Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 06:05:52 -0600 (MDT)
From: Tia Hoyes
Subject: 3.5m obslog 980418
                       SATURDAY   APRIL  18, 1998
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER   INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Szkody          DIS       4/18   20:00 00:55
Wyse           GRIM2      4/18   01:10
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
UW01/R     21:03 00:10   3.1   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
JH05/R     01:10 05:02   1.5  3.4   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
(note: times listed include instrument change time)
                               ACTIVITY LOG
The telescope was opened at 19:20.  Paula Szkody was the first observer for
the evening.
Comments: A good night-obtained spectra of an object being done by ROSAT plus
several others.  Everything worked well.
Rosie Wyse observed for the last half of the evening.
Comments: Another good night!  I lost the ftp link acouple of times.
(* means a trouble report has been issued or appended to)
                               FOCUS LOG
                            APRIL  18, 1998
                Best     Telescope             Wind                 Seeing
Time   Inst     Focus     Az   El   Temp#      Dir  MPH     filter   FWHM "
20:07  DIS  -100(6065) 108.4 75.6 1.6/3.53    37.6  10.4      IN     1.77
01:25 GRIM2 -100(6093)  72.6 60.3 1.2/0.08   326.0   8.3      J      1.50
# The first temp is air, the second is truss, both in degrees C.
                                 WEATHER
                             APRIL  18,  1998
                                 Wind
    Time   Temp F Dewp.   MPH.    Dir.       DUST     Sky         Precip.
     16:01    39    11     10   248  (WSW)    311  partly cloudy   none
     17:01    39    12      3   271  (W)      304  partly cloudy   none
     18:01    41    13      7   272  (W)      275  partly cloudy   none
     19:01    38    12      1   273  (W)      337    clearing      none
     20:01    35    12      9    19  (NNE)    384     clear        none
     21:01    35    11     14    39  (NE)     430     clear        none
     22:01    36    11     12    30  (NNE)    432     clear        none
     23:01    34    12      7    83  (E)      466     clear        none
     00:01    30    14     11    73  (ENE)    508     clear        none
     01:01    33    10      8   318  (NW)     547     clear        none
     02:01    33    10      5   329  (NNW)    490     clear        none
     03:01    34    10      7   327  (NNW)    525     clear        none
     04:01    34     6      5   335  (NNW)    525     clear        none
     05:01    33    11      5   353  (N)      511     clear        none
     06:01    33    10      6   329  (NNW)    514     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: 2.39
Current guide software version:GIm Ctrlv3.0b11.
-Tia