Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20250602 From: dembicky@apo.nmsu.edu Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2025 11:36:40 +0000 (UTC) Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Monday, June 02, 2025 PROG PI ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) -------------------------------------------------------------------- CU05 Z.Berta-Thompson Z.Berta-Thompson UW07 C.Orion M.Frissell ON-SKY PROG INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- CU05 KOSMOS 22:36 02:05 UW07 ARCTIC 02:20 05:04 PROG SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DTN START FINISH D B D B D B D B ----------------------------------------------------------------- CU05/R 20:16 02:15 0 2.3 0 0 0.6 3.1 0 0 UW07/R 02:15 05:47 0 0 0 0 3.5 0.0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky Threatening looking clouds kept us closed at the start of the night. We finally opened around 22:30. No problems tonight. ------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22:59 kosmos 167( 1007) 150 54 10.6 11.4 12.0 11.3 10.6 empty 1.35 02:28 arctic 400( 1220) -164 61 9.1 8.9 9.6 9.1 8.9 CUVR 1.07 02:30 NA2gdr 35255(35255) -164 61 9.1 8.9 9.6 9.1 8.9 clear 1.25 03:51 arctic 321( 1110) 1 58 8.4 8.2 8.9 8.2 8.2 CUVR 1.08 ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:00 53 -5 17 239 (WSW) 917 cloudy fog 17:00 54 17 15 266 (W) 898 cloudy none 18:00 54 33 27 252 (WSW) 823 ptly cldy none 19:00 55 33 25 249 (WSW) 820 ptly cldy none 20:00 53 32 20 255 (WSW) 574 mstly cldy none 21:00 51 32 20 266 (W) 753 ptly cldy none 22:00 51 31 19 265 (W) 1019 ptly cldy none 23:00 51 32 22 264 (W) 1151 mstly clr none 00:00 50 31 16 267 (W) 944 mstly clr none 01:00 50 32 26 276 (W) 718 clear none 02:00 49 31 20 284 (WNW) 715 clear none 03:00 48 32 21 287 (WNW) 713 clear none 04:00 47 31 17 289 (WNW) 718 clear none 05:00 47 30 15 311 (NW) 776 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. ---------- TELESCOPE SOFTWARE ---------- Current TCC version: 1.4.2 Current HUB version: v20171231_01 Current TUI version: 3.1.8