MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2002 Nov 14

Observer(s): Zosia Krusberg
Institution(s): Dartmouth College

Instrument: Echelle

Worked for 12 hours (all night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   High Winds all night.
   Beg: Seeing 0 .9 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 1 .0 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing 1 .3 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

The night passed smoothly with the exception of moderately strong
winds throughout the night.  I couldn't observe neither one of my
clusters nor a standard field as they lay in the direction of the
wind.  The guider went wild, bouncing up and down preventing any
observing in that direction.  But we just turned toward the opposite 
direction and everything was fine.  At several points throughout 
the night the telescope seemed to be giving off some high frequency 
noise.  I went into the dome to check it out but couldn't 
determine where it came from.  Perhaps it was the wind but it
sounded worrisome at times.

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Submitted on 2002 Nov 15 [7:32:55]