Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 06:08:13 -0600 (MDT)
From: Tia Hoyes
Subject: 3.5m obslog 971009
                        THURSDAY   OCTOBER 9, 1997
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER   INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Skelton        GRIM2      10/09  18:05 05:30
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
UW08/R     19:59 05:42   0.5  2.4  4.3  2.5   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 19:00. The humidity rose quickly, and I had to
close at 19:30.  I could not reopen until 21:10.
At this time, Brooke Skelton and Gene Magnier used GRIM2 to observe.
I tested the GUIDER, and found it to be working properly.
I had to close again at 23:35.  I reopened at 1:35, but a thunderstorm was
nearby and we had to close, as the humidity rose and stayed above 90% for the
rest of the evening.
                               FOCUS LOG
                        OCTOBER   9,  1997
               Best    Telescope             WIND               Seeing
Time   Inst    Focus    AZ   El   Temp#    Dir   MPH    filter   FWHM"
21:00 GRIM2 -50(7162)  65.6 46.6 10.1/11.8 111.0 20.3     J      1.95
21:50 GUIDER  55000    85.3 62.5  9.7/9.9  112.4 19.2     R       .89
# The first temp is air, the second is truss, both in degrees C.
                                WEATHER
                        OCTOBER   9, 1997
                              Wind
      Time  Temp F Dewp.   MPH    Dir         DUST     Sky          Precip.
     16:01                                            clear          none
     17:01    58    38      5   138  (SE)     356     clear          none
     18:01    55    39     15   131  (SE)     398     clear          none
     19:01    51    45     14   100  (E)      816     clear          none
     20:01    50    46     15   101  (E)      802     clear          none
     21:01    50    42     17   114  (ESE)    527     clear          none
     22:01    50    35     13    91  (E)      376     clear          none
     23:01    49    43     16   104  (ESE)    599     clear          none
     00:01    48    45     14    84  (E)      820     clear          none
     01:01    49    44     15   115  (ESE)    638     clear        lightning
     02:01    49    44     16   112  (ESE)    563     clear        lightning
     03:01    48    46     13    99  (E)      714     clear        lightning
     04:01    48    46     13    88  (E)      666     clear        lightning
     05:01    49    45     13   111  (ESE)    586     clear          none
     06:01    50    43     21   125  (SE)     430     clear          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