Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20250113
From: mcroom@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:05:46 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Monday, January 13, 2025
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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CU03  J.Libby-Roberts   J.Libby-Roberts
NM07  A.Smith           A.Smith,A.Peck
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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CU03  ARCTIC         17:45   18:03
NM07  ECHELLE        01:33   06:49
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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CU03/R      17:27  01:00    0   7.2   0    0   0.0  0.3   0    0
NM07/R      01:00  06:57    0   0.6   0    0   0.0  5.3   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: M.Croom
A.Townsend provided support with some software restarts and weather consulting - thanks!
At dusk, we were able to get sky flats and stay on-sky for only 18 minutes before the humidity became too high. Re-opened a bit after the start of B Half and stayed on-sky until dawn.
Restarted Skywatch software.
Echelle observer noted having issues tonight with the echelle mirror sky command failing when he ran his ThAr script (more frequently tonight than typically):
Errors are:
Failed: echelle mirror sky failed: exceptions.RuntimeError: [Calibration Mirror Move Error! :: Mirror not fully out of beam path]
mirror sky failed: exceptions.RuntimeError: [Calibration Mirror Move Error! :: Mirror not fully out of beam path]
When observer executed the commands directly in the Echelle window, the action succeeds.
No other issues.
                    ------- 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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 18:57 arctic   347(  578) 104  80  -5.9 -4.0 -4.5 -4.1 -4.4   Semrock  2.61
 01:53 ecamera    451( -523)  -3  54  -5.2 -6.0 -4.8 -6.0 -5.6   ND4  0.86
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    26    14     13   209  (SSW)    650 mstly clr    none
     17:00    25    17     12   202  (SSW)           clear     none
     18:00    22    17      9   185    (S)           clear    humid
     19:00    22    17      9   218   (SW)           clear    humid
     20:00    21    18     14   183    (S)        mstly clr   humid
     21:00    21    18     16   220   (SW)         ptly cldy  humid
     22:00    22    19     12   215   (SW)        mstly clr   humid
     23:00    21    19     11   232   (SW)           clear    humid
     00:00    22    16     11   235   (SW)           clear    humid
     01:00    22    17     14   235   (SW)           clear    humid
     02:00    23    14      7   270    (W)        mstly clr    none
     03:00    23    14     10   269    (W)        mstly clr    none
     04:00    21    14      8   250  (WSW)           clear     none
     05:00    23    14      8   263    (W)           clear     none
     06:00    22    14      8   316   (NW)           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