Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20250129
From: cgray@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:32:38 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Wednesday, January 29, 2025
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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UW03  A.Heinze          A.Heinze
NM09  D.Bizyaev         D.Bizyaev
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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UW03  Echelle        22:48   00:06
NM09  KOSMOS         00:10   02:08
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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UW03/R      17:42  00:10   4.9  0.3   0    0   1.3  0.0   0    0
NM09/R      00:10  06:51   4.7   0    0    0   2.0  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: C.Gray and A.Townsend
The night started with virga all around us. Winds started picking up but the dust didn't come. Once the clouds rolled out the humidity went up. However, things calmed down enough to open near 11pm. But, then the humidity came back by 2am and we closed. We were not able to reopen.
The new kcam shutter worked great!!
No 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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 22:52 ecamera    383( -630) -76  54  -7.7 -6.8 -6.5 -6.8 -7.5   Clear  1.68
 00:26 kosmos   398(  303) 125  68  -8.3 -8.4 -7.7 -8.5 -8.4   --  0.99
              ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    27     9     22   266    (W)    864 mstly cldy   none
     17:00    25    11     22   257  (WSW)   1061 mstly cldy   none
     18:00    23     9     15   247  (WSW)    938 mstly cldy   none
     19:00    21    12     18   260    (W)    997 mstly cldy   none
     20:00    20    13     18   264    (W)        mstly cldy   none
     21:00    19    14     16   274    (W)         ptly cldy  humid
     22:00    18    15     12   284  (WNW)        mstly clr   humid
     23:00    18    12     13   275    (W)           clear    humid
     00:00    17    12     10   292  (WNW)           clear    humid
     01:00    17    12     13   286  (WNW)           clear    humid
     02:00    16    12     11   300  (WNW)        mstly clr   humid
     03:00    16    13     14   295  (WNW)        mstly clr   humid
     04:00    16    13     14   284  (WNW)         ptly cldy  humid
     05:00    15    13     11   265    (W)        mstly clr   humid
     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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