MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2002 Dec 31

Observer(s): De Jong
Institution(s): Kapteyn Institute Groningen

Instrument: MDM8K

Worked for 11 hours (all night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   High Winds from 10:00 until 11:30.
   Beg: Seeing 2.0 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds High
   Mid: Seeing 2.0 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Night started with gusty winds and some cirrus. At 10 stopped observing because wind gusts started to reach 40mph. Seeing was bad and telescope was moving due to wind, so I was getting crappy data anyway. After 11 winds died down, opened up again around 11:30. Rest of night pretty quiet.

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Submitted on 2003 Jan 1 [7:23:18]