MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2009 Aug 23

Observer(s): Jules Halpern, Nicholas Hunt-Walker
Institution(s): COlumbia

Instrument: Templeton

Worked for 4 hours (off and on through the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Seeing 1.8 arcsec, Overcast, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Observing conditions were poor, so I could only get a few
snapshots here and there.  At 4:30am the humidity had climbed
to 85%.  I did notice a recurrence of the telescope oscillation,
but only when it was pointed far to the west.  I didn't have
a lot of observing time at other positions to compare, but
it didn't seem to be a problem at zenith.

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Submitted on 2009 Aug 24 [4:57:59]