MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2006 Apr 14

Observer(s): Johnson, McGreer
Institution(s): Columbia University

Instrument: TIFKAM

Worked for 5 hours (all night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   High Humidity from 11 PM until 1 AM.
   Beg: Seeing 2.0 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds High
   Mid: Patchy Clouds, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing 1.8 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

20mph winds cleared the sky around 10pm, did some brief work
until we had issues with the telescope tracking.  Then the
humidity rose rapidly and we closed until 12:30am, we then
were able to image SN2006X.  We closed again as the humidity
rose above 85%, then it began to drop rapidly around 2am.  We
worked the rest of the night under decent conditions.

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Submitted on 2006 Apr 15 [5:46:20]