Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Sunday, December 28, 2025 PROG PI ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) -------------------------------------------------------------------- UW04 S.Hawley S.Hawley CU05 A.Kowalski J.Libby-Roberts ON-SKY PROG INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- UW04 ECHELLE 17:31 20:56 CU05 ARCTIC --:-- --:-- PROG SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DTN START FINISH D B D B D B D B ----------------------------------------------------------------- UW04/R 17:14 00:10 0 3.2 0 0 0.0 3.7 0 0 CU05/R 00:10 06:56 5.1 1.7 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: A.Townsend We were able to get on sky for a few hours tonight before the clouds rolled in, and by 21:00 we weren't getting anything so we closed up. The clouds stuck around for the rest of the night. It started snowing at 03:30, and has not stopped yet! ------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17:41 ecamera 478( -214) -42 44 2.7 4.1 4.2 3.8 3.1 Clear 1.62 ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:00 38 13 4 266 (W) 234 mstly clr none 17:00 37 12 1 210 (SSW) 239 mstly clr none 18:00 36 22 15 115 (ESE) 369 mstly clr none 19:00 35 19 14 111 (ESE) 462 mstly clr none 20:00 34 18 16 115 (ESE) 476 mstly cldy none 21:00 37 4 18 141 (SE) 384 cloudy none 22:00 38 -7 12 178 (S) 695 cloudy none 23:00 37 -12 13 180 (S) 760 cloudy none 00:00 37 -1 16 179 (S) 472 cloudy none 01:00 34 6 7 181 (S) 406 cloudy none 02:00 33 8 1 287 (WNW) 407 cloudy none 03:00 35 7 5 191 (S) 423 cloudy snow 04:00 30 22 4 101 (E) 516 cloudy snow 05:00 30 28 5 67 (ENE) cloudy snow 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: 3.1.8