Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 05:42:00 -0700 (MST)
From: Tia Hoyes
Subject: 3.5m obslog 971210
                        WEDNESDAY   DECEMBER 10, 1997
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER   INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Ledlow         GRIM2       12/10  ----- -----
Turner         GRIM2       12/10  ----- -----
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
NM12/R     18:25 23:50    0    0    0   5.4   0    0    0    0    0
UC08/R     23:50 05:28    0    0   1.3  4.3   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 tonight due to snow and ice on the roof of the
enclosure.  Also, we had extremely high winds all night, 3 inches of snow, and
extremely cold temperatures.
Latest forecast:(4:30am)
TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COLD WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW
SHOWERS DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT BY AFTERNOON. A FEW LOCALES WILL RECEIVE
2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW...MAINLY ABOVE 8000 FEET...BUT MOST AREAS WILL
RECEIVE AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW. WINDS NORTHEAST TO NORTH 10-20 MPH.
.TONIGHT...A FEW EVENING SNOW SHOWERS OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY AND
COLDER.
                               FOCUS LOG
                           DECEMBER  10, 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
			    DECEMBER  10,  1997
                                 Wind
    Time   Temp F Dewp.   MPH.    Dir.       DUST     Sky         Precip.
     16:01    15    11      1   354  (N)      174   overcast       snow
     17:01    13    11      9    74  (ENE)   2945   overcast       snow
     18:01    12     9     13    58  (ENE)    731   overcast       snow
     19:01    11     7     17    67  (ENE)    173   clearing      windy
     20:01    11     8     29    70  (ENE)    186   clearing      windy
     21:01    10     6     31    64  (ENE)    237 light clouds   flurries
     22:01    10     6     32    67  (ENE)    347 light clouds   flurries
     23:01     9     5     19    70  (ENE)   2158 light clouds   flurries
     00:01     8     4     26    65  (ENE)    688 light clouds   flurries
     01:01     8     4     42    65  (ENE)    512 light clouds   flurries
     02:01     8     3     32    77  (ENE)    493 light clouds   flurries
     03:01     7     4     31    67  (ENE)    332 light clouds   flurries
     04:01     6     3     39    70  (ENE)    615 moderate clouds flurries
     05:01     6     2     27    74  (ENE)    545 light clouds   flurries
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