Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20251105
From: tmcquaid@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Thu,  6 Nov 2025 13:33:52 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Wednesday, November 05, 2025
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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UV05  Y.Zhou            J.Davidson
JH01  P.McCreery        P.McCreery
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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UV05  DSSI (visiting instrument)17:17   00:05
JH01  ECHELLE        00:10   05:56
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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UV05/R      17:17  00:10    0    0    0    0   0.0  6.9   0    0
JH01/R      00:10  06:17    0    0    0    0   0.0  6.1   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: T.McQuaid
Had to restart echelle icc at 15:15 due to exposures failing
Restarted Dataq at 15:30
Otherwise a smooth, uneventful night.
                    ------- 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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 17:35 dssi   440( 1542) 186  58  11.0 12.7 12.1 12.0 11.6   692  0.70
 00:32 ecamera    403( -107) 223  68   9.9  8.4  9.2  8.2  9.0   ND1  0.91
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    54    15      8   304   (NW)   1018    clear     none
     17:00    51    16      1   316   (NW)    889    clear     none
     18:00    48    14      7     0    (N)   1100    clear     none
     19:00    50    11      3     3    (N)    686    clear     none
     20:00    52     8      8   297  (WNW)    581    clear     none
     21:00    51     8      5   260    (W)    578    clear     none
     22:00    50    11      5   253  (WSW)    554    clear     none
     23:00    50    12      6   215   (SW)    488    clear     none
     00:00    49    12      8   208  (SSW)    393    clear     none
     01:00    50    11      9   209  (SSW)    394    clear     none
     02:00    49    10     15   238  (WSW)    236    clear     none
     03:00    47    10     10   256  (WSW)    295    clear     none
     04:00    49    13     13   263    (W)    381    clear     none
     05:00    49    12     13   299  (WNW)    366    clear     none
     06:00    47    11     14   298  (WNW)    342    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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