Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20250117
From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 14:02:30 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Friday, January 17, 2025
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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UW01  P.Yoachim         P.Yoachim, D.Meng, Z.Xu, Z.Liu
CU06  Y.Notsu           Y.Notsu
BY01  S.Call            S.Call
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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UW01  KOSMOS         17:31   23:56
CU06  ARCTIC         00:15   05:20
BY01  TSPEC          05:45   06:48
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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UW01/R      17:31  00:10    0    0    0    0   3.7  2.9   0    0
CU06/R      00:10  05:26    0    0    0    0   0.0  5.3   0    0
BY01/R      05:26  06:56    0    0    0    0   0.0  1.5   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky
KOSMOS disperser got stuck during twilight.  Dome temp was around 0C.  No further issues once I moved it by hand for the rest of the night.
No 3.5m 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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 18:13 kosmos   273(  530) 135  51  -2.1 -1.1 -0.8 -2.0 -2.1   --  1.00
 20:28 kosmos   348(  490) -57  40  -3.7 -3.7 -3.0 -3.7 -3.7   --  2.60
 22:45 kosmos   400(  531) -103  19  -3.6 -4.3 -3.2 -4.2 -3.9   --  2.30
 00:19 arctic   409(  627) -18  54  -3.3 -4.0 -3.2 -3.9 -3.6   4170  0.88
 00:21 NA2gdr 37318(37318) -19  54  -3.3 -4.0 -3.2 -3.9 -3.6   R  1.25
 05:48 tcamera  407(  720)  -8  51  -3.7 -4.8 -3.8 -4.7 -4.6   Ks  0.93
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    32    19     21   275    (W)    808  ptly cldy   none
     17:00    31    16     16   271    (W)   1479  ptly cldy   none
     18:00    28    16     16   269    (W)   2524  ptly cldy   none
     19:00    27    18     17   266    (W)   2570  ptly cldy   none
     20:00    26    18     14   287  (WNW)         ptly cldy   none
     21:00    25    18     18   296  (WNW)        mstly clr    none
     22:00    24    18     17   309   (NW)           clear     none
     23:00    25    19      2   354    (N)           clear     none
     00:00    26    18      6    14  (NNE)           clear     none
     01:00    26    20     10   326   (NW)           clear     none
     02:00    27    18     17   301  (WNW)           clear     none
     03:00    25    18     13   326   (NW)           clear     none
     04:00    24    17     15   296  (WNW)           clear     none
     05:00    25    16     17   302  (WNW)           clear     none
     06:00    23    16     14   309   (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.
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