MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2011 Jan 30

Observer(s): Markus Boettcher, John Kerr, Omar Jamil
Institution(s): Ohio University

Instrument: 4K

Worked for 6 hours (first half of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 02:30 until 04:00.
   Beg: Cirrus, Winds Calm
   Mid: Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   End: Overcast, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Intermittent cloud at the start of the night. 
The cloud coverage and humidity rose a lot more towards 
the middle of night. Due to poor visibility and rain forecast, 
the observing run was terminated around 03:00.  At that point 
also had telescope problems because the collision wire had been tripped 
while tracking a source (separate trouble report filed). 

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Submitted on 2011 Jan 31 [9:50:49]