MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2007 Jul 16

Observer(s): John Thorstensen
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: modspec + echelle CCD

Worked for 3 hours (last half of the night)
Conditions were Overcast most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Overcast, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Monsoon weather - lightning shutdown in the afternoon, some rain
around at dinner, but activity died down after sunset, with lots
of heavy high cloud around all night.  Holes began appearing 
around 10 PM, but these were too short-lived and small to do 
anything with until a little after midnight.  Some reasonably 
clear intervals after that, but never photometric; heavy cloud
rolled in at twilight, so I closed.  Minor troubles described in
separate report.

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Submitted on 2007 Jul 17 [4:26:48]