MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2012 Apr 08

Observer(s): Clanton & De Rosa
Institution(s): OSU

Instrument: CCDS

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

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 11:30 until 4:40.
   Beg: Seeing 2.0 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Light & Variable, Bright Moon
   Mid: Seeing 1.8 arcsec, Overcast, Winds Calm, Bright Moon
   End: Seeing 1.8 arcsec, Overcast, Winds Calm, Bright Moon

Observing Summary:

The sky was mostly clear in the beginning of the night. About 
11:30PM local time, clouds began to cover the sky. We doubled the
integration times and went after only the high priority targets.
The telescope guiding was difficult at times due to cloud coverage,
and is marked in the logsheet. Thin cirrus clouds overhead at 
beginning of night.

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Submitted on 2012 Apr 9 [5:07:31]