Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 05:42:15 -0700 (MST)
From: Frank Deglman
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20000224
                          THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2000
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                                          ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)        INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Krisciunas	Krisciunas	   SPIcam	2/24     -     -
Gonzalez	Gonzalez	   SPIcam	2/24     -     -
Stephens	Stephens	   Grim		2/25     -     -
 INST        SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS    DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
UW07/R     18:50  19:50  1.0   -    0    -    0    -    0    0    -
UW13/R     19:50  00:10  3.3  1.0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
NM01/R     00:10  05:43   -   5.5   -    0    -    0    0    -    0
(note: times listed include instrument change time)
                              ACTIVITY LOG
(* means a trouble report has been issued or appended to)
Observing Specialist: Deglman
Did not open on schedule due to clouds and high winds.  The cloudiness
continued the entire night.  Later, humidity and dust were sometimes over
their limits.  The cloud camera (IRSC) was closed at 23:55.  It has gotten
precipiated on enough lately.  The IRSC was reopened at 03:40.  No 3.5m
data were obtained tonight.
                            OBSERVER COMMENTS
                                FOCUS LOG
                             FEBRUARY 24 2000
                                                 Wind
Time   Inst        Focus     Az  El   #Temp    Dir  MPH  filt  FWHM "
#First temp is air, second temp is telescope.
                                 WEATHER
                            FEBRUARY 24 2000
                               Wind
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust      Sky      Precip.
     17:01    37     9     35   223  (SW)    3317     cloudy     none
     18:01    36    16     35   226  (SW)    1944     cloudy     none
     19:01    34    14     13   261  (W)     1750     cloudy     none
     20:01    32    16     23   260  (W)     1436     cloudy     none
     21:01    30    20     16   263  (W)     1030     cloudy     none
     22:01    29    23     16   276  (W)     1000     cloudy     none
     23:01    26    24     24   283  (WNW)   1638     cloudy     none
     00:01    26    22     19   262  (W)     2753     cloudy     none
     01:01    24    20     17   269  (W)     4704     cloudy     none
     02:01    23    18     25   270  (W)     2717     cloudy     none
     03:01    22    17     14   249  (WSW)   1993     cloudy     none
     04:01    22    14     13   264  (W)     1809     cloudy     none
     05:01    21    12     16   270  (W)     1103     cloudy     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.  Current TCC version
is 2.2.2.
- Frank Deglman