MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2009 Jan 07

Observer(s): Julie Skinner
Institution(s): Dartmouth College

Instrument: Templeton

Worked for 9 hours (most of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing 2+ arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

The night started off nicely, although I noticed some higher gusts of wind.
At the outset this was not a problem, but around 22:30 MST, I noticed that the wind was severely affecting the images.
I abandoned this target and set on a new one around 00:30.

Everything functioned normally otherwise.

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Submitted on 2009 Jan 8 [7:42:56]