MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2001 Jun 29

Observer(s): Jules Halpern
Institution(s): Columbia U.

Instrument: Nellie Direct

Worked for 7.5 hours (most of the night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.9 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1.7 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.9 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Most of the night was spent searching a large area for a gamma-ray
burst that was positioned toady by HETE and other spacecraft.
Poor seeing and proximity to the moon hampered the effort.  One
more night will be needed for comparison.  So far, we only found
an asteroid.

Dense armies of lady bugs continue to invade the equipment.
Dome encoder worked well tonight after a thorough cleaning
by Tony.

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Submitted on 2001 Jun 30 [3:38:59]