Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20000316
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 100 07:04:18 -0700 (MST)
From: bergeron@apo.nmsu.edu (Eddie Bergeron)
                         THURSDAY MARCH 16, 2000
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                                          ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)        INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Turn          Monosmith,Casey        InSb       3/16   18:55  05:50
 INST        SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS    DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
PU08/S     19:06  05:17  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.5  9.6  0.0  0.0  0.0
(note: times listed include instrument change time)
                              ACTIVITY LOG
Opened dome at 17:45 - large temp difference between scope and air at sunset.
InSb guys observed all night from the cold dome. Sky was photometric all
night, but the seeing was variable, from 1" to 2.5" on the DIMM.
Observing Specialist: Bergeron
                            OBSERVER COMMENTS
                                FOCUS LOG
                              MARCH 16 2000
                                                  Wind
Time   Inst        Focus     Az  El   #Temp    Dir  MPH  filt  FWHM "
19:06  InSb      -200(121)  141  71  0.2/0.3   270   8    K    0.8
#First temp is air, second temp is telescope.
                                 WEATHER
                              MARCH 16 2000
                               Wind
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH   Direction    Dust      Sky      Precip.
     17:01    31    17     10   357  (N)      653      clear       none
     18:01    31    17      8    41  (NE)     447      clear       none
     19:01    32     0     11   321  (NW)     501      clear       none
     20:01    31     6      7   359  (N)      436      clear       none
     21:01    32     1     10    10  (N)      410      clear       none
     22:01    34     2     12     0  (N)      284      clear       none
     23:01    36     3      7   343  (NNW)    437      clear       none
     00:01    35     3     12   356  (N)      311      clear       none
     01:01    36     4      2   358  (N)      430      clear       none
     02:01    35     4     10   321  (NW)     513      clear       none
     03:01    34     5     11   294  (WNW)    408      clear       none
     04:01    33     8     14   278  (W)      477      clear       none
     05:01    33    10     18   290  (WNW)    552      clear       none
     06:01    33    12     15   298  (WNW)    522      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: 2.55b5.
Current guide software version: GIm Ctrlv3.0b27.  Current TCC version
is 2.2.2.
- Eddie Bergeron