Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20240826
From: ajt@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 11:06:10 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Monday, August 26, 2024
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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EN02  B.Ketzeback       T.Sutherland,A.Townsend,R.McMillan
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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EN02  NICFPS         --:--    --:--
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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EN02/W      19:43  06:27   4.5  6.3   0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: T.Sutherland,A.Townsend
With echelle icc not working, we could not do checkout or IOL. Also during checkout gcam needed to have the nubs restarted.
Motion error at about 20:00 at 47.5 deg alt and 104 az at the very start of a slew.
Weather bad. Weather very bad. Clouds, radar, fog, and lots of rain. Dust counters were still operating at nearly 100% humidity, but Shane fixed it! Thanks Shane.
There was some water on the floor in the pit in front of the telescope this morning.
Torrie got some training including on NICFPS tonight.
We're excited to return to science this week!
                    ------- 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    61    48     13   112  (ESE)    908   cloudy   lt rain
     17:00    63    45      9   108  (ESE)    623   cloudy     none
     18:00    64    45      8    53   (NE)    738  ptly cldy   none
     19:00    62    46     14    89    (E)    915  ptly cldy   none
     20:00    60    48      3   244  (WSW)   1264   cloudy     fog
     21:00    51    52     19    13  (NNE)  13496   cloudy     rain
     22:00    50    51     18    32  (NNE)    918   cloudy     rain
     23:00    53    51     16    78  (ENE)   1618   cloudy   lt rain
     00:00    53    50     16    79    (E)   1059   cloudy     rain
     01:00    53    51      9    80    (E)   1654   cloudy     rain
     02:00    53    51      2   107  (ESE)          cloudy     rain
     03:00    52    51     11   123  (ESE)          cloudy     rain
     04:00    53    50     11    87    (E)          cloudy     rain
     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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