MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2004 Dec 19

Observer(s): Rudie & Hammell
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: 8k

Worked for 13 hours (all night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.3 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.3 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1.03 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

clear most of the night. possibly photometric for much of the night.

no wind, low humidity.

the 8k failed (while taking sky flats). I attempted the first two fixes listed on the website.
They involved turning off the master and slave. These did not resolve the problems.

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Submitted on 2004 Dec 20 [7:51:42]