MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2004 Sep 14

Observer(s): Zosia Krusberg
Institution(s): Dartmouth College

Instrument: Templeton

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

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.8 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 2.0 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate, High humidity.
   End: Seeing 1.6 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Photometric sky all night.  Seeing was pretty bad throughout,
had some high humidity in the middle of the night, and random
gushes of strong wind.  However, overall a decent night of
observing.

Almost had a heart attack when the mouse that had been sneaking 
around throughout the night got caught in a trap placed less 
than a meter from my feet.  A necessary evil, I suppose, but
watching the little thing die was not a pleasant experience.


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Submitted on 2004 Sep 15 [5:58:33]