Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20250309
From: ajt@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:56:13 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Sunday, March 09, 2025
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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WY02  M.Moe             M.Moe,C.Smith
UW11  F.Chabour         J.Davenport
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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WY02  KOSMOS         19:33   01:03
UW11  KOSMOS         01:04   06:13
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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WY02/R      19:15  01:10    0    0    0    0   0.0  5.9   0    0
UW11/R      01:10  07:11    0    0    0    0   1.6  4.4   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: A.Townsend
Power cyled barometer and ARCTIC ion pump controller which was frozen wthe the HV light off. Took two tries to restart the HV on the ion pump but it seems to have recovered.
Clear night, mostly decent seeing, no telescope problems!
                    ------- 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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 19:47 kosmos   235(  807) -60  46   1.8  5.6  4.5  5.3  3.5   --  1.14
 21:26 kosmos   200(  587)  46  70   2.5  1.9  2.8  2.4  2.4   --  0.74
 23:17 kosmos   325(  678) 189  53   1.9  1.0  2.2  1.4  1.8   --  0.74
 01:22 kosmos   265(  596)   2  47   2.3  0.5  1.4  0.5  1.3   --  1.68
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    44    16     11   257  (WSW)    528    clear     none
     17:00    46    18      5   209  (SSW)    441    clear     none
     18:00    39    16      5   191    (S)    574    clear     none
     19:00    37    15      2   224   (SW)    563    clear     none
     20:00    35    15      1   143   (SE)    550    clear     none
     21:00    36     7     13    18  (NNE)    630    clear     none
     22:00    37     8      8    45   (NE)    567    clear     none
     23:00    35     8      6   341  (NNW)    565    clear     none
     00:00    36     6      2   338  (NNW)    460    clear     none
     01:00    35     7      9     6    (N)    499    clear     none
     02:00    40     1      5    92    (E)    582    clear     none
     03:00    38    -5      8   182    (S)    693    clear     none
     04:00    38    -3      9   184    (S)    683    clear     none
     05:00    36    -1      6   203  (SSW)    702    clear     none
     06:00    38    -1      3   195  (SSW)    733    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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