Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 06:13:37 -0600 (MDT)
From: Tia Hoyes
Subject: 3.5m obslog 980518
                         MONDAY   MAY  18, 1998
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER       OBSERVER          INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Hameed            Hameed               DIS      5/18   ----- -----
Lutz              Lutz                 DIS      5/18   ----- -----
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
DD03/R     21:33 01:10    0    0   3.6   0    0    0    0    0    0
WS02/R     01:10 04:26    0    0   0.7  2.6   0    0    0    0    0
(note: times listed include instrument change time)
                               ACTIVITY LOG
The telescope was not open tonight due to overcast skies and high dust counts.
Forecast:(4:30am)
.TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
MPH...GUSTY OVER RIDGES.
.TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. MODERATE SOUTHWEST WINDS WEDNESDAY.
(* means a trouble report has been issued or appended to)
                               FOCUS LOG
                             MAY  18, 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
                               MAY  18,  1998
                                 Wind
    Time   Temp F Dewp.   MPH.    Dir.       DUST     Sky         Precip.
     16:01    63    28     17   221  (SW)    5071   overcast       rain
     17:01    57    32      0   338  (NNW)   6243   overcast       rain
     18:01    58    32     10   161  (SSE)   4741   overcast       none
     19:01    56    32     33   137  (SE)    4552   overcast       none
     20:01    53    32      8    96  (E)     3970   overcast       none
     21:01    55    32     23   125  (SE)    3834   overcast       none
     22:01    53    32     13   125  (SE)    4196   overcast       none
     23:01    55    31     14   141  (SE)    4439   overcast       none
     00:01    55    32     17   179  (S)     4407   overcast       none
     01:01    57    30     14   180  (S)     6805   overcast       none
     02:01    51    32     22   136  (SE)    4093   overcast       none
     03:01    54    31     15   170  (S)     5997   overcast       none
     04:01    54    34     13   184  (S)     5005  partly cloudy   none
     05:01    54    34     12   185  (S)     4284  partly cloudy   none
     06:01    53    33     11   159  (SSE)   4349  partly cloudy   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