Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 06:52:51 -0600 (MDT)
From: Karen Gloria
Subject: 3.5-m obslog 990512
                          WEDNESDAY MAY 12, 1999
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                                          ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)        INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Wei            Tsvetanov, Wei         DIS     5/12-13  21:27 01:10
Norman         Magnier, Norman      SPIcam      5/13   01:10 04:32
 INST        SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS    DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
JH02/R     21:27 01:10    0    -    0    -   3.7   -    0    0    -
UW08/R     01:10 04:32    0    -   0.5   -   2.9   -    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: K. Gloria
The telescope was opened at 18:00 MDT.  Zlatan Tsvetanov and Wei Zheng
observed remotely with DIS, doing SDSS follow up observations.  There
were no problems during their run.
2nd half observing specialist: K. Gloria
Dara Norman and Gene Magnier observed remotely with SPIcam.  They had
a good, photometric night, but lost a half hour at the end due to a
TCC process dying, which caused the telescope to stop tracking.  I got
this sorted out, but by that time it was the beginning of astro
twilight, so they decided to start taking flats.
                            OBSERVER COMMENTS
                                FOCUS LOG
                               MAY 12  1999
						 Wind
Time   Inst        Focus     Az  El   #Temp    Dir  MPH  filt  FWHM "
21:00 slitcam  +150(6989)   231  43 12.4/13.4  195  14   none   1.2
21:15 guider  +5345(6844)   217  52 12.4/13.1  200  18   R+ND2  1.2
21:15 guider  +3215(6844)   217  52 12.4/13.1  200  18   none   1.2
22:20 guider  +5516(6791)   162  56 12.2/12.4  195  16   none   1.2
00:20 guider  +5498(6805)   144  51 12.1/12.2  207  17    R     1.3
01:35 SPIcam   + 50(6626)   192  49 12.4/12.2  215  17    g'    1.2
01:40 guider  +2318(6636)   192  49 12.3/12.1  193   9   none   1.2
03:30 guider   +333(6545)   249  70 11.6/11.7  208  16   none   1.0
#First temp is air, second temp is telescope.
                                 WEATHER
                               MAY 12 1999
                               Wind
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust      Sky      Precip.
     16:01    64    25      9   221  (SW)    1779     clear      none
     17:01    63    25     17   237  (WSW)   1741     clear      none
     18:01    61    22     12   199  (SSW)   1743     clear      none
     19:01    60    19      9   248  (WSW)   1803     clear      none
     20:01    54    17     16   201  (SSW)   2055     clear      none
     21:01    54    16     18   195  (SSW)   2564     clear      none
     22:01    54    15     16   201  (SSW)   2112     clear      none
     23:01    54    16     17   212  (SSW)   1854     clear      none
     00:01    54    16     18   201  (SSW)   2098     clear      none
     01:01    54    15     15   202  (SSW)   2136     clear      none
     02:01    54    17     16   213  (SSW)   2158     clear      none
     03:01    54    15     13   243  (WSW)   2169     clear      none
     04:01    52    19     12   211  (SSW)   2172     clear      none
     05:01    52    19     13   231  (SW)    2108     clear      none
     06:01    49    24     16   218  (SW)    2108     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.
- Karen Gloria