Apache Point Observatory 3.5m Telescope Night Log Wednesday, September 30, 2026 PROG PI ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) -------------------------------------------------------------------- CU05 A.Stephens A.Stephens UW01 P.Yoachim D.Meng, Z.Liu AP02 S.Merkowitz R.McMillan ON-SKY PROG INSTRUMENT START FINISH -------------------------------------------------------------------- CU05 KOSMOS --:-- --:-- UW01 KOSMOS 03:00 03:38 AP02 APOLLO --:-- --:-- PROG SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS NOT USED I/ROW/DTN START FINISH D B D B D B D B ----------------------------------------------------------------- CU05/R 18:57 01:10 2.4 3.9 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 UW01/R 01:10 04:00 0 2.2 0 0 0.0 0.6 0 0 AP02/R 04:00 06:49 0 2.8 0 0 0.0 2.8 0 0 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time ------------- ACTIVITY LOG -------------- Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky ARCTIC images looked completely normal tonight, including the LL quad!!! Dome air temp around 9C. Humidity started dropping around 02:00 and we were finally able to open at 03:00. Humidity went back up and closed us at 03:40. We never re-opened and I called the night at 05:40 due to high humidity. ------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03:15 kosmos 254( 627) 140 59 6.0 5.8 8.3 5.6 5.7 -- 1.30 ------------- WEATHER LOG ---------------- Wind Precip.or Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:00 41 41 14 265 (W) cloudy humid 17:00 43 40 17 269 (W) cloudy humid 18:00 43 42 19 291 (WNW) cloudy humid 19:00 43 42 15 265 (W) cloudy humid 20:00 42 42 13 276 (W) cloudy humid 21:00 42 42 12 283 (WNW) cloudy humid 22:00 42 40 12 321 (NW) clear humid 23:00 42 40 13 310 (NW) clear humid 00:00 43 40 11 319 (NW) clear humid 01:00 42 39 7 315 (NW) clear humid 02:00 42 39 2 307 (NW) ptly cldy humid 03:00 43 38 8 8 (N) clear humid 04:00 42 39 18 27 (NNE) clear humid 05:00 43 39 18 15 (NNE) clear humid 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: