MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2007 Apr 21

Observer(s): Mangala Sharma & Tom Statler
Institution(s): Ohio Univ

Instrument: 8k CCD Camera

Worked for 6 hours (last half of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 0.9 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1.0 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1.0 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm, Very light cirrus

Observing Summary:

Much improved weather tonight, compared to last night. Temperature
was 6 +/- 1 Celsius throughout, mild winds, reasonably good transparency,
and a few passing clouds. Night started out photometric; that did not
last more than a couple of hours.
Encountered problems with 8k Dewar warming up, and persistent
electronic problems (grounding noise). Described in trouble report.

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Submitted on 2007 Apr 22 [5:55:31]