Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Tuesday, October 06, 2026 PROG PI ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) -------------------------------------------------------------------- OU03 G.Jewett G.Jewett WY01 M.Moe S.Dandu AP01 S.Merkowitz R.McMillan,T.Sutherland ON-SKY PROG INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- OU03 ARCTIC 18:50 01:04 WY01 KOSMOS 01:16 05:30 AP01 APOLLO 05:32 06:50 PROG SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DTN START FINISH D B D B D B D B ----------------------------------------------------------------- OU03/R 18:50 01:10 0 0 0 0 6.3 0.0 0 0 WY01/R 01:10 05:38 0 0 0 0 2.7 1.7 0 0 AP01/R 05:38 06:53 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.2 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: T.McQuaid Arctic's LL quad went back to normal, unsaturated, around 20:00, and stayed that way the rest of A half. Clear weather throughout and uneventful. ------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19:36 arctic 601( 1342) 75 37 9.9 13.2 11.8 12.5 10.7 BG40 2.05 19:36 NA2gdr 41960(41960) 75 37 9.9 13.2 11.8 12.5 10.7 -- 1.70 20:49 arctic 491( 1112) 60 51 9.8 10.8 10.8 10.2 9.7 BG40 1.40 21:57 arctic 451( 1030) 36 62 10.5 10.2 10.6 10.0 10.3 BG40 1.15 01:27 khigh 311( 870) -83 46 10.9 9.6 10.4 9.5 9.8 -- 1.16 05:44 APOLLO 350( 1671) 87 20 10.0 9.0 9.8 8.8 9.5 530 1.60 ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:00 56 46 5 297 (WNW) clear none 17:00 57 47 5 252 (WSW) clear none 18:00 55 45 5 255 (WSW) 236 clear none 19:00 50 44 3 213 (SSW) clear none 20:00 51 39 7 189 (S) 224 clear none 21:00 51 42 1 203 (SSW) 199 clear none 22:00 51 40 2 168 (SSE) 204 clear none 23:00 52 40 3 144 (SE) 161 clear none 00:00 51 39 1 186 (S) 174 clear none 01:00 52 43 2 222 (SW) 153 clear none 02:00 52 42 3 223 (SW) clear none 03:00 53 40 2 218 (SW) 163 clear none 04:00 53 40 1 249 (WSW) 160 clear none 05:00 51 40 3 328 (NNW) 206 clear none 06:00 50 40 10 44 (NE) 259 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: