MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2004 Jan 10

Observer(s): Tuttle, Armstrong
Institution(s): Columbia

Instrument: Templeton/Direct

Worked for 12 hours (all night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 3 until 6.
   Beg: Seeing 1.9 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.6 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

The middle of the night was the best. We had a thin veil of
clouds at the start, but we got some data. Cleared up in the
middle of the night for about 3hrs. Increasing thick and 
troublesome clouds as dawn approached.
Guider monitor has displayed some strange behavior in the last
day or two. Could it be a loose wire? Also, using the hand paddle
inside to set west is not particularly responsive.

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Submitted on 2004 Jan 11 [6:39:52]