Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 05:09:20 -0600
From: tia@tycho.apo.nmsu.edu (Tia Hoyes)
Subject: 3.5m obslog 980821
                         FRIDAY   AUGUST 21, 1998
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER       OBSERVER          INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
York             Richards             DIS       8/21   19:00 3:00
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
UW05/R     21:09 05:04   2.3   0   5.6   0    0    0    0    0
(note: times listed include instrument change time)
                               ACTIVITY LOG
The telescope was opened at 19:00 and closed at 21:55 due to high humidity
and ash.
I reopened at 1:30 with hopes that the dust and humidity had settled, but
I had to close again at 3:00 due to high humidity and high dust counts.
Gordon Richards was the observer for the evening, as the time was traded with
UW05.
COMMENTS:Well, things looked pretty good at the beginning of the night, we had
calibrations done and the telescope open and cooled down with time to
spare before twilight thanks to Tia's efficiency.  Then she mentioned
that Sunspot decided to start a controlled fire this afternoon and
everything went downhill from there.  Nevertheless we did manage to
get a couple of spectra.
I'm not sure how tonight got chosen as the time to start a fire given
that the forecast was for winds out of the East (from Sunspot) at
15mph and the skies were otherwise clear all night.  I can't say that
I am happy about it since we might have been open all night long if it
were not for the ash blowing through the air.
Gordon
Forecast:(4:30am)
TODAY...FAIR SKIES THIS MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS.
.TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS AND FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY AT OTHER TIMES.
(* means a trouble report has been issued or appended to)
                               FOCUS LOG
                             AUGUST 21, 1998
                Best     Telescope               Wind                 Seeing
Time   Inst     Focus     Az    El   Temp#      Dir  MPH     filter   FWHM "
02:00  DIS  -100(6556)  190.1  48.1 11.3/11.94  86.4 10.7     empty   ****
****focused with slit viewer
# The first temp is air, the second is truss, both in degrees C.
                                 WEATHER
                             AUGUST 21,  1998
                                 Wind
    Time   Temp F Dewp.   MPH.    Dir.       DUST     Sky         Precip.
     16:01    59    51      0   224  (SW)    1038  partly cloudy   none
     17:01    58    48      7    63  (ENE)   1093  partly cloudy   none
     18:01    59    45      7   120  (ESE)   1136  partly cloudy   none
     19:01    59    44      8    97  (E)     1030    clearing      none
     20:01    56    44     12    85  (E)     1290    clearing      none
     21:01    54    48      9    87  (E)     2293    clearing      none
     22:01    54    49     12    64  (ENE)   2610    clearing      none
     23:01    54    47     20    77  (ENE)   2573    clearing      none
     00:01    53    47     11   110  (ESE)   2596     clear        none
     01:01    53    47     11    88  (E)     2746     clear        none
     02:01    52    47     11    83  (E)     2551     clear        none
     03:01    51    47      9    89  (E)     3132     clear        none
     04:01    52    48      9    82  (E)     3428     clear        none
     05:01    52    47      7    84  (E)     3287     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: 2.42a
Current guide software version:GIm Ctrl v3.0b 15.out
-Tia