MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2009 Aug 22

Observer(s): Halpern, Nick Hunt-Walker
Institution(s): Columbia U.

Instrument: Templeton

Worked for 8 hours (most of the night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1.0 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.0 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Despite afternoon thunderstorms, it quickly cleared after sunset.
Humidity hovered around 80% all night, but transparency and seeing
were excellent.  The 1.3m tracked and guided very well.  The
images were better than I have seen before, consistently
around 1 arcsecond.  The only minor nuisance was a delay in the paddle
or quider in moving north.  It had to be held down for about
10 seconds.  I think that this effect has been reported before.

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Submitted on 2009 Aug 23 [5:42:29]