Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Friday, May 15, 2026 PROG PI ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) -------------------------------------------------------------------- CU04 A.Kowalski A.Kowalski WY01 M.Brotherton M.Brotherton,K.Zhang UV01 R.Squillace R.Squillace ON-SKY PROG INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- CU04 KOSMOS 20:05 01:10 WY01 KOSMOS 01:10 02:40 UV01 KOSMOS 02:45 05:28 PROG SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DTN START FINISH D B D B D B D B ----------------------------------------------------------------- CU04/R 20:04 01:10 0 0 0 0 5.1 0.0 0 0 WY01/R 01:10 02:50 0 0 0 0 1.7 0.0 0 0 UV01/R 02:50 05:55 0 0 0 0 2.7 0.4 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: H.Abbot,R.McMillan Clear and smooth observing night with no 3.5m telescope or instrument issues. Had to zenith Arcsat because it slewed into its limit immediately. ------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:45 klow 631( 1462) 57 65 13.8 15.6 15.7 15.1 14.2 -- 1.30 ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:00 63 25 27 253 (WSW) 786 clear none 17:00 65 25 12 248 (WSW) 1141 clear none 18:00 63 21 19 265 (W) 1209 clear none 19:00 62 19 19 246 (WSW) 921 clear none 20:00 59 17 16 264 (W) 758 clear none 21:00 57 15 12 256 (WSW) 503 clear none 22:00 57 13 12 228 (SW) 476 clear none 23:00 57 12 10 253 (WSW) 640 clear none 00:00 57 13 12 265 (W) 677 clear none 01:00 57 13 12 263 (W) 688 clear none 02:00 56 10 12 262 (W) 741 clear none 03:00 55 10 8 263 (W) 720 clear none 04:00 55 8 10 266 (W) 713 clear none 05:00 54 8 7 272 (W) 746 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