Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 08:14:34 -0600 (MDT)
From: Karen Gloria
Subject: 3.5-m obslog 971022
                        WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22, 1997
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER   INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Turner          DIS      10/22     -     -
Strauss         DIS    10/22-23    -     -
Tomaney        SPIcam    10/23     -     -
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
PU01/S     19:45 20:25    0    -   0.7   -    0    -    0    0    -
PU04/R     20:25 00:50    0    0   3.9  0.5   0    0    0    0    0
UW12/R     00:50 05:51    -    0    -   5.0   -    0    0    -    0
(note: times listed include instrument change time)
                               ACTIVITY LOG
(* means a trouble report has been issued or appended to)
The telescope was not opened tonight due to poor weather.  We had
torrential rain mixed with sleet here this evening.  The rain stopped
but the clouds remained for the rest of the night.
I was the observer for PU01, Michael Strauss and Xiaohui Fan were the
observers for PU04, and Austin Tomaney was the observer for UW12.
Telescope usage statistics for the period 10/16/97 through 10/22/97:
                                DARK    BRIGHT
Hrs. lost to weather            6.4	12.0
Hrs. lost to equip. failure     0.1	 6.0
Useful hours                    7.8	38.8
Total hours                    14.3	56.8
Percentages of total dark and bright hours:
% lost to weather		25.9%
% lost to equip. failure	 8.6%
% useful hours			65.5%
                                FOCUS LOG
                             OCTOBER 22 1997
                  Best   Telescope           Wind            Seeing
Time   Inst      Focus    Az  El    #Temp   Dir MPH  filter  FWHM "
- no focus data -
#The first temp is air, the second is truss, both in degrees Celsius
                                 WEATHER
                             OCTOBER 22 1997
                                   Wind
    Time  Temp F  Dewp. F  MPH.	  Dir.       Dust    Sky          Precip.
     16:01    47    36     14   182  (S)      610   overcast      drizzle
     17:01    47    34     13   201  (SSW)    536   overcast      drizzle
     18:01    44    33     17   156  (SSE)    624   overcast       rain
     19:01    38    38     13   292  (WNW)    102   overcast       rain
     20:01    37    37     12   315  (NW)     232   overcast       rain
     21:01    35    35     13   258  (WSW)   1381   overcast       rain
     22:01    35    35     16   327  (NNW)    345   overcast       rain
     23:01    33    33     11   305  (NW)     235   overcast       none
     00:01    35    31     19   274  (W)      378   overcast       none
     01:01    34    31     19   267  (W)      302   ptly cldy      none
     02:01    34    30     19   264  (W)      361   mstly cldy     none
     03:01    32    32     16   263  (W)      441   overcast       none
     04:01    33    32     16   253  (WSW)    221   overcast       none
     05:01    31    31     17   275  (W)      269   overcast       none
     06:01    32    31     11   293  (WNW)    720   overcast       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
> 1 micron per 0.1 cu. ft.
                             TELESCOPE STATUS
Primary, secondary, and tertiary mirrors in place and collimated.
Primary support system operational.  Mirror ventilation system in
place.  Telescope drives operational.  Current Remark version: 2.36.
Current guide software version: GIm Ctrlv3.0b11.
-Karen