MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2024 Jun 08

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

Instrument: Templeton direct

Worked for 7 hours (all night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Nice to start, but high-and mid-level clouds started coming over 
from the southeast.  These were fairly heavy at time but I managed
to keep working.  

One really interesting incident I forgot to mention from last 
night.  The guider apparently lost track at one point and picked
up a different star!  When I looked at the guider camera 'direct',
I saw an apparent star drift across the field straight east-west.
This is the second time I've seen this -- the guide star I'd 
chosen was at just the right dec so that I was looking through 
the geostationary satellite belt!   It was around -5 degrees.

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Submitted on 2024 Jun 9 [5:10:28]