MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2008 Mar 31

Observer(s): Denney & Watson
Institution(s): OSU

Instrument: CCDS

Worked for 11 hours (all night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Cirrus, Winds Calm
   Mid: Cirrus, Winds Calm
   End: Cirrus, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

We had a bit of a bumpy start with it being the first night and
needing to get everything focused correctly, and all of our
settings correct.  Also, the CCDS Acq. camera kept giving us
problems, requiring a restart, and the finder mirror got stuck
(see trouble report).  Once we got past those problems, the rest
of the night went relatively smoothly.  We observed 1 full object 
(all desired grating centers), Mrk 290, and observed some settings
for PG1229 and PG1704, although PG1704 is pushing the limits for 
this size of telescope.

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Submitted on 2008 Apr 1 [5:54:07]