Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 06:50:56 -0600 (MDT)
From: Tia Hoyes
Subject: 3.5m obslog 970716
                         WEDNESDAY   JULY  16, 1997
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER   INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Kron           GRIM2      7/16   ----  -----
Skelton        SPICAM     7/17   ----  -----
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
UC02/R     21:50 01:10    0    0    0   3.3   0    0    0    0    0
UW08/R     01:10 04:29    0    0   0.8  2.6  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 opened this evening due to high dust counts all night.
                               FOCUS LOG
                             JULY 16  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
			      JULY  16  1997
                                 Wind
    Time   Temp F Dewp.   MPH.    Dir.       DUST     Sky         Precip.
     16:01    62    39     17   299  (WNW)   1610  Thunderstorms   rain
     17:01    56    43     15   137  (SE)    1670    overcast      rain
     18:01    65    41     10   179  (S)     1300  partly cloudy   none
     19:01    65    39      4   155  (SSE)   1103  light clouds    none
     20:01    63    38      6   179  (S)     1662  light clouds    dust
     21:01    62    38      4   174  (S)     1850  light clouds    dust
     22:01    63    37     14   176  (S)     1812  light clouds    dust
     23:01    62    36     12   134  (SE)    1237 mostly cloudy    dust
     00:01    61    38      9   118  (ESE)   1376 mostly cloudy    dust
     01:01    60    39      7    91  (E)     1498 partly cloudy    dust
     02:01    59    40      4   109  (ESE)   1786 partly cloudy    dust
     03:01    59    40      6   178  (S)     1879 haze/cloudy      dust
     04:01    58    40      3   169  (SSE)   2030 haze/cloudy      dust
     05:01    60    39      3    86  (E)     2089 haze/cloudy      dust
     06:01    62    37      1   321  (NW)    2126    haze          dust
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: 2.35a.
Current guide software version: GIm Ctrl SI502 6.3.96.
-Tia