Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 04:16:42 -0700 (MST)
From: Karen Gloria
Subject: 3.5-m obslog 971221
                         SUNDAY DECEMBER 21, 1997
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER   INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Turner          DIS      12/21     -     -
Tomaney       SPIcam     12/21     -     -
Diercks       SPIcam   12/21-22    -     -
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
PU01/S     18:30 19:10    0    -   0.7   -    0    -    0    0    -
UW12/R     19:10 23:50    0    -   4.7   -    0    -    0    0    -
UW01/R     23:50 05:34    0    0   0.5  5.2   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 high humidity and snow +
rime ice on the enclosure roof.  Additional snow is expected Monday.
The scheduled observers were myself for PU01, Austin Tomaney for
UW12, and Alan Diercks for UW01.
			     OBSERVER COMMENTS
                                FOCUS LOG
                             DECEMBER 21 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 21 1997
                                   Wind
    Time  Temp F  Dewp. F  MPH.	  Dir.       Dust    Sky        Precip.
     16:01    24    24     14   294  (WNW)     12    fog         none
     17:01    24    24      7   274  (W)        6    fog         none
     18:01    23    22      9   280  (W)       34   clear        none
     19:01    23    22      7   267  (W)       65   clear        none
     20:01    22    21     14   232  (SW)      70   clear        none
     21:01    24    22     14   288  (WNW)     63   clear        none
     22:01    25    22     14   290  (WNW)     81   clear        none
     23:01    25    24      9   255  (WSW)     90   clear        none
     00:01    25    23     10   243  (WSW)    128   clear        none
     01:01    25    24      9   250  (WSW)    106    fog         none
     02:01    26    25      9   181  (S)      158    fog         none
     03:01    26    25     18   181  (S)      144    fog         none
     04:01    27    26     22   181  (S)      185    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