Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 06:07:10 -0700 (MST)
From: Karen Gloria
Subject: 3.5-m obslog 981211
                         FRIDAY DECEMBER 11, 1998
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                                          ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)        INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
York             Richards             DIS     12/11-12 18:26 05:28
 INST        SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS    DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
UC01/R     18:26 05:28    0    0    0    0   6.8  4.2   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: Camron Hastings
2nd half observing specialist: Karen Gloria
The telescope was opened at 19:00.  Gordon Richards observed for
UC01.  The seeing was poorer than average, but improved a bit
overnight.
                            OBSERVER COMMENTS
UC01 (Richards): "All in all, a pretty good night.  Over 7 hours of
exposure time on the sky.  Got a bit of a slow start due to not being
able to take cals in the afternoon.  Lost about an hour of time on the
sky.  Seeing was quite bad early in the night.  Other than that,
things went rather smoothly.  New quartz lamps are great.  Still the
same old network problems..."
                                FOCUS LOG
                             DECEMBER 10 1998
						 Wind
Time   Inst        Focus     Az  El   #Temp    Dir  MPH  filt  FWHM "
19:15 slit cam  -100(5924)  209  48 -5.3/-3.2   54   19  none   7.89
19:50 guider   53696(5924)  197  54 -4.3/-4.2   51   27  none   2.5
00:40 slit cam  + 25(5975)  106  70 -1.6/-2.5   58   22  none   1.2
#First temp is air, second temp is telescope.
                                 WEATHER
                             DECEMBER 10 1998
                               Wind
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust      Sky      Precip.
     16:01    26    14     10    68  (ENE)            clear      none
     17:01    24    17      6    88  (E)              clear      none
     18:01    22    14      9    84  (E)              clear      none
     19:01    22     1     21    65  (ENE)            clear      none
     20:01    24    -5     24    57  (NE)             clear      none
     21:01    25    -7     26    57  (NE)             clear      none
     22:01    27   -12     25    55  (NE)             clear      none
     23:01    27   -13     26    47  (NE)             clear      none
     00:01    28   -14      9    29  (NNE)            clear      none
     01:01    29   -17     23    51  (NE)             clear      none
     02:01    28   -17     15    38  (NE)             clear      none
     03:01    29   -16     19    56  (NE)             clear      none
     04:01    28   -16     21    50  (NE)             clear      none
     05:01    29   -11     14    35  (NE)             clear      none
     06:01    31   -10     15    38  (NE)             clear      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: 2.42a.
Current guide software version: GIm Ctrlv3.0b15.
- Camron Hastings, Karen Gloria