Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 06:22:24 -0700 (MST)
From: Charles Corson
Subject: 3.5m obslog 971025
                         SATURDAY OCTOBER 25, 1997
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER   INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Holden       DIS          10/25  ---   ---
Rockosi	     Spicam       10/26  00:45 6:20
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
UC02/R     19:42 23:47    0.5  0    3.6  0    0    0    0    0    0
UC04/R     23:47 04:53    0.7  2.9  0.5  0    1.0  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 briefly at the beginning of the night, long
enough to focus, but was soon closed due to high humidity.
Brad Holden did not observe due to the weather, once the humidity
lessened, the wind gusts of 40mph kept us from opening.
Connie Rockosi was the UC04 observer, using Spicam, and was able
to open at 00:45. Roughly 20% of her time was lost due to dome drive
failure and subsequent azimuth drive velocity problem.  After both
drives were recovered and checked out, observing finally was underway
with good weather conditions, but very poor seeing.  The poor seeing
improved only marginally as quick checks with the guider confirmed.
Connie had reasonable success, some drift scanning, but the seeing did
impact her observations.  Otherwise, it was a good run.
                                FOCUS LOG
                             OCTOBER 25 1997
                  Best   Telescope           Wind            Seeing
Time   Inst      Focus    Az  El    #Temp   Dir MPH  filter  FWHM "
20:00   DIS   -275(5871)  70  37  -6.9/-0.9 345 18   r       3.8
20:15 Guider  58000(5824) 69  37  -7.2/-2.4 20  20   r       3.1
02:10	SPI   -150(5806)  222 50  -4.1/-5.1 42  11   r'      2.2
#The first temp is air, the second is truss, both in degrees Celsius
                                 WEATHER
                              OCTOBER 15 1997
                                   Wind
    Time  Temp F  Dewp. F  MPH.   Dir.       Dust    Sky          Precip.
     16:01    26    12      9   314  (NW)     176    clear        none
     17:01    24    14      8   321  (NW)     259    prtly cldy   none
     18:01    22    12     18   328  (NNW)    310    prtly cldy   none
     19:01    21    14      8   333  (NNW)    283    prlty cldy   none
     20:01    20    14     15   348  (NNW)    246    clear	  none
     21:01    19    15     19   355  (N)      215    clear        none
     22:01    19    16     26     1  (N)      214    clear        none
     23:01    19    14     17    18  (NNE)    363    clear        none
     00:01    19    11     31    17  (NNE)    399    clear        none
     01:01    21     3     22    57  (NE)     161    clear        none
     01:01    24     4      5    15  (NNE)    189    clear        none
     02:01    23     6      8    39  (NE)     111    clear        none
     03:01    20     8      6     2  (N)      126    clear        none
     04:01    23     8     10    52  (NE)      87    clear        none
     05:01    23     9     24    41  (NE)      80    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
> 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.
Charles