MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2015 May 14

Observer(s): Meghin Spencer
Institution(s): University of Michigan

Instrument: 4K

Worked for 5 hours (part of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   High Humidity from 2:30 until -.
   Beg: Clear, Winds Calm
   Mid: Cirrus, Winds Moderate
   End: Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

We closed up around 2:30 due to high humidity (79%) and then went to bed.
High winds (~20mph) persisted all night.
Patchy clouds occasionally.
JSkyCalc froze and acted weird all night. 
There is a mouse in the control room. 
(I mean the animal, not the things that control the computers.) 
It ran behind the large file cabinets.
We did not fill the dewar because it is our last night.

A big thanks to Eric for all his help with the 4K and the telescope.


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Submitted on 2015 May 15 [2:39:31]