Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 16:47:09 -0600 (MDT) From: Tia Hoyes Subject: 3.5m obslog 980406 MONDAY APRIL 6, 1998 APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY OBSERVING LOG ACTUAL ASTRONOMER INSTRUMENT DATE START FINISH Gillespie GUIDER 4/06 ---- ----- INST SCHEDULED OBS WEATH EQUIP DAY NOTUSED I/RS/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B EN01/S 20:51 05:19 0 0 0.8 7.7 0 0 0 0 0 (note: times listed include instrument change time) ACTIVITY LOG The telescope was not open tonight due to high winds, high dust counts, and overcast skies. Engineering was scheduled with the second half of the evening to be given to Charles Hoopes from NMSU, but we did not open. (* means a trouble report has been issued or appended to) FOCUS LOG APRIL 6, 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 APRIL 6, 1998 Wind Time Temp F Dewp. MPH. Dir. DUST Sky Precip. 16:01 36 14 22 263 (W) 7382 partly cloudy none 17:01 36 15 16 272 (W) 3083 partly cloudy none 18:01 39 15 17 269 (W) 3141 partly cloudy none 19:01 34 15 27 270 (W) 2924 partly cloudy none 20:01 30 15 18 270 (W) 2843 partly cloudy none 21:01 29 16 13 263 (W) 3440 partly cloudy none 22:01 29 16 13 266 (W) 2645 mostly cloudy none 23:01 29 14 17 274 (W) 2840 mostly cloudy none 00:01 30 13 7 306 (NW) 3059 overcast none 01:01 30 16 10 295 (WNW) 3139 overcast none 02:01 29 17 15 285 (WNW) 3069 overcast none 03:01 29 19 21 270 (W) 3035 overcast none 04:01 28 17 18 248 (WSW) 3001 overcast none 05:01 27 19 16 253 (WSW) 3114 overcast 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