Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20250916 From: mcroom@apo.nmsu.edu Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:20:44 +0000 (UTC) Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Tuesday, September 16, 2025 PROG PI ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) -------------------------------------------------------------------- UW04 S.Demasi S.Demasi GS02 D.Gies P.Wysocki ON-SKY PROG INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- UW04 ARCTIC --:-- --:-- GS02 ECHELLE --:-- --:-- PROG SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DTN START FINISH D B D B D B D B ----------------------------------------------------------------- UW04/R 19:16 01:10 5.9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 GS02/R 01:10 06:40 1.3 4.2 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: M.Croom Alcor all-sky camera needed USB restart. Rain, clouds, humidity kept us closed all night. B Half observer called it early; shut down at 04:15. No telescope or instrument issues were encountered. ------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:00 54 50 16 82 (E) cloudy lt rain 17:00 55 48 11 99 (E) cloudy lt rain 18:00 51 49 15 37 (NE) cloudy rain 19:00 48 45 23 63 (ENE) cloudy rain 20:00 51 42 17 77 (ENE) cloudy rain 21:00 52 41 19 130 (SE) cloudy lt rain 22:00 54 39 11 184 (S) cloudy none 23:00 53 45 17 150 (SSE) cloudy lt rain 00:00 52 47 17 146 (SE) cloudy none 01:00 52 45 16 152 (SSE) cloudy humid 02:00 52 45 13 174 (S) cloudy humid 03:00 51 46 2 204 (SSW) cloudy humid 04:00 51 46 5 183 (S) cloudy 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. ---------- TELESCOPE SOFTWARE ---------- Current TCC version: 1.4.2 Current HUB version: v20171231_01 Current TUI version: 3.1.8