Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20250323
From: tsutherland@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:33:48 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Sunday, March 23, 2025
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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UV03  A.Verbiscer       A.Verbiscer
JH07  M.Karmen          M.Karmen
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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UV03  ARCTIC         22:40   01:04
JH07  KOSMOS         01:16   06:10
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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UV03/R      19:26  01:10   3.2   0    0    0   2.1  0.0   0    0
JH07/R      01:10  06:53    0    0    0    0   2.9  2.9   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: T.Sutherland
Ncfps wouldn't run at instrument checkout, the script got stuck during the filter test. Got the following error when nicfps expose init was done.
2025-03-23 23:05:36 APO.Torrie 58 hub f NoTarget="the target named nicfps is not connected"
I restarted the software in the vnc and restarted nubs and things seemed to be okay.
Radar kept us closed for a few hours at the beginning of the night. Opened at 10:40pm.
Not much else to note. It was a pretty quiet night after the ewather and clouds cleared.
                    ------- 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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 22:50 arctic   230(  967)   6  68   6.7  7.2  9.1  7.1  7.0   SDSS_r  0.86
 01:28 kosmos   280(  843) -20  45   5.5  5.3  6.1  5.1  5.2   --  0.97
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    51    18     11   270    (W)    632 mstly cldy   none
     17:00    48    17      6   301  (WNW)    680   cloudy     none
     18:00    48    18      4   263    (W)    674   cloudy     none
     19:00    46    19      2    29  (NNE)   1132   cloudy     none
     20:00    42    21     13    61  (ENE)   3889 mstly clr    none
     21:00    42    21     15    81    (E)   3105 mstly clr    none
     22:00    42    21      8    60  (ENE)   2740    clear     none
     23:00    45    19      4   261    (W)   1433    clear     none
     00:00    43    19      6   264    (W)   1999    clear     none
     01:00    42    21      8   262    (W)   3634    clear     none
     02:00    43    21      8   264    (W)   3485    clear     none
     03:00    42    23      8   321   (NW)    689    clear     none
     04:00    42    24     12     5    (N)    492    clear     none
     05:00    41    25     17    12  (NNE)    478    clear     none
     06:00    41    24     15    11    (N)    431    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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