Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20241226
From: ajt@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:47:58 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Thursday, December 26, 2024
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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OU01  G.Jewett          A.Moss
JH07  C.Ingebretsen     C.Ingebretsen,L.Flagg
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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OU01  KOSMOS         21:45   23:58
JH07  TSPEC          00:16   06:19
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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OU01/R      17:13  00:10   4.8   0    0    0   2.2  0.0   0    0
JH07/R      00:10  06:56    0    0    0    0   3.9  2.8   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: A.Townsend
Radar and clouds for the first part of the night, but the sky cleared up and we had no problems on sky.
                    ------- 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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 22:00 kosmos   320(  615) 179  58   0.3 -0.1  0.1 -0.1  0.1   --  1.60
 00:23 tcamera    310(  856) 183  40   0.4 -0.4 -0.1 -0.7  0.2   Ks  1.70
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    31    14     11   305   (NW)    435 mstly cldy   none
     17:00    30    15      8   295  (WNW)    444 mstly cldy   none
     18:00    30    15     14   299  (WNW)    491 mstly cldy   none
     19:00    32    17     13   310   (NW)    506 mstly cldy   none
     20:00    31    17     11   322   (NW)    621 mstly cldy   none
     21:00    32    16     15   333  (NNW)    884 mstly cldy   none
     22:00    33    15      7     2    (N)    591  ptly cldy   none
     23:00    32    15      6   333  (NNW)    598  ptly cldy   none
     00:00    32    16     11     6    (N)    470  ptly cldy   none
     01:00    32    18     14   331  (NNW)    296  ptly cldy   none
     02:00    32    17     16   323   (NW)    171  ptly cldy   none
     03:00    33    13     19   300  (WNW)    144  ptly cldy   none
     04:00    34     9     15   306   (NW)    140    clear     none
     05:00    35     6     23   304   (NW)    122    clear     none
     06:00    34     7     21   292  (WNW)    107    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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