MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2012 Jun 16

Observer(s): Jules Halpern
Institution(s): Columbia

Instrument: Templeton

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

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1.4 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.8 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Cleared up pretty well after thunderstorm warning in the afternoon.
The ccd performed very well.  The telescope was mostly okay, but
it made a couple of jumps, and had several episodes of not being 
able to make small guide motions.  Overall a productive first
night.  No longer do I have to dread the errors of type
-3 or -4.  Thanks John!

I disposed of a trapped mouse behind the television in the kitchen
that seems to have been there for a while, as I infer from the
can of air freshener sitting on the table. (This brings to mind
a joke that I am too tired to tell here).

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Submitted on 2012 Jun 17 [5:22:42]