MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2002 Oct 23

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

Instrument: Echelle Direct

Worked for 7 hours (off and on through the night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Seeing 1 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Imaging of cataclysmic variables, mostly for astrometry.
Equipment worked fine but struggled with intermittent clouds
and humidity near the limit. The weather was clear for maybe
an hour total, but could work in between some of the other
stuff; closed for several hours off and on.  Seeing wasn't
too bad, curiously enough.

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Submitted on 2002 Oct 24 [5:54:56]