MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2004 Jun 23

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

Instrument: Modspec + echelle CCD

Worked for 4 hours (off and on through the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Rain from 5 until 9.
   Beg: Overcast, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

The mini-monsoon continued, with a thunderstorm just after 
sunset necessitating a lightning shutdown (one stroke was
within a count of 10, or two miles).  The weather was truly 
weird in the afternoon and evening, with a light spitting 
rain coming from nowhere in particular, sometimes from a 
nearly clear sky.  Eventually it settled down for real and 
we opened, then closed for cloud for an hour, then opened 
til dawn.

The mirror A/C breaker appears to be dropping out from time to
time even when there isn't a major power glitch.  Other than
that, and the weather, no problems.

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Submitted on 2004 Jun 24 [5:15:58]