Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 05:51:37 -0600 (MDT)
From: Tia Hoyes
Subject: 3.5m obslog 980514
                         THURSDAY   MAY  14, 1998
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER       OBSERVER          INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Gillespie         Hoyes              GUIDER     5/14   02:45 05:30
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
EN01/S     21:29 04:30    0   2.5  1.3  3.2   0    0    0    0    0
(note: times listed include instrument change time)
                               ACTIVITY LOG
The telescope was open tonight at 02:00.  Peter Doherty worked on SPICAM for
the first half of the evening.  The sky was overcast until 23:00.
Comments: Tonight SPIcam repair and evaluation continued. The new
shutter installation was completed and tests were conducted
to evaulate its performance. This consisted primarily of
collecting flat field data in the dome. In addition, new
camera firmware was installed and initial tests were
performed to verify the operation of several enhancements
that have been made. These include faster CCD clearing,
improved drift-scanning, and adjustable pixel readout rate.
I began the GUIDER tests at 02:45.  I used the Script to focus the GUIDER,
and then guided for 10 minutes.  I then began a pointing model. I did a 40
point pointing model.  The coeff. that changed the most was in zenith distance
proportional to zenith (PZZ1). The new pointing model has been implemented.
I then tested the guider, and it guided without a problem.
(* means a trouble report has been issued or appended to)
                               FOCUS LOG
                             MAY  14, 1998
                Best     Telescope             Wind                 Seeing
Time   Inst     Focus     Az   El   Temp#      Dir  MPH     filter   FWHM "
2:50  GUIDER   42899    263.7 47.3 -0.9/0.32  291.0 21.8     clear   2.43
# The first temp is air, the second is truss, both in degrees C.
                                 WEATHER
                               MAY  14,  1998
                                 Wind
    Time   Temp F Dewp.   MPH.    Dir.       DUST     Sky         Precip.
     16:01    55    23     26   213  (SSW)   1701  overcast        none
     17:01    50    20     22   194  (SSW)   1656  overcast        none
     18:01    47    22     20   269  (W)     2404  overcast        none
     19:01    44    25     18   255  (WSW)   4380  overcast        none
     20:01    42    22     21   254  (WSW)   1245  overcast        none
     21:01    39    18     25   268  (W)     1177  overcast        none
     22:01    38    16     27   285  (WNW)    837  overcast        none
     23:01    37    13     26   261  (W)      813  clearing        none
     00:01    35    14     19   269  (W)      600 light clouds     none
     01:01    34    15     21   274  (W)      632 light clouds     none
     02:01    32    18     14   270  (W)      622    clear         none
     03:01    30    19     17   283  (WNW)    508    clear         none
     04:01    30    15     24   304  (NW)     536    clear         none
     05:01    30    17     14   330  (NNW)    603    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