MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2001 Jun 25

Observer(s): Aaron Dotter
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: Nellie

Worked for 8 hours (all night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 2 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

The night began with a large group of clouds which began to cause
trouble while taking twilight flats. Shut down until 21:00 when
conditions had considerably improved.
Battled clouds covering almost exactly the eastern half of the sky
until about 01:00 when the threat lessened. Observed NGC 6760 for
the first 3 hours or so, until the above-mentioned clouds covered
it.
Observed NGC 6779 for the remainder of the night (~5 hours).


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Submitted on 2001 Jun 26 [4:47:24]