Date: Mon, 9 Feb 1998 05:18:12 -0700 (MST)
From: Tia Hoyes
Subject: 3.5m obslog 980208
                         SUNDAY   FEBRUARY 8, 1998
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER   INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Rodgers         DIS       2/08   ----- -----
Johnson         DIS       2/08   ----- -----
Wyse           GRIM2      2/08   ----- -----
Turner          DIS       2/08   ----- -----
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
UW03/R     19:06 20:06    0    0    0   1.0   0    0    0    0    0
NM10/R     20:06 00:11    0    0    0   4.1   0    0    0    0    0
JH01/R     00:11 04:49    0    0    0   4.6   0    0    0    0    0
PU01/S     04:49 05:29    0    0    0   0.7   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 not open this evening due to overcast skies, snow, fog,
high humidity, and high winds.
Latest forecast(4:30am):
TODAY...WINDY WITH VARIABLE CLOUDINESS AND SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. AFTERNOON SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET. WEST WINDS 20-30 MPH
AND GUSTY.
.TONIGHT...A FEW SNOW SHOWERS TILL MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDS DECREASING.
COLDER. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH.
                               FOCUS LOG
                           FEBRUARY  8, 1998
                Best    Telescope            Wind                 Seeing
Time   Inst     Focus    Az   El   Temp#     Dir  MPH     filter   FWHM "
-----NO FOCUS DATA-----
# The first temp is air, the second is truss, both in degrees C.
                                 WEATHER
                            FEBRUARY   8,  1998
                                 Wind
    Time   Temp F Dewp.   MPH.    Dir.       DUST     Sky         Precip.
     16:01    36    23     19   274  (W)      228 mostly cloudy    none
     17:01    35    24     12   243  (WSW)    291 mostly cloudy    none
     18:01    34    25     17   247  (WSW)    317   overcast       none
     19:01    34    24     19   255  (WSW)    254   overcast       none
     20:01    33    25     24   253  (WSW)    332 overcast/high winds/snow
     21:01    29    29     27   284  (WNW)   1992   overcast       snow
     22:01    29    28     30   269  (W)     2277 overcast/fog/snow flurries
     23:01    29    28     17   250  (WSW)    857   overcast       fog
     00:01    28    28     29   273  (W)       47   overcast       fog
     01:01    27    27     13   249  (WSW)     42   overcast/fog/lt. snow
     02:01    27    27     22   262  (W)       73   overcast       fog
     03:01    27    26     14   282  (WNW)    206   overcast       fog
     04:01    27    25     13   275  (W)       48   overcast       fog
     05:01    27    26      8   261  (W)      125   overcast       fog
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