MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2023 Dec 11 Observer(s): Mokhine Motsoaledi, Thorstensen Institution(s): Univ. Cape Town, Dartmouth Instrument: Templeton direct Worked for 5 hours (first half of the night) Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night. No equipment or software problems were encountered. Seeing and Weather: Clouds all night. Beg: Seeing 1+ arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm Mid: Seeing 1+ arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm End: Overcast, Winds Calm Observing Summary: Cloudy at sunset, but improved for a while; opened around 8 PM and took a time series. It gradually clouded up starting around 11 PM (it was certainly never photometric), so closed before 1 AM. We did not refill the dewar on Tuesday morning. ------------------------------ Submitted on 2023 Dec 12 [1:16:15]