MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2003 Jan 06

Observer(s): Patrick Cseresnjes
Institution(s): Columbia University

Instrument: 8K Camera

Worked for 8 hours (first half of the night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 2 until 6.
   Beg: Seeing 2.5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 2.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   End: Patchy Clouds, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

Beginning of night cloudy: no sky flat. Sky then cleared up, 
but the seeing was very poor (>2 arcsec.). After 2 a.m., the 
target remained behind clouds throughout the rest of the night.

Problem: Kilauea suddenly re-booted (at ~2 a.m.) with no 
apparent reason.

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Submitted on 2003 Jan 7 [5:20:54]