MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2008 Jun 01

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

Instrument: 4k

Worked for 9 hours (all night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.8 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.6 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1.7 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

clouds streaked the sky at dusk, but by 21:00 they'd high-tailed it.
got two long time series.  no trouble.

dome a/c seems to be working now (at start of *last* night, may31,
dome was warm and a/c wasn't on - even though it was switched to  on. )

saw my first-ever rattlesnake today!  boy am i glad they're 
considerate enough to offer some warning. 

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Submitted on 2008 Jun 2 [4:11:22]