MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2005 Mar 14

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

Instrument: Echelle direct + 2in FW

Worked for 5 hours (last half of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 19:00 until 0:00.
   Beg: Overcast, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 3 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing 2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

A cold front pushed through in the late afternoon and evening,
giving sharply colder temperatures, heavy cloud, a few snowflakes,
and gusty winds.  It finally cleared around 0:30 MST, but the 
seeing was poor with the mirror 5 deg C above ambient.  By 
dawn it was perfectly photometric.  Had a number of minor 
glitches/notes for trouble report.

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Submitted on 2005 Mar 15 [6:46:22]