Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 05:24:15 -0600 (MDT)
From: Tia Hoyes
Subject: 2.5m obslog 971023
                        THURSDAY   OCTOBER 23, 1997
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER   INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Reiss          DIS        10/23  19:30 20:50
Kron           DIS        10/23  20:51 -----
York          SPICAM      10/23  ----- -----
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
UW04/R     19:44 20:44   1.0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Uc02/R     20:44 00:50   0.3   0   3.8   0    0    0    0    0    0
UC04/R     00:51 05:52    0    0   0.4  4.6   0    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 opened at 19:45.
Dan Zucker was allotted the time for UW04.  He used DIS, but the focus was
changing so rapidly (due to cool down), he did not get much useful data.
Brad Holden was the observer for UC02.  I just completed a focus sequence for
him, when high humidity caused me to close.  I tried to reopen at 00:05, but
the bad weather persisted, and I had to close at 00:25.  We encountered
winds over 40mph, high dust counts, and extreme cloud cover.
Connie Rockosi was the observer for UC04. She was also shut out by the
weather.
                               FOCUS LOG
                            OCTOBER  23, 1997
                Best    Telescope            Wind                 Seeing
Time   Inst     Focus    Az   El   Temp#     Dir  MPH     filter   FWHM "
19:55  DIS  -500(5906)  137.1 42.3 3.6/5.6   263.4 13.8     IN     1.35
20:55  DIS  -150(6190)  121.5 46.2 2.8/4.7   269.0 19.2     IN     2.27
# The first temp is air, the second is truss, both in degrees C.
                                 WEATHER
			    OCTOBER  23,  1997
                                 Wind
    Time   Temp F Dewp.   MPH.    Dir.       DUST     Sky         Precip.
    16:01    41    35     16   288  (WNW)    306  partly cloudy    none
    17:01    42    34     13   290  (WNW)    292  partly cloudy    none
    18:01    40    31     12   284  (WNW)    249  partly cloudy    none
    19:01    39    30     12   274  (W)      309      hazy         none
    20:01    39    29     13   272  (W)      340  light clouds     haze
    21:01    37    33     19   265  (W)      542  heavy clouds     none
    22:01    36    33     13   268  (W)      623    overcast       none
    23:01    36    31     19   261  (W)     1141    overcast       dust
    00:01    36    29     13   268  (W)     1056    overcast      windy
    01:01    36    28     20   280  (W)      698    overcast       none
    02:01    36    29     17   263  (W)      774    overcast       none
    03:01    36    29     22   266  (W)      827    overcast       none
    04:01    35    30     22   269  (W)      838    overcast       none
    05:01    35    30     19   266  (W)     1006    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.
-Tia