MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2002 Jun 25

Observer(s): E.M. Halbedel (for S. Lepine)
Institution(s): AMNH (Columbia)

Instrument: Mk III Spectrograph

Worked for 2 hours (first half of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Seeing 1.1 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Overcast, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Overcast, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Only 5 object spectra were obtained before clouds started to 
thicken. Waiting did not help since the clouds only worsened.
It was completely opaque by midnight, with virga visible between
Kitt Peak and Baboquivari by 1 AM. Shut down then for safety's
sake. 

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Submitted on 2002 Jun 26 [1:19:38]