MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2003 Apr 14

Observer(s): S. Lepine
Institution(s): Columbia/AMNH

Instrument: MkIII Spectrograph

Worked for 6 hours (first half of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Very bad weather from 1AM until 6AM.
   Beg: Cirrus, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Clear, Winds High
   End: Fog/Low Clouds, Winds High, rain

Observing Summary:

Sky cleared up at the start of the night. Winds increased
but sky was very clear for several hours. Then at 1:00AM,
humidity rised suddently and very quickly to unsafe levels,
and low clouds appeared. Dome was closed. Rain came later
in the night. See trouble reports for two minor problems
that occured during observations.

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Submitted on 2003 Apr 15 [5:59:41]