MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2006 Dec 22

Observer(s): Jules Halpern
Institution(s): Columbia

Instrument: CCDS / RETROCAM

Worked for 1.0 hours (first half of the night)
Conditions were Overcast most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Very bad weather all night.
   Beg: Seeing 1.6 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Overcast, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Overcast, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Despite afternoon snow and fog, got suckered into opening at 8:45pm
after KPNO opened their domes.  I had enough time to zero coordinates
and focus, but it quickly clouded over again, and the small amount
of science data acquired on  old  GRBs are likely to be useless.
Since the humidity is now 96% (at 1:30am) and overcast, and I can't even walk outside
without sliding on ice, I am giving up and going to bed.  This
means that I will be back in communication by noon.  Even though
I would rather be sleeping then, I'm sure that I will not be able to.

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Submitted on 2006 Dec 23 [1:29:15]