Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 05:29:50 -0700 (MST)
From: Russet McMillan
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 990307
                 Apache Point Observatory, Sunspot, NM
                        Sunday, March 7th, 1999
                     3.5-meter Night Observing Log
                                Actual
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ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)       INSTRUMENT     DATE     START  FINISH
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B.Rodgers      B.Rodgers         DIS           3/6-7     19:27  20:27
E.Turner       C.Hastings        SPIcam        3/6       20:27  00:10
H.Ford         Z.Tsvetanov       GrIm II       3/7       00:10  05:01
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 INST       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN   START  FINISH    D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
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UW03/R    19:27  20:27    1.0   -    0    -    0    -    0    0    -
PU04/S    20:27  00:10    2.7  1.0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
JH05/R    00:10  05:01     -   4.8   -    0    -    0    0    0    0
               -------------- Activity Log --------------
1st Half Observing Specialist: N.C.Hastings
2nd Half Observing Specialist: R.McMillan
The telescope was not opened tonight due to a problem with the
enclosure and a variety of bad weather, including high winds, very
high dust counts, humidity, rain, and snow.
                               FOCUS LOG
                             March 7th 1999
                  Best    Telescope    Temp      Wind          Seeing
Time  Instrmnt   Focus      Az  El   Air/Truss  Dir MPH  filter FWHM"
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                              WEATHER LOG
                             March 7th 1999
                                  Wind
     Time   Temp-F Dewp-F MPH   Direction    Dust      Sky      Precip
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     16:01    43    24     23   181  (S)     2449   overcast    none
     17:01    42    26     23   197  (SSW)   2968   overcast    none
     18:01    40    28     35   241  (WSW)   8945   overcast    none
     19:01    37    29     23   205  (SSW)  30299   overcast    rain
     20:01    35    27     28   244  (WSW)  22114   overcast    rain/snow
     21:01    31    23     32   260  (W)    14499   overcast    snow
     22:01    27    26     23   269  (W)    10025   overcast    snow
     23:01    26    25     22   259  (W)     2268   overcast    none
     00:01    25    25     18   264  (W)     3586   overcast    none
     01:01    25    24     18   263  (W)     3424   overcast    none
     02:01    24    24     20   255  (WSW)   1782   overcast    sleet
     03:01    24    24     15   284  (WNW)    890   overcast    sleet/snow
     04:01    24    23     18   263  (W)      106   overcast    snow
     05:01    24    23     20   280  (W)       74   overcast    snow
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: 2.54b4
Current guide software version: GIm Ctrl v3.0b 17.out
- NCH, RM