Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 05:12:59 -0600 (MDT)
From: Tia Hoyes
Subject: 3.5m obslog 980520
                        WEDNESDAY   MAY  20, 1998
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER       OBSERVER          INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Hameed             Geha              SPICAM     5/20   ----- -----
York             Richards             DIS       5/20   ----- -----
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
NM04/R     21:35 01:10    0    0   3.6   0    0    0    0    0    0
UC02/R     01:10 04:24    0    0   2.0  1.2   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 very high dust
counts.
Camron Hastings was training this evening.
The Gamma Ray Burst preempted the UC02 program, but we never got to open.
Alan Diercks was available for observing from UW.
Forecast:(4:30am)
.TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY THIS AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20-35 MPH AND GUSTY.
.TONIGHT...FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. WEST WINDS 15-25 MPH EARLY.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY...BREEZY AND COOLER. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
15-25 MPH AND GUSTY.
.OUTLOOK FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND...FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES
WITH BREEZY AFTERNOONS AND NEAR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES.
(* means a trouble report has been issued or appended to)
                               FOCUS LOG
                             MAY  20, 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  20,  1998
                                 Wind
    Time   Temp F Dewp.   MPH.    Dir.       DUST     Sky         Precip.
     16:01    65    24     21   244  (WSW)   1623  partly cloudy   none
     17:01    66    25     21   263  (W)     1583  partly cloudy   none
     18:01    65    25     11   251  (WSW)   1795  partly cloudy   none
     19:01    61    26     11   240  (WSW)   2058  partly cloudy   none
     20:01    59    26     15   220  (SW)    2600    overcast      none
     21:01    60    25     16   216  (SW)    2403    overcast      none
     22:01    60    25     16   236  (SW)    2409    overcast      none
     23:01    60    25     21   224  (SW)    2636    overcast      none
     00:01    59    22     21   233  (SW)    4365    overcast      none
     01:01    59    23     28   236  (SW)    4812    overcast      none
     02:01    57    24     19   242  (WSW)   5838    overcast      none
     03:01    57    24     18   262  (W)     7796    overcast      none
     04:01    57    24     11   231  (SW)    8792    overcast      none
     05:01    55    25     12   209  (SSW)  10391    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: 2.40
Current guide software version:GIm Ctrlv3.0b11.
-Tia