MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2008 Jan 30

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

Instrument: templeton/direct

Worked for 8.5 hours (most of the night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   High Humidity from dusk until 22:00.
   Beg: Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 3 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing 1.4 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

High humidity kept me closed until around 22:00 (although I did open 
valiantly for about seven minutes around 19:00.)  After 22:00 humidity
dropped quickly and I got one long photometric time series.  Sky was
clear all night.  Seeing started out awful (~3 ) but improved within
a few hours, despite high winds all night.

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Submitted on 2008 Jan 31 [6:13:11]