MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2008 Jan 02

Observer(s): Maria Pereira
Institution(s): Columbia University

Instrument: 8k

Worked for 7 hours (off and on through the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 12 until 7.
   Beg: Seeing 1.4 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 1.6 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.4 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Night started out fairly clear with reasonably good seeing (1.4 ), but the conditions deteriorated throughout the night.
At midnight a bank of clouds rolled in from the East, and observations were only possible on and off through the occasional hole.
Took several long exposures of three different galaxy groups in B and V filters.

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Submitted on 2008 Jan 3 [6:59:23]