From: Russet McMillan Subject: 3.5m Night Log 990721 Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 05:55:05 -0600 (MDT) WEDNESDAY JULY 21, 1999 APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY OBSERVING LOG ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT DATE START FINISH Stephens Stephens GrIm2 7/21-22 00:25 00:50 Kent Newberg, Yanny DIS 7/22 -- -- Turner McMillan SPIcam 7/22 -- -- INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RS/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B NM02/R 21:46 01:10 - 2.3 - 0 - 0.4 0 - 0 UW03/R 01:10 03:52 2.0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PU02/S 03:52 04:32 0.7 - 0 - 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: K. Gloria 2nd half observing specialist: R. McMillan The telescope was open for less than half an hour in an attempt to take advantage of a brief drop in the humidity, but it didn't last long enough for any constructive observing. OBSERVER COMMENTS FOCUS LOG JULY 21 1999 Wind Time Inst Focus Az El #Temp Dir MPH filt FWHM " 00:30 GRIM +25(6979) -82 25 11.4/12.7 150 17 H 0.80 #First temp is air, second temp is telescope. WEATHER JULY 21 1999 Wind Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Precip. 16:01 56 53 4 261 (W) 1187 overcast rain 17:01 54 54 5 223 (SW) 163 overcast rain 18:01 56 51 5 96 (E) 950 mstly cldy none 19:01 56 50 16 144 (SE) 837 prtly cldy none 20:01 55 50 15 145 (SE) 1303 prtly cldy none 21:01 54 51 9 163 (SSE) 1215 clear none 22:01 54 52 9 178 (S) 1411 mstly cldy none 23:01 53 51 13 161 (SSE) 1174 clear none 00:01 53 50 14 156 (SSE) 981 clear none 01:01 53 50 12 179 (S) 915 mstly clr none 02:01 52 49 10 179 (S) 910 ptly cldy none 03:01 52 50 7 192 (SSW) 871 ptly cldy none 04:01 52 50 8 183 (S) 812 ptly cldy none 05:01 52 49 7 181 (S) 896 ptly cldy 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: 2.55b5. Current guide software version: GIm Ctrlv3.0b27. - Karen Gloria, Russet McMillan