MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2005 Apr 11

Observer(s): Moore & Frank, Morgan
Institution(s): OU & OSU

Instrument: Modspec + Wilbur

Worked for 10 hours (all night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 12am until 5.30a.
   Beg: Seeing 1.3 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 2.0 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   End: Fog/Low Clouds, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Chris Morgan successfully calibrated RETROCAM at beginning of night.
Moore & Frank started observing without problems until roughly midnight,
then some trouble with the guider in coincidence with bad seeing and later on
clouds/fog caused delay (cf. more detailed trouble report).
Seeing fine at beginning of night, later turning poor.

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Submitted on 2005 Apr 12 [5:52:46]