MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2001 Jan 22

Observer(s): Nestor Mirabal
Institution(s): Columbia

Instrument: Mark III

Worked for 5.0 hours (off and on through the night)
Bad weather most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   Mid: Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm, Humidity over 85%
   End: Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm, Humidity over 85%

Observing Summary:

Night with scattered clouds over most of the sky. Hard to guide
with objects coming on and off screen. Humidity increased over
82% at middle of night, it improved a bit later reopened but
humidity went up again which forced us to close for the night. 
Only problem encountered is that primary mirror is not cooling 
to preset temperature. 

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Submitted on 2001 Jan 23 [3:30:30]