Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Tuesday, April 07, 2026 PROG PI ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) -------------------------------------------------------------------- UW02 B.Benda B.Benda OU01 M.Kilic M.Kilic ON-SKY PROG INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- UW02 ECHELLE 22:17 01:09 OU01 KOSMOS 01:10 04:12 OU01 ECHELLE 04:14 06:32 PROG SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DTN START FINISH D B D B D B D B ----------------------------------------------------------------- UW02/R 19:36 01:10 2.7 0 0 0 2.7 0.1 0 0 OU01/R 01:10 06:34 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.4 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: T.McQuaid gcam exposures failing at checkout, fixed with hub startNubs stayed closed first few hours due to rainclouds in the vicinity. ------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22:23 ecamera 481( -140) -44 52 4.0 5.8 6.6 5.5 4.2 ND3 1.36 01:24 kosmos 381( 692) 173 66 5.6 4.5 5.0 4.4 5.3 -- 1.36 04:28 ecamera 483( -190) 11 57 4.6 4.8 5.3 4.8 5.1 ND3 0.59 ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:00 43 32 3 346 (NNW) 613 cloudy none 17:00 41 32 4 316 (NW) cloudy none 18:00 44 32 1 321 (NW) 577 cloudy none 19:00 40 30 10 16 (NNE) ptly cldy none 20:00 39 31 2 328 (NNW) ptly cldy none 21:00 38 31 5 10 (N) ptly cldy none 22:00 40 31 4 360 (N) clear none 23:00 41 31 3 351 (N) 493 clear none 00:00 40 31 4 356 (N) 483 clear none 01:00 42 31 8 357 (N) 710 clear none 02:00 42 31 6 352 (N) 751 clear none 03:00 42 32 7 10 (N) 790 clear none 04:00 42 29 8 358 (N) 718 clear none 05:00 40 30 7 15 (NNE) 789 clear none 06:00 43 30 9 354 (N) 912 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