MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2014 Dec 08

Observer(s): Erek Alper
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: Andor direct

Worked for 10 hours (most of the night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   Mid: Cirrus, Winds Calm
   End: Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

The clouds that hung around all day broke somewhat at sunset,
and before the moon came up we were able to get some decent
data. However, one the moon rose and illuminated the remaining
clouds, direct imaging became spotty business at best.

Due to increasing cloud cover and brightness, we closed up shop
for a few hours around 9 pm (MST), starting again around
midnight (MST) as things became slightly clearer.

The only real problem was my own - I chased a star too far and
tripped the safety wire, so John and I went down and started
things up again.

Overall, got some data, but not the best conditions for direct
observing.

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Submitted on 2014 Dec 9 [6:57:32]