Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 06:02:42 -0600 (MDT)
From: Russet McMillan
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 981020
                         TUESDAY OCTOBER 20, 1998
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                                          ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)        INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Turner           Gloria              SPIcam    10/20     -     -
York           Vanden Berk            DIS    10/20-21    -     -
Burles            Burles              DIS      10/21
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
PU01/S     19:47 20:37    0    -   0.8   -    0    -    0    0    -
UC05/R     20:37 01:10    0    -   4.6   -    0    -    0    0    -
UC04/S     01:10 05:50    0    -   4.7   -    0    -    0    0    -
(note: times listed include instrument change time)
                               ACTIVITY LOG
(* means a trouble report has been issued or appended to)
1st half observing specialist: Karen Gloria
2nd half observing specialist: Russet McMillan
Karen Gloria:
We had continued rainy weather here.  It was extremely foggy during
the day on parts of the mountain.  It was even foggy in downtown
Alamogordo.  Scott Burles (UC) is on site to become a trained
observer.  He and I went over telescope and instrument operations.
Scott contacted Dan Vanden Berk, the UC05 observer, and negotiated the
choice of a single grating set both observers could use, thus avoiding
a middle of the night grating change.  Dan Long and I reviewed DIS
grating change procedures in the afternoon.  No notable instrument
problems to report.
Russet McMillan:
Still cloudy and rainy during second half, with the wind picking up
considerably.  Scott Burles used his time to get acquainted with the
instrument and take some cals.
			     OBSERVER COMMENTS
                                 FOCUS LOG
                              OCTOBER 20 1998
NO FOCUS INFORMATION
                                  WEATHER
                              OCTOBER 20 1998
                               Wind
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust      Sky      Precip.
     16:01    46    46      2    80  (E)      516    overcast    rain
     17:01    45    45      1   233  (SW)      71    overcast    rain
     18:01    42    42     12    78  (ENE)     40    overcast    none
     19:01    40    39     11    72  (ENE)     25    overcast    rain
     20:01    38    38     10    83  (E)       25    overcast    none
     21:01    36    36     22    72  (ENE)     33    overcast    rain
     22:01    36    36     23    72  (ENE)      4    overcast    rain
     23:01    35    34     25    71  (ENE)    180    overcast    rain
     00:01    34    34     31    73  (ENE)     79    overcast    none
     01:01    34    33     34    71  (ENE)    730    overcast    none
     02:01    33    33     24    79  (ENE)    165    overcast    none
     03:01    33    32     31    72  (ENE)      7    overcast    rain
     04:01    33    32     25    79  (ENE)     12    overcast    rain
     05:01    33    33     29    73  (ENE)     23    overcast    rain
     06:01    33    32     28    72  (ENE)      3    overcast    rain
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: 2.42a.
Current guide software version: GIm Ctrlv3.0b15.
-Russet McMillan, Karen Gloria