MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2007 Apr 09

Observer(s): Rudie and Milisavljevic
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: Modspec + Echelle

Worked for 6 hours (first half of the 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 2:30 until end.
   Beg: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Clear, Winds Calm, High Humidity
   End: Clear, Winds Calm, High Humidity

Observing Summary:

Good start to the night. Light cirrus at the begining of the night.
Gave way to high humidity at 2:30 which in turn caused us to close.

Reasonably good seeing - likely 1 to 1.5 arcsec

Continued high humidity prevented us from reopening.

One minor problem: 
Dome did not return properly to  Home.  Procedure described 
in manual was performed and problem was corrected.

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Submitted on 2007 Apr 10 [4:33:31]