MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2002 Jan 21

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

Instrument: modspec + echelle CCD

Worked for 13 hours (all night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing 0.8 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Mostly orbital period determination of cataclysmics and
related objects.  Very nice night; some heavy high cloud
to the south stayed away and dissipated after sunset (yes, it
did, the moon was up); after that it was pretty good though the
seeing was sometimes not cooperative.  Toward the end seeing
became quite good.  The equipment was notably trouble free, the
dome returned dead-on at the end of the night. 

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Submitted on 2002 Jan 22 [7:17:09]