MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2008 Apr 29

Observer(s): Sivakoff, Martini
Institution(s): OSU

Instrument: CCDS, Retrocam

Worked for 9 hours (all night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Moderate, Variable Seeing
   Mid: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate, Variable Seeing
   End: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate, Variable Seeing

Observing Summary:

Spectra taken for 3 candidate galaxy cluster members,
1 star forming galaxy, plus appropriate calibration,
until 2am.
Retrocam monitoring of microlensing event from 2 am - 5 am

Variable seeing over much of night, perhaps related to winds
(10-20 mph plus gusts).

No problems encountered!

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Submitted on 2008 Apr 30 [5:48:39]