MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2008 Mar 15

Observer(s): Kunder
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: Echelle

Worked for 7 hours (most of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Overcast, Winds High
   Mid: Seeing 2.0 arcsec, Clear, Winds High
   End: Seeing 3.0 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds High

Observing Summary:

The night started off cloudy and cleared up about 2.5 hours after sunset.  Seeing was
very good after the clouds cleared, but then became variable.  Thick clouds rolled 
in 3 hours before sunrise.  The clouds diminished 1.5 hours before sunrise, but
the seeing was not very good.   I still observed through the light cirrus.

The wind was very strong, and made howling noises many times during the
night.  The wind chill combined with the night's cold temperature made me put 
on multiple layers of clothing since I spend so much time in the dome slewing
the telescope.  A handful of my images were stricken with wind shake.

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Submitted on 2008 Mar 16 [6:17:58]