MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2008 Feb 16

Observer(s): Statler, Riethmiller, Cotto-Figueroa
Institution(s): Ohio Univ.

Instrument: Retrocam

Worked for 10 hours (most of the night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 2.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing .9 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

The night after a snowstorm. The sun cleared the snow off the
dome efficiently during the day. Observers cleared the snow
inefficiently off the sidewalks. Start of the night was too humid
to open, but eventually the humidity settled down to just under
85% and we opened at 9 PM. Seeing was horrible at first (2-3 )
but got as good as 0.85  later. Observed 3 NEAs, entirely with
Retrocam to compare its photometric accuracy to Echelle. The second
half of the night may have been photometric.

Trouble writing data CDs described in trouble report.

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Submitted on 2008 Feb 17 [7:05:41]