MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2007 Jan 05

Observer(s): S. Lepine
Institution(s): AMNH

Instrument: MkIII + Wilbur

Worked for 1 hours (first half of the night)
Bad weather most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   High Humidity all night.
   Beg: Overcast, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing >3 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   End: Fog/Low Clouds, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

The night started with a stationary band of clouds
continuously forming above Kitt Peak and the Coyotes, like 
a standing wave. The pattern dissipated around 11pm, and 
the humidity dropped to safe levels. I opened the dome and 
observed for about 1 hour (in very bad seeing) but then the 
dome relative humidity shot up again and I had to close. 
Followed more bands of clouds and periods of fog. Humidity 
levels dropped only at sunrise.

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Submitted on 2007 Jan 6 [7:29:26]