MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2005 May 02

Observer(s): Norman Grogin
Institution(s): JHU

Instrument: Direct+Templeton

Worked for 9 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, Fog/Low Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1.6 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing 1.3 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

discovered a light leak when running afternoon biases.
applied masking tape around junction of dewar and filter box,
seemed to fix (or at least strongly mitigate) the problem.

night was photometric though hazy at beginning;
moderate breeze & humidity; seeing not great: 1.3-1.7 .



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Submitted on 2005 May 3 [8:00:48]