MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2008 Dec 31

Observer(s): Halpern, Schroeder
Institution(s): Columbia

Instrument: CCDS/Retrocam

Worked for 12 hours (all night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1.0 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 0.8 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

A good night of spectroscopy and imaging.
Following today's adjustment of the preloads,
the optimal tracking rate seems to have
changed, but we haven't figured out what
it is yet.

Filled the templeton dewar at the 1.3m at 5:50am.

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Submitted on 2009 Jan 1 [6:27:40]