MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2007 Mar 27

Observer(s): Eastman
Institution(s): OSU

Instrument: CCDS

Worked for 8 hours (most of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 8 until 1.
   Beg: Seeing 5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds High
   Mid: Overcast, Winds High
   End: Seeing 3 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

At the beginning of the night, the telescope stopped tracking 
again (see trouble report). The seeing was terrible (~5 ), winds 
were high (25 mph sustained), and clouds were thick during the 
part of the first half of the night.

Around 1, the clouds passed, the winds calmed down a bit, and 
the seeing improved slightly (to 3 !) and I got to observed 5 AGN.

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Submitted on 2007 Mar 28 [5:39:07]