MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2002 May 28

Observer(s): hammell
Institution(s): dartmouth

Instrument: tifkam

Worked for 9 hours (all night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.6 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1.8 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Chip temp increase rate is rising.  A week ago, it was at 5.1 ohms, 9 hours ago it was at 5.7, it's now at 5.8. Filling the dewar twice a day and hoping it lasts. 
Images are not drastically affected, but the hot areas seem exaggerated and the seeing seems worse than it should be. 

 


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Submitted on 2002 May 29 [5:13:49]