Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Saturday, February 14, 2026 PROG PI ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) -------------------------------------------------------------------- UW09 C.Chandler C.Chandler,I.Chow,D.Singh,M.Frissell UW02 P.Yoachim Z.Xu,Z.Liu ON-SKY PROG INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- UW09 ARCTIC 18:34 03:17 UW02 KOSMOS 03:35 06:01 PROG SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DTN START FINISH D B D B D B D B ----------------------------------------------------------------- UW09/R 17:57 00:10 0 0 0 0 6.2 0.0 0 0 UW09/R 00:10 03:24 0 0 0 0 3.2 0.0 0 0 UW02/R 03:24 06:38 0 0 0 0 2.4 0.9 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: T.Sutherland Reset dome controller and mirror covers at start of night. Humid start to the night, but that eventually cleared and things were perfectly clear. A couple thin wispy clouds rolled in in the morning, but not enough to hinder science at all. ------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:41 arctic 458( 773) -72 22 0.7 1.8 3.4 2.7 0.9 CUVR 1.78 20:22 arctic 436( 665) -91 55 1.6 0.6 1.4 0.6 1.1 CUVR 0.96 01:47 arctic 471( 683) -43 59 1.0 0.2 1.0 0.3 0.9 CUVR 0.90 03:50 kosmos 561( 710) -61 41 3.8 0.9 2.0 1.1 2.9 -- 1.21 ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:00 34 29 12 308 (NW) ptly cldy humid 17:00 36 28 6 315 (NW) mstly clr humid 18:00 34 27 4 325 (NW) clear humid 19:00 33 27 12 352 (N) clear humid 20:00 34 24 10 344 (NNW) clear none 21:00 35 21 11 358 (N) 124 clear none 22:00 36 19 15 354 (N) 120 clear none 23:00 35 21 9 44 (NE) 258 clear none 00:00 35 21 4 348 (NNW) 416 clear none 01:00 35 19 2 321 (NW) 149 clear none 02:00 34 20 4 77 (ENE) 109 clear none 03:00 36 16 12 17 (NNE) 112 clear none 04:00 37 3 3 324 (NW) 132 mstly clr none 05:00 38 2 1 148 (SSE) 125 mstly clr none 06:00 40 1 6 239 (WSW) 90 mstly clr 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