Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 07:10:49 -0600 (MDT)
From: Tia Hoyes
Subject: 3.5m obslog 970604
                         WEDNESDAY   JUNE  4, 1997
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER   INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Hoopes          DIS       6/04   ----  ----
Szkody          DIS       6/05   ----  ----
Watson         GRIM2      6/05   ----  ----
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
NM07/O     21:49 01:00    0    0   3.2   0    0    0    0    0    0
UW01/R     01:00 01:59    0    0   1.0   0    0    0    0    0    0
NM06/R     02:00 04:15    0    0   2.3   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 opened.  The weather conditions were very unstable.
The sky became opaque at 19:30, and lightning was surrounding us to the north
and southeast.  The electrical storm continued well into the evening, and
large gusts of wind prevoked a rain of pollen.  The humidity was completely
unstable for the first half of the night.
Charles Hoopes and Nichole King were on site for the NM07 run.  They
obtained some dome flats and biases, but were shut out by the weather.
Paula Szkody was not able to get on the sky due to the weather also.
Alan Watson also lost his time to bad weather.  The sky was opaque and the
pollen was blowing everywhere.  Since the telescope was just cleaned, it was
decided that it was best not to open with the horrendous amount of pollen
in the air.
                                FOCUS LOG
			       JUNE  4  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
			      JUNE  4  1997
                                 Wind
    Time   Temp F  Dewp. F     MPH.  Dir.           Sky         Precip.
    16:01    66      41          4   278  (W)   thunderstorms    rain
    17:01    59      46          5    29  (NNE)   overcast       none
    18:01    61      42          7   105  (ESE)   overcast       none
    19:01    64      33          1   339  (NNW) mostly cloudy    none
    20:01    60      39         16    54  (NE)    opaque         none
    21:01    56      49         16    51  (NE)    opaque         none
    22:01    57      47          2    19  (NNE)   overcast     lightning
    23:01    59      36          7   196  (SSW) electrical storm none
    00:01    59      36          9   223  (SW)  sctr.clouds  heavy pollen
    01:01    59      40         12   181  (S)     windy      heavy pollen
    02:01    57      36         20   165  (SSE)   windy      heavy pollen
    03:01    54      37         16   158  (SSE)windy/lt.clouds   pollen
    04:01    56      37         13   168  (SSE)windy/sctr.clouds pollen
    05:01    55      36         14   181  (S)  windy/sctr.clouds pollen
    06:01    54      35         11   181  (S)    sctr.clouds     pollen
place.  Telescope drives operational.  Current Remark version: 2.35a.
Current guide software version: GIm Ctrl SI502 6.3.96.
-Tia