MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2001 Feb 12

Observer(s): Jacob Noel-Storr
Institution(s): Columbia

Instrument: CCDS

Worked for 8.5 hours (most of the night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 2 AM until .
   Beg: Seeing 1.6 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Patchy Clouds, Winds High
   End: Patchy Clouds, Winds High, Humidity Rose Also

Observing Summary:

Start of night looked good. Winds steadily rose. Patchy, fast moving, clouds formed at 2 - 3 AM and the sky brightened considerably - rendering further observation pointless. Cloud cover continued to vary from almost total to clear. Humidity also rose and prevented reopening in clear patches.

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Submitted on 2001 Feb 13 [6:17:51]