From: "Camron Hastings"
Subject: 3.5-meter Night Logs 980930
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 05:47:29 -0600
			   Wednesday, September 30th 1998
			     APACHE   POINT  OBSERVATORY
				 3.5-meter Observing Log
                                 ACTUAL
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ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)      INSTRUMENT     DATE     START  FINISH
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UWGRB		 A.Diercks/C.Stubbs   SPIcam     9/30-10/1   20:11  03:35
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 INST        SCHEDULED       OBS      WEATH     EQUIP    DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    USE   D    B
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DD01/R     20:11  05:35    0    0   3.3  6.1   0    0     0    0    0
                     -------- ACTIVITY LOG --------
1st half observing specialist: Karen Gloria
	We had a fairly intense thunderstorm that began late in the
afternoon and continued through the entire evening.
2nd half observing specialist: Camron Hastings/Russet McMillan
	Russet McMillan began training this evening as fill
observer until we fill Tia's position. We went over basic TCC, MC,
REMARK, and other computer procedures, as well as DIS operation.
Basic procedures regarding opening and closing the enclosure, mounting
and removal of instruments, LN2 fills, and observing log format.
	The skies remained cloudy, rainy, and wet all night....
                   -------- OBSERVER COMMENTS -------
Alan Diercks & Chris Stubbs (DD01):
	None received.
   				        FOCUS LOG
                           September 30th 1998
                 Best     Telescope   Temp      Wind           Seeing
Time   Instrmt   Focus     Az  El   Air/Truss   Dir MPH  filter  FWHM"
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          ----------   No Focus Data This Evening  ----------
                               WEATHER LOG
                           September 30th 1998
                                  Wind
     Time   Temp-F Dewp-F MPH   Direction    Dust      Sky      Precip
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     16:01    67    49     14   217  (SW)    ----    Cloudy      Rain
     17:01    59    48     10   177  (S)     ----    Cloudy      Rain
     18:01    57    44     19   134  (SE)    ----    Cloudy      Rain
     19:01    54    47     16   128  (SE)    ----    Cloudy      Rain
     20:01    59    47     19   173  (S)     ----    Cloudy      Rain
     21:01    51    50     12    96  (E)     ----    Cloudy      Rain
     22:01    50    48     14   131  (SE)    ----    Cloudy      Rain
     23:01    47    46     15   201  (SSW)   ----    Cloudy      Rain
     00:01    49    44      6   246  (WSW)   ----    Cloudy      Rain
     01:01    48    45     12   179  (S)     ----    Cloudy      Rain
     02:01    51    44     23   174  (S)     ----    Cloudy      Rain
     03:01    53    43     16   178  (S)     ----    Cloudy      Rain
     04:01    50    46     12   182  (S)     ----    Cloudy      Rain
     05:01    49    47     15   181  (S)     ----    Cloudy      Rain
note: the wind was coming from the azimuth listed.  The convention
used is north=0 degrees, east=90 degrees. The dust count is for the
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
- Karen Gloria, Camron Hastings, Russet McMillan