Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 06:09:27 -0700 (MST)
From: Tia Hoyes
Subject: 3.5m obslog.971208
                        MONDAY   DECEMBER 8, 1997
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER   INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Lutz            DIS       12/08  ----- -----
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
WS01/R     18:25 05:26    0    0   3.4  7.6   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 overcast skies, high humidity,
snow, rain, and high winds and snow and ice on the enclosure roof.
We had a total accumulation of 1.5 inches of snow this evening.
There is a strong wind advisory in effect for all of New Mexico for the rest of
the day!
                               FOCUS LOG
                           DECEMBER  8, 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   8,  1997
                                 Wind
    Time   Temp F Dewp.   MPH.    Dir.       DUST     Sky         Precip.
     16:01    30    29     30   256  (WSW)    552   overcast       none
     17:01    29    28     37   254  (WSW)    643   overcast       none
     18:01    29    27     37   251  (WSW)    515   overcast       none
     19:01    28    27     36   244  (WSW)    704   overcast       none
     20:01    28    28     38   256  (WSW)    567   overcast       none
     21:01    28    28     25   239  (WSW)  34034   overcast      drizzle
     22:01    29    29     34   253  (WSW)    376   overcast      drizzle
     23:01    28    28     36   235  (SW)     498   overcast   hail/snow/rain
     00:01    27    26     19   264  (W)      372   overcast       snow
     01:01    25    25     22   264  (W)      156   overcast       snow
     02:01    24    24     27   264  (W)      132   overcast       snow
     03:01    24    23     15   270  (W)      194   overcast       snow
     04:01    23    22     18   312  (NW)     247   overcast       snow
     05:01    20    18     12   235  (SW)     141   overcast       snow
     06:01    19    16     19   300  (WNW)    287   overcast       snow
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