MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2009 May 01

Observer(s): Sebastien Lepine
Institution(s): AMNH

Instrument: MkIII + Nellie

Worked for 3 hours (last half of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

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

Observing Summary:

Clouds from sunset to well past midnight. A hole cleared
up after 1:30am and I resumed the observing program. Stopped
just before dawn as more clouds started moving in. I managed
to get spectra of 29 stars, not bad for 3 hours work.

Motion in Decl. remained jerky when guiding, despite 
the fixes Bob suggested (changing guide rate on the guider,
re-setting the paddle gain on the TCS).


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Submitted on 2009 May 2 [5:09:15]