Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 07:00:09 -0600 (MDT)
From: Karen Gloria
Subject: 3.5-m obslog 990424
                         SATURDAY APRIL 24, 1999
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                                          ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)        INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Chanover     Chanover, Hillman,       AOTF    4/23-24  01:15 04:54
		  Murphy
 INST        SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS    DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
NM01/S     21:08 04:54    0   4.1   0    0   1.0  2.6   0    0    0
(note: times listed include instrument change time)
                              ACTIVITY LOG
(* means a trouble report has been issued or appended to)
1st half observing specialist: Camron Hastings
2nd half observing specialist: Karen Gloria
The first half of the night was rainy and cloudy.  The clouds parted
after midnight, and we opened at 01:15 MDT under clear skies.
Observing went very well, the AOTF folks got a lot of images.  It took
a long time to get pointed on Mars, however.  I had to use a +30",
-90" instrument offset to get it on the 30" AOTF detector.  Note: a +X
offset moves the star to the left, a +Y offset moves the star up.
Telescope pointing was fine, so I think the difficulty in finding Mars
must be due to using geocentric rather than topocentric coordinates
for the planets.
                            OBSERVER COMMENTS
NM01 (Chanover): "We had a successful half night."
                                FOCUS LOG
                              APRIL 24 1999
						 Wind
Time   Inst        Focus     Az  El   #Temp    Dir  MPH  filt  FWHM "
01:51  AOTF      0(5701)    195  40  2.7/4.8   268  11    ?     1.5
02:51  AOTF   +200(5818)    216  38  2.2/2.8   265  16    ?     1.3
#First temp is air, second temp is telescope.
                                 WEATHER
                              APRIL 24 1999
                               Wind
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust      Sky      Precip.
     16:01    54    31     12   173  (S)     2671    overcast   showers
     17:01    50    34     13   193  (SSW)   1711    overcast   showers
     18:01    46    38     10   144  (SE)    1374    overcast   showers
     19:01    43    40     24   217  (SW)    1402    overcast   showers
     20:01    45    37     24   176  (S)     2663    overcast   showers
     21:01    42    40     17   233  (SW)    2265    overcast   showers
     22:01    40    38     20   304  (NW)    2862    overcast   showers
     23:01    38    38     15   265  (W)      178    overcast   showers
     00:01    37    31     16   290  (WNW)   1957    ptly cldy   none
     01:01    36    25     17   260  (W)     1334      clear     none
     02:01    37    23     14   267  (W)     1492      clear     none
     03:01    36    19     12   263  (W)     1063      clear     none
     04:01    35    21     12   251  (WSW)   1234      clear     none
     05:01    34    21     14   255  (WSW)   1347      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: 2.52
Current guide software version: GIm Ctrlv3.0b17.
- Camron Hastings, Karen Gloria