MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2005 Nov 18

Observer(s): S. Lepine
Institution(s): AMNH

Instrument: Direct + Echelle

Worked for 12 hours (all night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.8 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing ~2.0 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing ~2.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Conditions were relatively good, with only small
patches of thin cirrus clouds at the start of night.
Seeing was however extremely variable, from 1.2 arcsec
at times to almost 3.0 arcsec at others. When the
seeing became unsuitable for the main program (parallax) 
I followed a backup program of Halpha nebula imaging.

Frustratingly, the seeing improved sharply just
before sunrise.

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Submitted on 2005 Nov 19 [6:53:29]