Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20240304
From: mcroom@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Tue,  5 Mar 2024 13:14:57 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Monday, March 04, 2024
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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OU01  G.Jewett          A.Moss
CU01  K.France          K.France
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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OU01  KOSMOS         18:47   23:56
CU01  Eyepiece       00:18   01:30
CU01  KOSMOS         01:48   05:24
   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      18:12  00:10    0    0    0    0   6.0  0.0   0    0
CU01/O      00:10  06:17    0    0    0    0   2.8  3.3   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: M.Croom,C.Gray
Weather was clear with relatively steady skies until thin clouds arrived around 02:30. The class completed their day tour in ample time for A Half to collect cals and have a productive session. The class returned for B half which started with eyepiece time under very nice skies. Two different class projects were undertaken by CU01 using KOSMOS with Candace expertly guiding them along the way.
Echelle Dewar 1 had fill times ranging from 534 to 664 seconds, contrast Dewar 2 of only 4 seconds as expected during the decontamination processing.
Darks and biases underway until 07:00
                    ------- 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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 18:58 kosmos   228(  762) 129  53   2.4  3.8  4.3  3.2  2.6   -  1.56
 01:48 klow   396(  780) 199  47   2.0  0.5  1.4  0.7  1.3   -  1.34
 02:47 kosmos   357(  735) 141  54   1.7  0.5  1.4  0.8  1.2   -  1.38
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    42    20     11   263    (W)   1655 mstly clr    none
     17:00    43    18     22   255  (WSW)    950 mstly clr    none
     18:00    39    18     19   260    (W)    655    clear     none
     19:00    37    18     15   250  (WSW)    631    clear     none
     20:00    35    18     13   238  (WSW)    505    clear     none
     21:00    35    18     10   212  (SSW)    553    clear     none
     22:00    35    19      5   244  (WSW)    681    clear     none
     23:00    36    18      8   257  (WSW)    590    clear     none
     00:00    36    16      8   231   (SW)    559    clear     none
     01:00    35    13     12   235   (SW)    568    clear     none
     02:00    35    11     14   276    (W)    509 mstly clr    none
     03:00    36     9     15   280    (W)    405  ptly cldy   none
     04:00    35     8     12   271    (W)    399 mstly clr    none
     05:00    34    10     11   271    (W)    426  ptly cldy   none
     06:00    33    14     11   300  (WNW)    531  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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