Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20240912
From: tsutherland@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:21:40 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Thursday, September 12, 2024
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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OU03  M.Kilic           G.Jewett
JH03  S.Gezari          M.Karmen
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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OU03  ARCTIC         19:16   01:04
JH03  KOSMOS         01:31   06:00
   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      19:21  01:10    0    0    0    0   0.0  5.8   0    0
JH03/R      01:10  06:38    0    0    0    0   5.1  0.3   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: T.Sutherland,A.Townsend
Fiducial error in az on first test slew.
Opened at sunset with beautiful weather.
Had to restart ARCSAT software due to a library support error.
                    ------- 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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 20:00 arctic   300( 1560) 195  54  17.5 18.2 18.4 17.6 17.4   BG40  0.95
 01:42 kosmos   250( 1340) 274  62  16.4 15.8 16.2 15.7 16.1   --  0.92
 ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    69    26     19   199  (SSW)   1316    clear     none
     17:00    74    29     21   218   (SW)   1419    clear     none
     18:00    69    26     24   238  (WSW)   1436    clear     none
     19:00    65    26     15   236   (SW)   1246    clear     none
     20:00    64    24     13   214   (SW)   1197    clear     none
     21:00    63    24     18   213  (SSW)   1175    clear     none
     22:00    64    24     15   188    (S)   1028    clear     none
     23:00    63    23     16   210  (SSW)    975    clear     none
     00:00    63    25     15   225   (SW)   1002 mstly clr    none
     01:00    62    26     14   230   (SW)   1201  ptly cldy   none
     02:00    61    25     22   203  (SSW)    979  ptly cldy   none
     03:00    61    24     12   202  (SSW)    820  ptly cldy   none
     04:00    60    24      7   191    (S)   1192    clear     none
     05:00    60    27      2   143   (SE)   1179    clear     none
     06:00    57    27      7   160  (SSE)   1288    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.
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