MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2002 Sep 05

Observer(s): Fesen
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: CCDS

Worked for 5 hours (last half of the night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

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

Observing Summary:

It cleared off at midnight (just like a monsoon should) and
I worked until twilight. Clouds were coming and going
but the sky stayed mostly clear. Finished up at 5:05 am
with my last exposure taken under mostly clear skies. Closed up
everthing by 5:20 and re-filled the dewar. Clouds were on the
increase by 5:15 and at 5:35 am it rained hard for 5 minutes. 
In observing, timing is everything...

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Submitted on 2002 Sep 6 [6:14:40]