Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1998 05:50:22 -0600
From: tia@tycho.apo.nmsu.edu (Tia Hoyes)
Subject: 3.5m obslog 980902
                       WEDNESDAY  SEPTEMBER 2, 1998
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                    ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER       OBSERVER          INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Walterbos         Hoopes             GRIM2      9/02   -----  -----
Turner            Hoyes               DIS       9/02   -----  -----
Rodgers           Rodgers            GRIM2      9/02   03:45  05:30
 INST        SCHEDULED      OBS      WEATH     EQUIP   DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
NM01/S     20:52 00:20    0    0    0   3.5   0    0    0    0    0
PU01/S     00:20 01:10    0    0    0   0.8   0    0    0    0    0
UW13/R     01:10 05:14   1.2   0    0   2.4  0.5   0    0    0    0
(note: times listed include instrument change time)
                               ACTIVITY LOG
The telescope was opened at 21:00. Charles Hoopes was on site to observe for
the first half of the evening with GRIM2. We tried to focus through the clouds
but we could not, so we closed a few minutes later.
Lens monitoring was shut out by the heavy clouds brought by the edge of
Hurricane Isis.
Bernadette Rodgers was observing for UW13.  I was able to open at 3:15 as
there was a hole.  It took us almost an hour to find a star to focus on, and
I also had to fix the rotator by hand as it was at 389.93 degrees when it was
suppose to be at 150.06.*
COMMENTS:Not much to say.  The weather was lousy, but I managed to get one or
 two bright
stars through the clouds in the time we were open.  We had trouble with
the rotator once, other than that no problems to report...just lots of clouds.
-Bernadette
Forecast:(4:30am)
Hurricane Isis is bringing heavy rain to parts of the Mexican Coast. Isis
is forecast to drift northward over the next few days,
eventually increasing moisture in the Desert Southwest.
TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS.
.TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
OR THUNDERSTORMS.
.OUTLOOK FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND...FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND WARM
WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER.
(* means a trouble report has been issued or appended to)
                               FOCUS LOG
                            SEPTEMBER 2, 1998
                Best     Telescope               Wind                 Seeing
Time   Inst     Focus     Az    El   Temp#      Dir  MPH     filter   FWHM "
03:30  GRIM2   0(6615)  95.4  73.8  ?/12.22    98.3  10.5      K       ???
# The first temp is air, the second is truss, both in degrees C.
                                 WEATHER
                           SEPTEMBER  2,  1998
                                 Wind
    Time   Temp F Dewp.   MPH.    Dir.       DUST     Sky         Precip.
     16:01    32    32     12    79  (ENE)    601  overcast        none
     17:01    32    32      7    95  (E)      660  overcast        none
     18:01    32    32      9    85  (E)      753  overcast        none
     19:01    32    32      8    81  (E)      757  overcast        none
     20:01    32    32     12    82  (E)     1267  overcast        none
     21:01    32    32     11    83  (E)      906  clearing        none
     22:01    32    32     14    78  (ENE)    923  overcast        none
     23:01    32    32     13    76  (ENE)   1053  overcast        none
     00:01    32    32     14   103  (ESE)    954  overcast        none
     01:01    32    32     17    83  (E)      944  overcast        none
     02:01    32    32     11    85  (E)      991  overcast        none
     03:01    32    32      9    81  (E)      983  clearing        none
     04:01    32    32     14   109  (ESE)    978 partly cloudy    none
     05:01    32    32     12    99  (E)      886 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: 2.42a
Current guide software version:GIm Ctrl v3.0b 15.out
-Tia