MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2003 Jun 19

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

Instrument: Modspec + echelle CCD

Worked for 9 hours (all night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1-3 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 1-3 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing 1-3 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Windy yesterday, some dust in the air at the start but not
excessive, winds died down during the afternoon.  Transparency
good all night, photometric or nearly so (a few patches of cloud
from time to time), but the seeing varied from pretty good to
pretty bad.  Spectroscopy of cataclysmic variables.

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Submitted on 2003 Jun 20 [5:01:17]