Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20240805
From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Tue,  6 Aug 2024 12:13:47 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Monday, August 05, 2024
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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NA01  J.Bary            J.Bary, Ben H.
NM07  T.McQuaid         T.McQuaid
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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NA01  TSpec          20:20   01:00
NM07  ECHELLE        01:18   05:43
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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NA01/R      20:06  01:10    0    0    0    0   4.1  1.0   0    0
NM07/R      01:10  06:12    0    0    0    0   5.0  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky, T.Sutherland
Weather has been clear. We opened the dome as scheduled.
Dust increased just past midnight. Conditions in dome were okay though, so we stayed open.
Handheld dust counter matches inside dome dust counter, whereas the outside dust counter has been consistently reading double the value of the one inside the dome. Might be worth looking into outside dust counter to make sure it's working right.
We restarted the telemetry windows to see if that helped the irregular velocity pattern that was observed when slewing, but it did not seem to help.
Seeing went south during the 2nd half of the night.
No telescope problems tonight.
                    ------- 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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 20:19 tcamera    379( 1884)  31  53  16.8 20.2 20.1 20.5 17.6   Ks  1.94
 01:17 ecamera    438(  365)  67  81  13.8 13.5 14.2 13.6 13.7   ND1  1.80
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    69    44      2   103  (ESE)   2265 mstly clr    none
     17:00    72    44      9    85    (E)   2020 mstly clr    none
     18:00    70    42     14    48   (NE)   1837 mstly clr    none
     19:00    67    37     10    88    (E)   1508    clear     none
     20:00    63    39     25    76  (ENE)   1777    clear     none
     21:00    61    40     22    83    (E)   1911    clear     none
     22:00    59    43     21    88    (E)   2301    clear     none
     23:00    58    44     19    92    (E)   2552    clear     none
     00:00    58    46     17    84    (E)   3105    clear     dust
     01:00    57    49     13    84    (E)   4299    clear     dust
     02:00    57    50     12    88    (E)   4642    clear     dust
     03:00    56    49     12    88    (E)   4509    clear     dust
     04:00    56    49     13    87    (E)   4703    clear     dust
     05:00    56    49     12    84    (E)   4497    clear     dust
     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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