MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2014 Dec 11

Observer(s): Alper & Thorstensen
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: MkIII/Templeton

Worked for 11 hours (most of the night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Overcast, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Overcast, Winds Moderate
   End: Overcast, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

Stopped for about two hours around 11:00 pm MST due to cloud
cover. Windy (gusts up to 30+ mph) and cloudy almost all evening,
with occasional decent patches of sky.

Note: The tubing on the new gas tank for Templeton might have a
small leak where it connects to the valve on the tank. I noticed
a decent flow of gas coming from that point while topping the
dewar this morning.

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Submitted on 2014 Dec 12 [7:09:27]