Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 04:47:00 -0700 (MST)
From: Karen Gloria
Subject: 3.5-m obslog 971220
                        SATURDAY DECEMBER 20, 1997
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER   INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Wyse           GRIM2    12/19-20   -     -
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
JH01/S     18:29 05:34    0    0   5.0  6.1   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 not opened tonight, due to poor weather.  The site
received approximately 6 - 8 inches of snow during the day, with a lot
of drifting.  The scheduled observers were Rosie Wyse and Gerry
Gilmore (JH01).
			     OBSERVER COMMENTS
                                FOCUS LOG
                             DECEMBER 20 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 Celsius
                                 WEATHER
                             DECEMBER 20 1997
                                   Wind
    Time  Temp F  Dewp. F  MPH.	  Dir.       Dust    Sky        Precip.
     16:01    22    21      5   297  (WNW)    492  overcast    lt. snow
     17:01    21    20     11   319  (NW)     589    fog         none
     18:01    21    20      9   295  (WNW)    166    fog         none
     19:01    22    20      4   271  (W)      761    fog         none
     20:01    20    18      7   263  (W)       88    fog         none
     21:01    20    18     13   301  (WNW)    257    fog         none
     22:01    20    18     15   294  (WNW)    248    fog         none
     23:01    20    18     13   280  (W)     1030    fog         none
     00:01    20    19     19   302  (WNW)   3454    fog         none
     01:01    20    19     19   327  (NNW)    350    fog         none
     02:01    20    18     15   311  (NW)      63    fog         none
     03:01    20    19     21   327  (NNW)      9    fog         none
     04:01    20    20     21   326  (NW)       0    fog         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.
-Karen