Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 05:55:33 -0600 (MDT) From: Karen Gloria Subject: 3.5-m obslog 970817 SUNDAY AUGUST 17, 1997 APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY OBSERVING LOG ACTUAL ASTRONOMER INSTRUMENT DATE START FINISH Turner DIS 8/17 - - Konigl GRIM2 8/17-18 - - Johnson DIS 8/18 - - INST SCHEDULED OBS WEATH EQUIP DAY NOTUSED I/RS/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B PU01/S 21:14 22:14 - 0 - 1.0 - 0 0 - 0 UC08/R 22:14 01:10 - 0 - 2.9 - 0 0 - 0 NM03/R 01:10 05:00 - 0 - 3.8 - 0 0 - 0 (note: times listed include instrument change time) ACTIVITY LOG (* means a trouble report has been issued or appended to) The monsoon weather returned today. All of the observers were clouded out. FOCUS LOG AUGUST 17 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 AUGUST 17 1997 Wind Time Temp F Dewp. F MPH. Dir. Dust Sky Precip. 16:01 66 47 10 79 (ENE) 701 ptly cldy none 17:01 66 47 14 110 (ESE) 684 ptly cldy none 18:01 63 48 9 101 (E) 786 mstly cldy none 19:01 61 48 10 93 (E) 736 mstly cldy none 20:01 59 49 11 110 (ESE) 784 mstly cldy lt. rain 21:01 56 49 15 109 (ESE) 591 overcast lt. rain 22:01 56 49 14 125 (SE) 689 overcast none 23:01 57 49 6 235 (SW) 671 overcast lt. rain 00:01 52 52 5 206 (SSW) 644 overcast none 01:01 54 50 1 289 (WNW) 586 mstly cldy none 02:01 54 50 5 193 (SSW) 555 overcast lt. rain 03:01 55 49 9 180 (S) 499 mstly cldy none 04:01 55 48 17 165 (SSE) 402 mstly cldy none 05:01 55 47 18 177 (S) 251 mstly 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: GImCtrlv3.0b10. -Karen