MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2003 Jun 26

Observer(s): eve armstrong
Institution(s): columbia

Instrument: templeton/direct

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

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 22:00 until dawn.
   Beg: Seeing 1.8 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 2.5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1.7 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

main shutter made a loud grating noise during the last ~10
seconds of opening.  happened the last two nights, too, but not
as loud.

times series photometry.  no ccdcom trouble (as i had briefly
last night.)  calm; patchy clouds from 22:00 - dawn.


    ODE TO CLOUDS

    You're a flighty and whimsical lot.
    Quite a plight on my evening you've wrought.
    Yes, your meddling abuse
    Sires a sorry excuse
    For Joe Patterson's time series plot.

    What an aimless routine you acquire!
    Of such idling fluff don't you tire?
    Why not do something dear,
    'Stead of hanging 'round here,
    And go rain out Mount Lemmon's fire?

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Submitted on 2003 Jun 27 [3:37:21]