Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:12:36 -0600 (MDT)
From: Karen Gloria
Subject: 3.5-m obslog 970726
                          SATURDAY JULY 26, 1997
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER   INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Harper         GRIM2    7/26-27    -     -
Kron           GRIM2      7/27     -     -
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
UC03/R     21:41 01:10    0    0   3.2  0.3   0    0    0    0    0
UC02/R     01:10 04:39    -    0    -   3.3   -    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 closed nearly all night due to thunderstorms,
clouds, and rain.  I opened briefly during morning twilight, but
didn't get anything done because the sky clouded up again.
Rhodri Evans was the observer for UC03, and Marianne Takamiya was the
observer for UC02.  We tried to get some observing in at the beginning
of morning twilight, but the clouds came back, making it very
difficult to observe (even to focus).
The sky looked pretty good around 23:00 MDT, but there was a
thunderstorm 5 miles south of APO, so I didn't open.  The thunderstorm
reached us at midnight.
                                FOCUS LOG
                              JULY 26 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 Celsius
                                 WEATHER
                               JULY 26 1997
                                   Wind
    Time  Temp F  Dewp. F  MPH.	  Dir.       Dust    Sky          Precip.
     16:01    55    53     18   126  (SE)    1682  overcast        rain
     17:01    60    51     16   142  (SE)    1032  mstly cldy      none
     18:01    60    52     11   142  (SE)    1055  mstly cldy      none
     19:01    61    50     10   174  (S)     1017  mstly cldy      none
     20:01    60    52      8   175  (S)     1046  mstly cldy      rain
     21:01    59    50     12   179  (S)     1015  mstly cldy      none
     22:01    58    46     12   182  (S)      595  mstly cldy      none
     23:01    58    46      2   202  (SSW)    708  ptly cldy       none
     00:01    55    48     19   115  (ESE)    565  mstly cldy     lt rain
     01:01    58    43     11    94  (E)      475  mstly cldy     lt rain
     02:01    56    45      9   140  (SE)     555  mstly cldy      rain
     03:01    58    43      4   181  (S)      250  mstly cldy      none
     04:01    57    43      1   224  (SW)     274  ptly cldy       none
     05:01    57    46      4   154  (SSE)    552  mstly cldy      none
     06:01    56    47      6   143  (SE)     896  ptly cldy       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: GImCtrl.1 6.21.97.
-Karen