Date: Sat, 7 Feb 1998 05:53:18 -0700 (MST)
From: Tia Hoyes
Subject: 3.5m obslog 980206
                         FRIDAY   FEBRUARY 6, 1998
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER   INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Corson/Hoyes    DIS       2/06   16:50 20:10
Wyse           GRIM2      2/06   20:15 04:05
Turner          DIS       2/06   ----- -----
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
UW03/S     19:04 20:04    0   1.0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
JH01/R     20:04 04:49    0   7.0  1.0   0    0   0.8   0    0    0
PU01/S     04:49 05:30    0    0   0.7   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 was opened this evening at 18:15.  Charles Corson and I observed
for UW03 at the request of Bernadette Rodgers.  Things went fairly smoothly.
Rosie Wyse was observing for JH01.  We had about 45 minutes of cycling power
to GRIM2 due to the instrument not flushing, but finally continued on for the
rest of the night with minimal problems.  I had to close at 03:55 due to
overcast skies, and an approaching storm.
Comments:A few problems with GRIM marred the early part of the night, but soon
settled down into a good night.  Until the weather closed in, but luckily
late...
The Lens Monitoring was shut out due to the impending weather.
                               FOCUS LOG
                           FEBRUARY  6, 1998
                Best    Telescope            Wind                 Seeing
Time   Inst     Focus    Az   El   Temp#     Dir  MPH     filter   FWHM "
21:15 GRIM2 -125(5998) 160.9 73.4 -1.6/-0.43 297.3 9.2      J      0.95
23:45 GRIM2  -50(6100) 267.3 53.8 -1.7/-1.7  274.0 15.6     J      1.08
# The first temp is air, the second is truss, both in degrees C.
                                 WEATHER
                            FEBRUARY   6,  1998
                                 Wind
    Time   Temp F Dewp.   MPH.    Dir.       DUST     Sky         Precip.
     16:01    32     6      9   307  (NW)     272 partly cloudy    none
     17:01    32     2      5   355  (N)       96 partly cloudy    none
     18:01    34     0     10   347  (NNW)     56 partly cloudy    none
     19:01    32     0      9     1  (N)       41   clearing       none
     20:01    32     7     11   320  (NW)      57    clear         none
     21:01    29    15      4   329  (NNW)    264    clear         none
     22:01    30    13     10   238  (WSW)    271    clear         none
     23:01    30    14     10   275  (W)      260    clear         none
     00:01    29    15     13   271  (W)      404    clear         none
     01:01    29    17     12   270  (W)      535    clear         none
     02:01    28    17     14   274  (W)      579 light clouds     none
     03:01    28    20     18   280  (W)      627 partly cloudy    none
     04:01    28    20      6   305  (NW)     587   overcast       none
     05:01    28    19     16   304  (NW)     450 partly cloudy  light 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: 2.36
Current guide software version:GIm Ctrlv3.0b11.
-Tia