From: "Camron Hastings"
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20000830
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 05:52:56 -0600
                       APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
                       3.5m Telescope Night Log
                       Wednesday, Aug 30th, 2000
                                                          ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER     OBSERVER(S)        INSTRUMENT   DATE   START  FINISH
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 J.Knapp        J.Knapp            DIS-Low      8/30   23:05  01:10
 X.Fan          X.Fan, M.Strauss   DIS-Low      8/31   01:10  02:00
                                                8/31   03:45  05:42
  INST        SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS    DAY   NOTUSED
 I/RO/DN    START  FINISH  D    B    D    B    D    B   USE   D    B
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 PU06/R     20:25  01:10  2.3  0.3   0    0   2.2   0    0    0    0
 PU01/R     01:10  05:43  1.7   -    0    -   2.8   -    0    0    -
 note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
                ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
 Observing Specialist, 1st shift: Russet McMillan
Clouds, rain, lightning, humidity. Eventually opened at 23:00 and got
some good science.
 Observing Specialist, 2nd shift: Camron Hastings
Second half started with questionable weather conditions. Clear
overhead, but on the edge of a big storm system all night. We closed the
telescope again at 02:00 due to clouds and waited. We re-opened again at
03:45 MDT to catch a clear patch.
        ---------------  OBSERVER'S COMMENTS  ----------------
X.Fan:
We were able to get some good data during the few hours when
it was not cloudy (for both PU programs).
        --------------- INSTRUMENT FOCUS LOG ----------------
                                     Air/Truss   Wind
Time  Instrument  Focus     Az  El   #Temp-C    Dir MPH  filt   FWHM
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23:05 DIS Slit  -075(1053) 146  53  11.6/13.5   177  10  none   1.52"
00:25 NA2 Gdr  -3275(0985) 219  52  11.7/12.5   182  06  none   0.97"
              ------------- WEATHER CONDITIONS ------------
                               Wind                          Precip.or
      Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
     ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16:01    59    41      8   186  (S)      426    cloudy    rain
     17:01    55    46     21   138  (SE)     514    cloudy    rain
     18:01    58    43     15   141  (SE)     348    cloudy    rain
     19:01    57    45     22   143  (SE)     449    cloudy    rain
     20:01    54    40     17   212  (SSW)    235    cloudy    rain
     21:01    55    36      4   249  (WSW)    303    cloudy    rain
     22:01    54    36      7   207  (SSW)    266    cloudy    rain
     23:01    53    35      7   181  (S)      249    cloudy    none
     00:01    54    36      6   183  (S)      243   ptly cldy  none
     01:01    52    37      2   192  (SSW)    310   ptly cldy  none
     02:01    53    37      7   176  (S)      289    cloudy    none
     03:01    52    40     11   189  (S)      368   ptly cldy  none
     04:01    49    41      5   158  (SSE)    420   ptly cldy  none
     05:01    50    42      5   217  (SW)     444   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: 2.62.
Current guide software version: GIm Ctrlv3.0b27. Current TCC version
is 2.4.0b1 Current MC version: v1_7_3.
-- Russet McMillan, Camron Hastings