MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2005 Dec 26

Observer(s): Jules Halpern
Institution(s): Columbia

Instrument: Templeton Direct

Worked for 10 hours (all night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.3 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1.8 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.3 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

A very productive night, with only a few episodes of thin clouds.
Observed three recent Swift gamma-ray burst afterglows.

Bob made a very good adjustment of the N-S guide and set today,
(involving set screws?).  There were no guiding problems tonight.
This will be a significant fix if it holds.

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Submitted on 2005 Aug 27 [5:44:57]