MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2009 Aug 25

Observer(s): Jules Halpern, Jia Liu
Institution(s): Columbia U.

Instrument: Templeton

Worked for 5 hours (off and on through the night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 19:00 until 00:00.
   Beg: Overcast, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

The usual couple of hours to clear up enough to observe.

Ended an hour or so early to get enough sleep to drive.
A pretty good run was had on both telescopes considering
the typical weather this time of year.

The generator started up at 2:01am and ran for exactly 1/2 hour.

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Submitted on 2009 Aug 26 [4:10:47]