MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2021 Oct 04

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

Instrument: Templeton direct

Worked for 1.5 hours (part of the night)
Bad weather most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from start until 4AM.
   Beg: Seeing 2 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Never clear.  

The first little bit of the night was usable, though, and
Kitt Peak opened under a caution given the very dubious
forecast.  I opened too, but when I set on the first target 
I couldn't ID the field, so I reset the coordinates on the tilt 
meters and re-established the pointing, which took me longer 
than it should have since I haven't done it in so long.  Once
I got on target and started a sequence, Kitt Peak closed their
domes, and heavier clouds had drifted in, so I closed up a few
minutes later.  The Columbia observers reported hearing thunder 
from time to time midway through the night, and also some
rain.  
  
About an hour before twilight it started clearing off
pretty, well and soon got pretty good, without even any 
humidity problems. I opened about 4 AM and jumped on some 
targets, catching two CV eclipses.  There was still some high
cloud from time to time.

Beautiful Zodiacal light was visible in the all-sky camera 
before twilight.

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Submitted on 2021 Oct 5 [5:44:37]