MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2005 Mar 03

Observer(s): Basu-Zych
Institution(s): Columbia U.

Instrument: MKIII

Worked for 6 hours (first half of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   Mid: Fog/Low Clouds, Winds Calm
   End: Fog/Low Clouds, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

We were able to observe till 1am, when the indoor humidity passed the 
allowed threshhold. Meanwhile the outdoor humidity fluctuated over the night, 
and eventually also exceeded 85 %. Although we were able to complete 
observations of a couple of objects, the seeing was patchy at times, 
making it difficult to autoguide. 

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Submitted on 2005 Mar 4 [4:45:16]