Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20250106 From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 13:30:09 +0000 (UTC) Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Monday, January 06, 2025 PROG PI ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) -------------------------------------------------------------------- NM05 W.Roberson E.Nielsen, A.Peck UW06 C.Orion C.Orion ON-SKY PROG INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- NM05 ECHELLE 19:00 00:00 UW06 ARCTIC 00:05 06:16 PROG SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DTN START FINISH D B D B D B D B ----------------------------------------------------------------- NM05/R 17:21 00:10 0 1.7 0 0 0.0 5.1 0 0 UW06/R 00:10 06:58 0 0 0 0 6.3 0.5 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky No problems other than clouds keeping us closed at the start of the night and their return around 03:30, but we observed through them with ARCTIC. ------- FAILURE LOG ------- FAILURE MODE TIME PROG INSTR TI/SHU START FINISH DESCRIPTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- FOCUS LOG --------------- Time Instrument Focus Az El Temp Strc Prim Sec Air filt FWHM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19:13 ecamera 209( -506) -38 51 -1.2 -0.5 -0.2 -0.6 -1.2 ND4 0.82 00:12 arctic 270( 619) -141 59 -0.9 -1.1 -1.0 -1.6 -1.5 CUVR 0.84 00:13 NA2gdr 36677(36677) -141 59 -0.8 -1.1 -1.0 -1.6 -1.5 clear 1.16 ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:00 32 1 6 195 (SSW) 307 cloudy none 17:00 31 2 5 199 (SSW) 475 cloudy none 18:00 31 3 8 209 (SSW) 610 mstly cldy none 19:00 30 3 7 186 (S) 720 mstly clr none 20:00 30 2 10 184 (S) 758 clear none 21:00 30 4 11 210 (SSW) 884 clear none 22:00 31 4 8 209 (SSW) 823 clear none 23:00 31 7 10 190 (S) 881 clear none 00:00 30 7 12 190 (S) 964 clear none 01:00 31 7 14 183 (S) 1043 mstly clr none 02:00 30 9 15 190 (S) 1175 ptly cldy none 03:00 31 7 17 197 (SSW) 1197 ptly cldy none 04:00 33 8 20 197 (SSW) 1155 ptly cldy none 05:00 32 9 14 194 (SSW) 1250 mstly cldy none 06:00 32 9 19 202 (SSW) 1356 cloudy 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