MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2012 Feb 19

Observer(s): Hawkins and Fiorenza
Institution(s): Ohio Univ., CUNY GC

Instrument: CCDS

Worked for 5 hours (last half of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 7 until 12:30.
   Beg: Overcast, Winds Moderate, High humidity
   Mid: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.4 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

We opened at around 7 and set the telescope pointing. Focusing was
problematic due to relatively strong gusts. Around 7:30,the 
humidity reached +85% at which we closed. The humidity dropped 
below 80% right in time for threatening clouds which forced us 
to stay closed until 12:30am. There seemed to be patchy clouds 
for the first 10-15 minutes after we reopened. After which most
of the rest of the night was relatively clear with ~1.2-1.4  seeing.

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Submitted on 2012 Feb 20 [6:08:48]