Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20250322
From: tsutherland@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2025 13:12:06 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Saturday, March 22, 2025
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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JH04  C.Ingebretsen     C.Ingebretsen
OU01  G.Jewett          G.Jewett
NM08  T.McQuaid         T.McQuaid
AP02  S.Merkowitz       R.McMillan,T.Sutherland
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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JH04  ARCTIC         --:--   --:--
OU01  ARCTIC         --:--   --:--
NM08  ECHELLE        01:20   05:54
AP02  APOLLO         05:58   06:50
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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JH04/R      19:25  21:25   2.0   0    0    0    0   0.0   0    0
OU01/R      21:25  01:10   3.8   0    0    0    0   0.0   0    0
NM08/R      01:10  05:54   0.2   0    0    0   1.9  2.6   0    0
AP02/R      05:54  06:54    0    0    0    0   0.0  1.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: T.Sutherland,J.Dembicky
Nicfps was all 0s at checkout. Thanks Jack for helping recover it.
Restarted the arctic filter wheel at the start of JH04.
Restarted dataq at 9pm.
Dust from start of night until 1:20am when I opened.
                    ------- 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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 01:30 ecamera    428(   54) 185  76   6.6  7.0  9.3  6.9  6.3   clear  0.95
 06:03 APOLLO     350( 1676)  28  25   4.7  4.6  5.3  4.8  4.8   --  1.80
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    56     9     19   260    (W)   1125    clear     none
     17:00    52     5     13   268    (W)   1680    clear     none
     18:00    54     5     24   263    (W)   3052    clear     dust
     19:00    50     4     27   257  (WSW)   4159 mstly clr    dust
     20:00    48     4     26   265    (W)   6524 mstly clr    dust
     21:00    46     3     23   267    (W)   3017    clear     dust
     22:00    46     4     19   270    (W)  10733    clear     dust
     23:00    45     6     25   282  (WNW)   9308    clear     dust
     00:00    45     6     23   296  (WNW)   6888    clear     dust
     01:00    44     8     19   281    (W)   2946    clear     none
     02:00    44    11     13   280    (W)   2405 mstly clr    none
     03:00    42    12     11   273    (W)   2306  ptly cldy   none
     04:00    42    12     10   276    (W)   1059  ptly cldy   none
     05:00    42    13     16   322   (NW)    735 mstly cldy   none
     06:00    41    15     21   308   (NW)    763 mstly cldy   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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