Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 06:29:15 -0600 (MDT)
From: Tia Hoyes
Subject: 3.5m obslog 970806
                         WEDNESDAY   AUGUST  6, 1997
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER   INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Szkody          DIS       8/06   ----  ----
Turner          DIS       8/06   ----  ----
Johnson         DIS       8/06   ----  ----
Hoopes          DIS       8/07   ----  ----
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
UW01/R     21:29 22:29    0    0   0.6  0.4   0    0    0    0    0
PU01/S     22:29 23:29    0    0   1.0   0    0    0    0    0    0
NM03/R     23:29 01:10    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   1.7   0
NM02/S     01:10 04:49    0    0   3.7   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 could not be open this evening due to rain, high humidity,
overcast skies, very high winds, and lightning.
Paula Szkody was the observer for UW01, but was shut out due to the weather.
Lens Monitoring could not be done this evening.
Johnson was the scheduled observer for NM03, but was not available.
Charles Hoopes was on site to observe for NM06, but could not due to the
weather.
                               FOCUS LOG
                             AUGUST  6,  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
			      AUGUST  6,  1997
                                 Wind
    Time   Temp F Dewp.   MPH.    Dir.       DUST     Sky         Precip.
     16:01    66    52      6   285  (WNW)    466   overcast       none
     17:01    62    49      5   293  (WNW)    520   overcast       none
     18:01    63    51     11   221  (SW)     421   overcast       rain
     19:01    58    51      0   329  (NNW)    683   overcast     downpours
     20:01    51    50     30    59  (ENE)    706   overcast       rain
     21:01    52    50     20    59  (ENE)    265   overcast       rain
     22:01    51    50     30    61  (ENE)    202  overcast/winds/lightning
     23:01    50    50     23    61  (ENE)    563   overcast      drizzle
     00:01    51    48     21    52  (NE)     215   overcast      drizzle
     01:01    50    48     16    51  (NE)     202   overcast       none
     02:01    48    48     17    59  (ENE)    204   overcast       none
     03:01    49    46     12    26  (NNE)    107   overcast       none
     04:01    53    43      1   308  (NW)     191 mostly cloudy    none
     05:01    52    48      2   305  (NW)     313 mostly cloudy    none
     06:01    51    48      3   292  (WNW)    339 partly cloudy    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: 2.35a.
Current guide software version: GIm Ctrl SI502 6.3.96.
-Tia