MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2010 Apr 05

Observer(s): S. Lepine
Institution(s): AMNH

Instrument: MkIII + Wilbur

Worked for 12 hours (all night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 1.0 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.0 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Clear night with moderately high winds in the first half. Gusts
of wind cause jitter in the telescope which I controlled by
closing the dropout and doors.

The Ne lamp stopped functioning in the evening. Could not get
a Ne arc spectrum after that.

Observed continuously without any serious problems. Got spectra
of 43 nearby star targets.


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Submitted on 2010 Apr 6 [6:10:11]