MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2003 Dec 14

Observer(s): Rebecca Billmeier, Judy Yu
Institution(s): University of Michigan

Instrument: MDM 8K CCD

Worked for 11 hours (all night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   High Humidity all night.
   Beg: Seeing <1 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light &amp; Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing >1 arcsec, Clear, Winds High

Observing Summary:

Start button for TCS control box did not engage at first
(platform was all the way down).  After a few times, it did 
engage but then disengaged awhile later during the run so we had
to start over.

Also, had to stop the run due to the relative humidity exceeding
the limit.  Winds were almost at limit as well.

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Submitted on 2003 Dec 15 [5:02:41]