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

Observer(s): Chris Gerardy
Institution(s): Imperial College London

Instrument: TIFKAM

Worked for 10 hours (all night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing ~1 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Lots of cirrus early, becoming clearer as the night progessed.
Pretty clear at dawn with some scattered clouds on the horizons.
Science activities: IR spectroscopy & imaging of supernovae, CVs
and a probable obscured AGN outburst.

Also, I discovered an ex-mouse in the trap under the guider 
computer.  I dicovered it with my nose, so it may have been 
there a while.  Anyway, I sealed it, trap and all, in a Ziplock
which is now in the bin near the workshop sink.  

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Submitted on 2005 May 15 [5:15:46]