MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2014 Dec 12

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

Instrument: MkIII/Templeton

Worked for 2 hours (part of the night)
Bad weather most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Very bad weather from 20:00 until dawn?.
   Beg: Seeing 2 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Fog/Low Clouds, Winds High
   End: Overcast, Winds High, Who knows!

Observing Summary:

Amazingly, the clouds broke a bit after sunset and we got in ~2
hours of pretty decent observations. However, the clouds came
back, winds rose, the humidity went up, and fog rolled in,
ending the night. Rain is expected later, so this is for the best.

John then wrote the code to ensure the telescope never slews west
enough to hit the trip wire. We tested, and it works! Good stuff.

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Submitted on 2014 Dec 13 [1:36:59]