MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2017 Dec 16

Observer(s): John Thorstensen
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: Templeton + Buckeye FW

Worked for 4 hours (first half of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Seeing 2 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Overcast, Winds Moderate
   End: Overcast, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

Cloudy at start, but usable for several hours during first half. 
After that, clouded up again and humidity started to rise; the
weather forecast called for a chance of showers, so I called it a 
night about 1:30 MST (which is 3:30 on the east coast). 

I made several attempts to acquire a target far down in the 
southeast -- into the wind -- and was met with severe nodding 
behavior in dec.  This happens frequently enough that it doesn't 
merit a trouble report. Otherwise, things worked smoothly.


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Submitted on 2017 Dec 17 [1:31:34]