Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20240527 From: mcroom@apo.nmsu.edu Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 12:49:11 +0000 (UTC) Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Monday, May 27, 2024 PROG PI ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) -------------------------------------------------------------------- UV05 J.Davidson J.Davidson UV06 J.Davidson J.Davidson ON-SKY PROG INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- UV05 DSSI 20:33 01:10 UV06 DSSI 01:10 05:48 PROG SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DTN START FINISH D B D B D B D B ----------------------------------------------------------------- UV05/R 20:13 01:10 0 0 0 0 4.1 0.9 0 0 UV06/R 01:10 05:48 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.6 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: M.Croom Observer logged in as UV03 (their nominal program moniker) for the entire night. Sub-arc second seeing and clear conditions all night aside from a short period around midnight when thin wispy clouds quickly passed through. Observations continued the entire time. Pollen counts stayed below 50/hr. No problems tonight. ------- FAILURE LOG ------- FAILURE MODE TIME PROG INSTR TI/SHU START FINISH DESCRIPTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- FOCUS LOG --------------- Time Instrument Focus Az El Temp Strc Prim Sec Air filt FWHM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19:43 dssi 285( 1833) -41 62 17.2 18.1 18.1 17.6 17.2 692 0.60 ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:00 70 20 19 247 (WSW) 821 clear none 17:00 68 20 18 256 (WSW) 945 clear none 18:00 67 17 17 266 (W) 1654 clear none 19:00 66 16 15 275 (W) 1521 clear none 20:00 63 13 13 269 (W) 1587 clear none 21:00 63 11 11 268 (W) 1287 clear none 22:00 62 11 15 269 (W) 1209 clear none 23:00 62 11 15 299 (WNW) 1290 clear none 00:00 60 8 12 271 (W) 977 mstly clr none 01:00 60 8 11 269 (W) 1033 clear none 02:00 61 9 10 262 (W) 1161 clear none 03:00 59 7 10 258 (WSW) 1038 clear none 04:00 60 9 9 258 (WSW) 1024 clear none 05:00 59 8 10 245 (WSW) 1024 clear none 06:00 57 5 9 240 (WSW) 1039 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. ---------- TELESCOPE SOFTWARE ---------- Current TCC version: 1.4.2 Current HUB version: v20171231_01 Current TUI version: 3.1.5