Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 05:41:55 -0600 (MDT) From: Frank Deglman Subject: 35m Night Log 20000529 MONDAY MAY 29 2000 APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY OBSERVING LOG ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT DATE START FINISH Frieman Richards,Johnston DIS 5/29-30 19:00 05:10 INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RS/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B UC03/S 21:05 04:54 0 0 0 0 7.0 0.8 - 0 0 (note: times listed include instrument change time) ACTIVITY LOG (* means a trouble report has been issued or appended to) Observing Specialist: deglman The PMSS desiccant canister appeared pink. Did the DIS calibrations early. The red camera has a substantial amount of light leaking in. Wiped (both) chips before taking biases. Opened at at 19:40. Minor rotator overshoots were the norm, but otherwise a smooth night mechanically. Closed at 05:15. OBSERVER COMMENTS FOCUS LOG MAY 29 2000 Time Instrument Focus Az El #Temp Dir MPH filt FWHM " 20:30 DISslit +200(1292) 73 74 18.7/21.5 173 10 none 1.25 20:45 NA2gdr 2192 none 1.73 #First temp is air, second temp is telescope. WEATHER MAY 29 2000 Wind Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Precip. 18:01 77 30 13 214 (SW) 584 clear none 19:01 73 26 18 203 (SSW) 573 clear none 20:01 68 24 9 182 (S) 637 clear none 21:01 66 25 11 173 (S) 635 clear none 22:01 63 24 19 135 (SE) 720 clear none 23:01 61 28 23 126 (SE) 775 clear none 00:01 60 29 11 109 (ESE) 764 clear none 01:01 60 27 10 121 (ESE) 824 clear none 02:01 59 28 8 111 (ESE) 716 clear none 03:01 58 31 6 136 (SE) 832 clear none 04:01 59 32 2 153 (SSE) 817 clear none 05:01 63 24 6 264 (W) 703 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 2.2.9. - frank