MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2007 Dec 20

Observer(s): armstrong
Institution(s): columbia

Instrument: templeton

Worked for 6 hours (first half of the night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm
   End: Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

At start of night, at console in dome: turned power on and hit
 start , and a high-pitched beeping started.  Called Bob, who 
suggested I lower the platform - but it was already down.  Then 
he directed me to open the grey box by the N pier, and flip a 
switch on the right side about 2 feet from the ground.  That
turned off the beep.

Taking a long time series right now but will close around 
midnight to get some sleep before driving down in the morning. 
Seeing at the start of the night was phenomenal!  Near sub-arcsecond.
I *rarely* see that on the 1.3m.

Thank you Bob, Paul, Tony, and Steve - for all your work, and
Happy Non-denominational Holiday!  

(I'll be back late on the 27th.)

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Submitted on 2007 Dec 20 [23:10:21]