Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Friday, May 01, 2026 PROG PI ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) -------------------------------------------------------------------- EN01 B.Ketzeback A.Townsend,R.McMillan,H.Abbot AP01 S.Merkowitz R.McMillan,H.Abbot ON-SKY PROG INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- EN01 ECHELLE --:-- --:-- AP01 APOLLO --:-- --:-- EN01 ARCTIC --:-- --:-- PROG SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DTN START FINISH D B D B D B D B ----------------------------------------------------------------- EN01/W 19:54 01:10 0.2 5.1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 AP01/W 01:10 02:10 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 EN01/W 02:10 06:06 0 3.9 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: A.Townsend Retarted gcam nub at checkout. Rain, hail, fog, humidity, and clouds all night kept us closed. Engineering tasks done: - Set inst behavior testing - Tested non-sidereal tracking timestamp format - APOLLO training and troubleshooting - Obs-spec safety procedure checks ------- 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 38 31 20 57 (ENE) cloudy fog 17:00 36 32 16 78 (ENE) cloudy fog 18:00 35 32 12 80 (E) cloudy rain 19:00 35 32 7 66 (ENE) cloudy rain 20:00 33 32 14 72 (ENE) cloudy rain 21:00 33 32 8 73 (ENE) cloudy fog 22:00 36 32 1 103 (ESE) cloudy fog 23:00 33 32 2 91 (E) cloudy fog 00:00 34 32 7 22 (NNE) cloudy humid 01:00 35 32 7 58 (ENE) cloudy humid 02:00 34 32 1 268 (W) cloudy lt rain 03:00 35 32 0 284 (WNW) cloudy humid 04:00 34 32 1 178 (S) cloudy humid 05:00 35 31 3 37 (NE) cloudy rain 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