Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20240326
From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:39:08 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Tuesday, March 26, 2024
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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EN01  B.Ketzeback       J.Dembicky
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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EN01  KOSMOS         --:--   --:--
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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EN01/W      19:28  06:49   1.3 10.0   0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
18:15 Thunder snow and lightning!!! plus grapple.  Temperature took a 2C drop as well when it hit us. The snowstorm quickly dumped about 1/2" of new snow on site, adding to the 1.5" we already received during the day.
I had to startNubs gcam to get it working.
Russet did a couple tests with the 20 arc sec slits in Kosmos.  I wokred on ARCSAT documentation.
HIgh humidity with some snow showers during the night.  About an 1-1.5 inches additional from yesterday.
Snow program was ran all night.  I gave up at 05:20 and left the dome facing due south.
                    ------- 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    24    19     11   239  (WSW)        mstly cldy  humid
     17:00    26    22     21   274    (W)        mstly cldy  humid
     18:00    26    22     17   276    (W)          cloudy     snow
     19:00    23    24     14   306   (NW)          cloudy    humid
     20:00    22    20     17   293  (WNW)          cloudy    humid
     21:00    24    19     17   283  (WNW)          cloudy    humid
     22:00    24    19     16   272    (W)          cloudy    humid
     23:00    23    20     11   270    (W)          cloudy    humid
     00:00    23    22     16   278    (W)          cloudy    humid
     01:00    22    25     13   292  (WNW)          cloudy    humid
     02:00    22    20     12   325   (NW)          cloudy    humid
     03:00    22    22      2   276    (W)          cloudy   lt snow
     04:00    21    21      5   335  (NNW)          cloudy    humid
     05:00    22    19      5   339  (NNW)         ptly cldy  humid
     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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