Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Thursday, September 03, 2026 PROG PI ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) -------------------------------------------------------------------- OU04 N.Vernekar M.Barrientos UW02 J.Murtagh J.Murtagh ON-SKY PROG INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- OU04 ARCTIC --:-- --:-- UW02 ARCTIC --:-- --:-- PROG SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DTN START FINISH D B D B D B D B ----------------------------------------------------------------- OU04/R 19:34 01:10 3.8 1.8 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 UW02/R 01:10 06:32 0 5.4 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: H.Abbot OU04 was scheduled to have Echelle but had requested ARCTIC in the email. Heavy rain bearing clouds for the majority of the night, with high dust counts towards the end leaving not enough time for UW02 observer to get necessary on-sky time. No telescope or instrument issues to report. ------- 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 71 46 6 199 (SSW) 1124 cloudy none 17:00 74 47 8 258 (WSW) 1154 cloudy none 18:00 68 47 7 247 (WSW) 1121 cloudy none 19:00 66 45 1 232 (SW) 1203 cloudy none 20:00 65 47 14 194 (SSW) 1148 cloudy none 21:00 58 45 17 143 (SE) 727 cloudy none 22:00 61 32 6 190 (S) 859 cloudy none 23:00 57 32 9 189 (S) 1297 cloudy none 00:00 57 31 18 132 (SE) 992 cloudy none 01:00 56 31 22 131 (SE) 1304 cloudy none 02:00 56 31 18 171 (S) 1407 cloudy none 03:00 55 30 15 202 (SSW) 1524 mstly cldy none 04:00 55 29 6 196 (SSW) 6321 mstly cldy dust 05:00 58 29 3 257 (WSW) 2454 ptly cldy 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: 3.2.2