Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 05:10:16 -0700 (MST)
From: Tia Hoyes
Subject: 3.5m obslog 971228
                        SUNDAY   DECEMBER 28, 1997
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER   INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Ford            DIS       12/28  ----- -----
Hameed          DIS       12/28  ----- -----
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
JH02/R     18:34 23:50    0    0   5.3   0    0    0    0    0    0
NM07/S     23:50 05:37    0    0   5.8   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 tonight due to snow and ice on the roof of the
enclosure.  The observatory encountered high winds over 40mph this evening.
Quite a bit of snow was swept around by the winds.
Lastest forecast:(4:30AM)
.TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...FAIR BUT COLD.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AND A BIT WARMER.
.OUTLOOK FOR NEW YEARS DAY...PERIODS OF MOSTLY HIGH CLOUDINESS.
                               FOCUS LOG
                           DECEMBER  28, 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  28,  1997
                                 Wind
    Time   Temp F Dewp.   MPH.    Dir.       DUST     Sky         Precip.
     16:01    17   -10     15    10  (N)      124    clear         none
     17:01    16   -14     22     3  (N)      139    clear         none
     18:01    16   -10     29    16  (NNE)    136    clear         none
     19:01    17    -9     19    22  (NNE)    182    clear         none
     20:01    22    -4     17    17  (NNE)    155    clear         none
     21:01    23    -1     20    34  (NE)     391    clear         none
     22:01    22    -1     33    18  (NNE)    116    clear         none
     23:01    26     2     13    23  (NNE)    140    clear         none
     00:01    26     3     25    28  (NNE)    110    clear         none
     01:01    25     3     20    20  (NNE)    111    clear         none
     02:01    28     6     24    17  (NNE)    104    clear         none
     03:01    27     6     21    11  (N)      106    clear         none
     04:01    27     8     23    20  (NNE)     88    clear         none
     05:01    27    11     18    32  (NNE)     66    clear         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.
-Tia