MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2024 Apr 25

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

Instrument: Templeton direct

Worked for 9 hours (all night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate, wind shake
   Mid: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

A very nice clear night, with seeing that was mostly good.  No
equipment problems.  The principal target had the dome due
west - it started out near zenith - and the wind was coming 
straight out of the west at 15-16 mph, so there was quite a bit
of wind shake early on.  The winds died down later, and I had
no issues after that except occasional soft seeing.

After I drafted this, but before I submitted it, I couldn't get 
the dome to close!!   See trouble report.

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Submitted on 2024 Apr 26 [5:33:40]