From: Russet McMillan
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20000330
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 04:23:15 -0700 (MST)
                          THURSDAY MARCH 30, 2000
                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                              OBSERVING  LOG
                                                          ACTUAL
ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)        INSTRUMENT   DATE   START FINISH
Walterbos	Hoopes		      DIS	3/30   19:16 20:05
Strauss		Fan		      DIS	3/31     --   --
 INST        SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS    DAY   NOTUSED
I/RS/DN    START FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
NM06/S	   19:16  00:10  4.1   -    0    -   0.8   -    0    0    -
PU01/R     00:10  04:58  3.5  1.3   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
(note: times listed include instrument change time)
                              ACTIVITY LOG
Observing Specialist: McMillan, Hastings
The night was mostly cloudy.  We were able to open at sunset and focus
the instrument, but only one bright object could be observed before
the clouds grew thicker and we closed.  We did not re-open.
                            OBSERVER COMMENTS
                                FOCUS LOG
                              MARCH 30 2000
                                                  Wind
Time  Instrument  Focus     Az  El   #Temp    Dir  MPH  filt  FWHM "
19:10  DISslit   50(494)   140  74  7.1/7.7   195   15   --   1.13
19:30  Guider    140
#First temp is air, second temp is telescope.
                                 WEATHER
                              MARCH 30 2000
                               Wind
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH   Direction    Dust      Sky      Precip.
     16:01    48     6     20   272  (W)     1302     ptly cldy   none
     17:01    50    12     24   237  (WSW)   1177     ptly cldy   none
     18:01    47     8     18   242  (WSW)   1190     ptly cldy   none
     19:01    45     6     13   213  (SSW)   1314     ptly cldy   none
     20:01    45     6     15   209  (SSW)   1225    mstly cldy   none
     21:01    44     4     15   214  (SW)    1357    mstly cldy   none
     22:01    44     5     15   230  (SW)    1214    mstly cldy   none
     23:01    43     3     11   191  (S)     1173    mstly cldy   none
     00:01    40    21     14   148  (SSE)   1773    mstly cldy   none
     01:01    41    12     15   185  (S)     1434    mstly cldy   none
     02:01    40     8      6   168  (SSE)   1157    mstly cldy   none
     03:01    40     6     12   187  (S)     1140    mstly cldy   none
     04:01    39     7     11   181  (S)     1109    mstly 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.  Current TCC version
is 2.2.2.
- Russet McMillan