MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2009 Mar 20

Observer(s): Laura Vican and Josh Schroeder
Institution(s): Columbia University

Instrument: Templeton

Worked for 12 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: Patchy Clouds, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Patchy Clouds, Winds Moderate
   End: Patchy Clouds, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

We started by observing a known CV, SDSS1057 for about 3 hours. We then switched to another CV, SDSS1524 for another 3 hours. We then tried to image an X-ray transient source, but were unable to see anything in the coordinate field. We then switched to imaging the Eagle Nebula. After taking a B-filter and V-filter image, we discovered that our R filter was too overexposed because the sun was coming up. Throughout the night, we had trouble with the guider. There were North-South oscillations which disturbed our imaging.

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Submitted on 2009 Mar 21 [5:51:00]