MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2004 Oct 23

Observer(s): An & Terndrup
Institution(s): OSU

Instrument: Wilbur

Worked for 7 hours (first half of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   High Humidity from 1:00 until 5:30.
   Beg: Seeing 1.3 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.7 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Overcast, Winds Light & Variable, high humidity

Observing Summary:

We have started up with a photometric condition,
but have closed the dome after the midnight
due to high humidity. At the end of the night,
we have ended up with overcast of low altitude clouds
with 1000 ft base from the site although the humidity
have decreased below the shut-down limit.

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Submitted on 2004 Oct 24 [6:03:03]