Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 06:16:45 -0600 (MDT)
From: Tia Hoyes
Subject: 3.5m obslog 971007
                        TUESDAY   OCTOBER 7, 1997
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER   INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Turner           DIS      10/07  ----  -----
King             DIS      10/07  ----  -----
Kron             DIS      10/08  ----  -----
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
PU01/S     20:02 20:42    0    0    0   0.7   0    0    0    0    0
NM11/S     20:42 00:50    0    0   1.8  2.3    0    0    0    0    0
UC05/R     00:50 05:41    0    0   4.9    0    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 not open this evening due to the weather.  Rain, fog, high
humidity persisted for the entire evening.
Lens Monitoring could not be done tonight due to downpours.
Nicole King was the observer for NM11, but was shut out by weather. She was on
site.
Francisco Castander was available for UC05 observing, but the weather prevented
us from opening.
                               FOCUS LOG
                            OCTOBER  7, 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 C.
                                 WEATHER
			    OCTOBER  7,  1997
                                 Wind
    Time   Temp F Dewp.   MPH.    Dir.       DUST     Sky         Precip.
     16:01    56    45     24   205  (SSW)    518   overcast    downpours
     17:01    54    43     24   194  (SSW)    435   overcast    downpours
     18:01    45    46     18   275  (W)      420   overcast    downpours
     19:01    46    44     33   216  (SW)     329   overcast    downpours
     20:01    42    41      9   280  (W)      286   overcast    downpours
     21:01    42    42     16   294  (WNW)    955   overcast       fog
     22:01    43    40     22   273  (W)      286   overcast       fog
     23:01    45    39     22   245  (WSW)    276   overcast       fog
     00:01    45    40     18   268  (W)      313 partly clear     fog
     01:01    44    42     16   257  (WSW)    364   overcast       fog
     02:01    43   100     26   236  (SW)     378   overcast       fog
     03:01    43    43     18   236  (SW)     250   overcast       fog
     04:01    43    43     25   238  (WSW)    285   overcast       fog
     05:01    44    43     18   267  (W)       45   overcast       fog
     06:01    44    43     20   265  (W)      310   overcast       fog
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