Date: Sun, 8 Jun 1997 04:10:33 -0600 (MDT) From: Charles Corson Subject: 3.5m obslog 970607 SATURDAY, JUNE 7 1997 APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY OBSERVING LOG ACTUAL ASTRONOMER INSTRUMENT DATE START FINISH Corson DIS 6/7 --- --- MTurner DIS 6/7 --- --- Mason DIS 6/8 --- --- INST SCHEDULED OBS WEATH EQUIP DAY NOTUSED I/RS/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B DIS/PU01/O 21:51 22:31 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 DIS/UC08/R 22:31 01:00 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 DIS/NM10/R 01:00 04:14 0 0 3.2 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 dome was not opened tonight due to rain and thunderstorms. A thunderstorm at 9:00pm knocked out all but phones 10-17. Phones in the front Admin., back offices, and all adjacent buildings are out. If the storms continue, and we loose the remaining phones, the observatory can be reached, via cell phone, at (520) 430-1075. Instruments and Telescope are functional. FOCUS LOG JUNE 07, 1997 Best Telescope Wind Seeing Time Inst Focus Az El #Temp Dir MPH filter FWHM " #first temperature is ambient, second is truss average temperature. WEATHER JUNE 07, 1997 Wind Time Temp Dewp. MPH. Dir. Dust Cnt Sky Precip Deg F Deg F Prtcle/cu-ft 16:01 53 41 21 108 (ESE) 520 Cloudy none 17:01 52 43 14 96 (E) 524 Cloudy none 18:01 50 45 13 91 (E) 535 Overcast none 19:01 48 45 20 67 (ENE) 567 Overcast none 20:01 47 46 23 61 (ENE) 645 Overcast rain 21:01 47 46 23 63 (ENE) 483 Overcast Tstorm 22:01 46 42 14 121 (ESE) 730 Overcast none 23:01 48 43 19 112 (ESE) 767 Overcast rain 00:01 47 43 12 116 (ESE) 772 Overcast rain 01:01 48 44 18 165 (SSE) 850 Overcast none 02:01 45 45 17 180 (S) 940 Overcast none 03:01 47 45 17 154 (SSE) 861 Overcast none 04:01 47 47 20 178 (S) 2270 Overcast fog note: the wind was coming from the azimuth listed. The convention used is north=0 degrees, east=90 degrees. 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: 2.36a. Current guide software version: GIm Ctrl SI502 6.3.96. -Charles