MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2003 Mar 29

Observer(s): Martin Bureau, Kambiz Fathi
Institution(s): Columbia, Nottingham

Instrument: Echelle f/7.5 direct imaging

Worked for 11 hours (all night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.7 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1.8 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 2.8 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

The sky was apparently clear all night and the conditions close to photometric. We suspended our regular observing program to monitor GRG030329 with continuous short exposures. This was very successful, yielding an uninterrupted time series. We only observed one of our object for the last hour of the night.

Only problem is multiple leaks on the hose to fill the CCD...

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Submitted on 2003 Mar 30 [6:44:44]