MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2017 May 12

Observer(s): S Hamilton, Z Felker, M Past, B Greaves, B Dittenber, S O'Keefe
Institution(s): University of Michigan

Instrument: 4K imager

Worked for 8 hours (all night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 2.0 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

We completed observations for three separate student projects. The first was obtaining observations of Near Earth Objects, using 3 total hours. The second was obtaining H-alpha observations of the radio lobe of the Death Star galaxy, totalling 2.5 hours. The third was obtaining observations of several luminous blue variable stars, totalling 1.5 hours. The remaining time was used for flats and becoming acquainted with the telescope.

There were usually hints of clouds in the east, and the seeing started to get worse through the night. We had no significant issues through the night.

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Submitted on 2017 May 13 [4:26:11]