MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2005 Sep 24

Observer(s): M. Boettcher, S. Gupta
Institution(s): Ohio University

Instrument: Templeton

Worked for 10 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 1.6 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 1.25 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.25 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Clear sky; high winds for some time around 11 p.m.
CCD temp. rose to ~ 0 during the night, though
dewar was filled at the beginning of the night.
 - Nitrogen leakage??? Re-filled dewar and re-
sumed observations about 1 hr. later, after CCD
temperature was back down at -95.


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Submitted on 2005 Sep 25 [6:21:27]