MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2005 Oct 05

Observer(s): Fesen
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: Echelle Direct 

Worked for 8 hours (all night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 1 am until 5 am.
   Beg: Seeing 2.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 1.0 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Clear after sunset but poor seeing for first several hours.
Spotty cloud cover showed up after 1 am and continued
until sunrise. Seeing was much better around midnight, reaching
1 arcsec.

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Submitted on 2005 Oct 6 [5:55:45]