Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 07:39:33 -0600 (MDT)
From: Karen Gloria
Subject: 3.5-m obslog 980414
                         TUESDAY APRIL 14, 1998
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                                          ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)        INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Turner            Gloria              DIS       4/14     -     -
Cooray            Cooray              DIS     4/14-15  23:40 01:10
McNammara         Mason               DIS       4/15
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
PU01/S     20:59 21:39    0    -   0.7   -    0    -    0    0    -
UC06/R     21:39 01:10    0   1.5  0.5  1.5   0    0    0    0    0
NM09/R     01:10 05:07
(note: times listed include instrument change time)
                               ACTIVITY LOG
(* means a trouble report has been issued or appended to)
The telescope was opened at 23:40 MDT.  Opening was delayed by dust.
The observers were myself for PU01, Asantha Cooray for UC06 and Paul
Mason for NM09.  The telescope pointing was very good (it was last
night as well), although the seeing was not.  *Paul lost some time
during morning twilight when the guide camera had to be rebooted.
Otehr than that, no problems
			     OBSERVER COMMENTS
Paul Mason (NM09) - "It was an excellent night, no lost time, clear
with moderate dust levels. At the end of the night we had to make a
pointing correction to get the last target, Nova Sag 1998. I observed
a complete orbital period of AM Her to test its synchronization."
                                 FOCUS LOG
                               APRIL 14 1997
                  Best   Telescope           Wind            Seeing
Time   Inst      Focus    Az  El   #Temp    Dir MPH  filter  FWHM "
23:50  DIS   -150(6141)  183  66  2.5/5.0   270  13   none    1.3
00:00 guider 57600(6263) 252  36  2.6/4.5   269  15    R      2.2
01:20  DIS   - 50(6135)  204  64  2.1/2.4   269  18    r      1.3
01:35 guider 58800(6189)  17  48  2.0/2.2   272  16    R      1.6
#The first temp is air, the second is truss, both in degrees Celsius
                                 WEATHER
                              APRIL 14 1997
                                   Wind
    Time  Temp F  Dewp. F  MPH.	  Dir.       Dust     Sky       Precip.
     16:01    48     4     36   257  (WSW)   2741    clear       none
     17:01    48    -2     37   253  (WSW)   3443
     18:01    48     3     24   262  (W)     3847
     19:01    45     1     31   256  (WSW)   3129
     20:01    43     0     18   267  (W)     3233
     21:01    42     0     20   262  (W)     2754
     22:01    39     2     21   267  (W)     2170
     23:01    39     6     21   270  (W)     1853
     00:01    37     8     19   262  (W)     1508
     01:01    36     9     21   276  (W)     1634
     02:01    35    10     16   267  (W)     1606
     03:01    33    11     13   269  (W)     1677
     04:01    33     5     11   268  (W)     1598
     05:01    33    10     16   249  (WSW)   1728
     06:01    32    11     18   252  (WSW)   1715
     07:01    30    12     18   254  (WSW)   1759
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: 2.39.
Current guide software version: GIm Ctrlv3.0b11.
-Karen