Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20240416
From: ajt@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:14:28 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Tuesday, April 16, 2024
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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OU03  A.Moss            A.Moss
UW06  S.Hawley          K.Jones
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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OU03  KOSMOS         19:47   00:57
UW06  ECHELLE        01:03   05:22
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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OU03/R      19:43  01:10    0    0    0    0   0.0  5.5   0    0
UW06/R      01:10  06:22    0    0    0    0   2.8  2.4   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: A.Townsend
Alt motion error at 75 immediately after set inst with a slew in place.
Good seeing, and though we had clouds almost all night, they were mostly thin enough to not cause us trouble. Nice quiet night!
                    ------- 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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 19:24 kosmos   400( 1186) 125  68   8.3  9.4  9.1  8.8  8.4   --  1.06
 00:19 ecamera    376(   12)  29  45   8.0  6.9  7.6  6.8  7.2   ND1  1.04
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    52    12     14   294  (WNW)    884 mstly clr    none
     17:00    50    10     11   355    (N)    835 mstly clr    none
     18:00    50    12     14   303  (WNW)    888 mstly clr    none
     19:00    49     9      7   277    (W)    940 mstly clr    none
     20:00    47     8     10   291  (WNW)    887  ptly cldy   none
     21:00    48     6     10   245  (WSW)    978  ptly cldy   none
     22:00    48     5      9   261    (W)   1003  ptly cldy   none
     23:00    47     6     10   233   (SW)   1036 mstly clr    none
     00:00    47     5     15   235   (SW)   1004    clear     none
     01:00    46     6      9   221   (SW)    968  ptly cldy   none
     02:00    46     6      9   217   (SW)    994 mstly cldy   none
     03:00    46     4     11   225   (SW)    965  ptly cldy   none
     04:00    46     3      8   225   (SW)    952 mstly clr    none
     05:00    47     5      3   218   (SW)    996 mstly clr    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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