Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 05:50:27 -0700 (MST)
From: Russet McMillan
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 981128
                        SATURDAY NOVEMBER 28, 1998
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                                          ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)        INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Turner          Gloria               SPIcam    11/28     -     -
York            Mallouris            SPIcam   11/28-29   -     -
Rodgers         Rodgers               DIS      11/29     -     -
 INST        SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
PU01/S     18:24 19:14    -   0.4   -    0    -   0.4   0    0    0
UC02/R     19:14 00:10    -   4.9   -    0    -    0    0    0    0
UW05/R     00:10 05:19    -   5.2   -    0    -    0    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
The telescope was opened at 17:20 and closed at 18:50, due to clouds.
I was able to get some twilight flats and a focus frame, but that was
all.  The first half observers were myself for PU01 and Chris
Mallouris for UC02.
2nd half observing specialist: Russet McMillan
The cloud camera was closed before midnight, since the sky was
completely opaque.  It started to rain around 01:30, eventually
turning to a mixture with light snow.  By the start of morning
twilight, the snow was coming down heavily.  I left the telescope
pointed south for maximum insolation of the slit.
                             OBSERVER COMMENTS
                                 FOCUS LOG
                              NOVEMBER 28 1998
						 Wind
Time   Inst        Focus     Az  El   #Temp    Dir  MPH  filt  FWHM "
18:20 SPIcam  -200(6151)    187  61  7.3/7.8   221  17    r'   0.99
18:35 guider 51100(6171)    188  55  7.4/7.7   226  16   R+ND2 1.4
#First temp is air, second temp is telescope.
                                  WEATHER
                              NOVEMBER 28 1998
                               Wind
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust      Sky      Precip.
     16:01    46    33     20   218  (SW)           ptly cldy    none
     17:01    44    33     15   223  (SW)           ptly cldy    none
     18:01    44    31     21   223  (SW)          mstly cldy    none
     19:01    45    26     21   205  (SSW)         mstly cldy    none
     20:01    45    24     23   208  (SSW)         mstly cldy    none
     21:01    45    24     18   196  (SSW)         mstly cldy    none
     22:01    46    22     13   232  (SW)          mstly cldy    none
     23:01    45    21     15   220  (SW)          mstly cldy    none
     00:01    44    23     14   239  (WSW)           cloudy      none
     01:01    41    25      9   255  (WSW)           cloudy      rain
     02:01    38    28      6   266  (W)             cloudy      rain
     03:01    38    30      8   197  (SSW)           cloudy    rain/snow
     04:01    35    30     15   259  (W)             cloudy    rain/snow
     05:01    35    34     20   210  (SSW)           cloudy      snow
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.
- Karen Gloria, Russet McMillan