Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 08:06:14 -0700 (MST)
From: Russet McMillan
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 981223
                        WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 23, 1998
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                                          ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)        INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Diercks         Deutsch              SPIcam   12/22-23 18:31 00:10
Vandenberk      Vandenberk            DIS       12/23  00:10 05:35
 INST        SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS    DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
DD01/R     18:31 00:10    0    0    0    0   2.4  3.3   0    0    0
UC05/R     00:10 05:35   4.7   0    0    0   0.7   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: Camron Hastings
2nd half observing specialist: Russet McMillan
NM07 was once again preempted by DD01 for the first half.
Second half started out partly cloudy and rapidly got worse.  There
was just barely time to focus DIS before the clouds rolled in.  I
closed at 00:50.  It began to clear just at dawn.
                            OBSERVER COMMENTS
                                FOCUS LOG
                             DECEMBER 23 1998
						 Wind
Time   Inst        Focus     Az  El   #Temp    Dir  MPH  filt  FWHM "
18:30  SPIcam   -250(5381)  101  48 -1.6/-1.3  275    9   R     1.6
19:00  SPIcam   -200(5783)  105  53 -1.6/-1.5  267   12   ?     1.3
19:10  guider  49721(5779)  106  53 -1.6/-1.5  277   12  none   1.2
20:55  SPIcam   -170(5729)  199  72 -1.3/-2.0  286   15   R     1.0
00:30  DIS       -75(6086)   33  31 -1.5/-1.8  255   15  none   1.7
#First temp is air, second temp is telescope.
                                 WEATHER
                             DECEMBER 23 1998
                               Wind
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust      Sky      Precip.
     16:01    29     9     13   256  (WSW)          mstly cldy   none
     17:01    30     6     10   261  (W)            mstly cldy   none
     18:01    30     5     15   263  (W)            mstly cldy   none
     19:01    29     7     11   273  (W)            mstly clr    none
     20:01    29     7     10   279  (W)              clear      none
     21:01    29     8     14   287  (WNW)            clear      none
     22:01    30     9      9   265  (W)             ptly cldy   none
     23:01    29     9      8   263  (W)            mstly clr    none
     00:01    29    10     11   257  (WSW)           ptly cldy   none
     01:01    30     9      6   245  (WSW)          mstly cldy   none
     02:01    29     9     12   228  (SW)           mstly cldy   none
     03:01    29    10      7   245  (WSW)          mstly cldy   none
     04:01    29    10      7   266  (W)            mstly cldy   none
     05:01    28    10      7   261  (W)            mstly cldy   none
     06:01    28    11      8   266  (W)             ptly 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: 2.42a.
Current guide software version: GIm Ctrlv3.0b15.
- Camron Hastings, Russet McMillan