MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2001 Jan 22

Observer(s): Kemp, Giovanardi, Utton
Institution(s): Columbia

Instrument: Templeton/direct

Worked for 9 hours (off and on through the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 8pm until 1am.
   Beg: Seeing 2 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Moderate, Increasing clouds
   Mid: Seeing 2 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm, Mostly cloudy
   End: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable, Clearing

Observing Summary:

Poor night got increasingly worse with ~80-85% humidity, then
clearing and drying.  About 4 non-consecutive hours were not
spent taking data, 2 of which the dome was closed.  Drop-out
shutter not opened due to on-going repair work.

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Submitted on 2001 Jan 23 [7:05:02]