Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20250815
From: ajt@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025 13:47:46 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Friday, August 15, 2025
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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NM07  W.Roberson        W.Roberson,E.Nielsen
NM03  A.Peck            A.Smith,A.Abbas
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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NM07  ECHELLE        --:--   --:--
NM03  ECHELLE        --:--   --:--
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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NM07/R      19:56  01:10   3.7  1.6   0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
NM03/R      01:10  06:19    0   5.1   0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: A.Townsend
Checkout script got stuck on nicfps exposure; restarted NICFPS-ICS program (which
had a socket error that said 'Connection reset by peer').
power cycled dataq twice (did not need to restart DI-720 software).
Optical all-sky camera frozen.
Rain for most of A-half and humidity for the rest of the night kept us closed all
night.
                    ------- 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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               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    68    52      9   236   (SW)    950 mstly cldy   none
     17:00    65    50      9   259    (W)    907 mstly cldy   none
     18:00    63    50      8   218   (SW)    920 mstly cldy   rain
     19:00    55    51      9   180    (S)        mstly cldy   rain
     20:00    54    53     15    71  (ENE)        mstly cldy   rain
     21:00    54    52     14    91    (E)        mstly cldy lt rain
     22:00    54    53     20   126   (SE)        mstly cldy lt rain
     23:00    55    52     17   168  (SSE)        mstly cldy  humid
     00:00    55    53     10   177    (S)         ptly cldy  humid
     01:00    55    53     11   211  (SSW)         ptly cldy  humid
     02:00    55    52      9   183    (S)         ptly cldy  humid
     03:00    54    52     11   195  (SSW)        mstly cldy  humid
     04:00    54    53     10   198  (SSW)        mstly cldy  humid
     05:00    54    52      8   220   (SW)        mstly cldy  humid
     06:00    54    51      7   193  (SSW)        mstly cldy  humid
     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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