MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2001 Jul 01

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

Instrument: modspec+echelle

Worked for 3.5 hours (last half of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Overcast, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Monsoon is on its way in, rain after dinner and clouds 
til after midnight.  Sucker holes appeared around 1 AM
and got larger and larger, quite tolerable for the last
couple of hours.  No problems with the equipment, and the
seeing was surprisingly decent.  Humidity not an issue.

End of a long, productive run; thanks to all who help make it
happen --
		John

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Submitted on 2001 Jul 2 [4:32:47]