High winds kept us closed at the start of the night.
Bill reported that the alt had reset to 0.0 deg this morning and reste it to 70 deg.  I believe I left the telescope parked at 75 and I was seeing a 5deg fiducial error on my test slews.  I fixed the issue by changing the position and then re-doing my test slees in alt.  The error was much more reasonable after.
Wind gusts finally dropped below closure limits around 19:45 and we opened soon afterwards.
No telescope issues tonight.
                    ------- 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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 20:07 NICFPS     277(  863) 109  63  -4.3 -4.5 -4.3 -4.4 -4.5   H  0.71
 20:10 NA2gdr 11657(49657) 109  64  -4.3 -4.5 -4.4 -4.5 -4.5   R  1.60
 22:36 NICFPS     294(  884) 312  42  -4.1 -4.8 -4.1 -4.6 -4.4   H  1.00
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    24    -8     22    24  (NNE)    149    clear     none
     17:00    23   -13     19    17  (NNE)    122    clear     none
     18:00    24   -15     18    19  (NNE)     85    clear     none
     19:00    25   -11     15    15  (NNE)    135    clear     none
     20:00    24    -8      8    29  (NNE)    158    clear     none
     21:00    25    -9     17     9    (N)    148    clear     none
     22:00    25   -10     12    12  (NNE)    139    clear     none
     23:00    24   -10     15    26  (NNE)    169    clear     none
     00:00    24    -9     18    18  (NNE)    175    clear     none
     01:00    25    -8     15    36   (NE)    171    clear     none
     02:00    29     0     22    16  (NNE)     46    clear     none
     03:00    27     1     29     5    (N)     61    clear     none
     04:00    28     4     27    30  (NNE)     80    clear     none
     05:00    30     4     21    32  (NNE)     86    clear     none
     06:00    30     4      8    32  (NNE)     66    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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