MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2018 Dec 12

Observer(s): Thorstensen & students
Institution(s): Dartmouh

Instrument: Templeton direct

Worked for 12.5 hours (all night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 2+ arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 1+ arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing 2? arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Very clear at start but with a breeze, bad seeing, and increasing
humidity.  After an hour or so seeing got much better and RH
dropped.  Some thin cloud later in the night, but all told a 
productive night. 

Here with Katie Weil and a group of five Dartmouth undergrads on 
their winter break.  They got a good look at a dark sky and the 
Geminids as well as seeing how all this gets done.  We also saw a
very bright ISS pass straight overhead early in the evening.

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Submitted on 2018 Dec 13 [6:48:24]