MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2005 Dec 06

Observer(s): Frank
Institution(s): OSU

Instrument: CCDS + Retrocam

Worked for 12 hours (all night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.0 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.4 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1.0 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Great night at beginning, roughly 1'' seeing, very stable. Around midnight some high cirrus --> not-photometric anymore !

Lost about 40 minutes in the end due to severe & repeated loss of pointing (initially only the usual small 'jumps/jerks' when it is cold, then complete loss due to large drift).

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Submitted on 2005 Dec 7 [7:22:46]