MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2008 Jun 12

Observer(s): John Tobin
Institution(s): Michigan

Instrument: TIFKAM

Worked for 9 hours (all night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.9 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing 1.4 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

Due to the poor seeing, I started the night doing K-band 
spectroscopy on the bright protostars L43 and CB230 while 
hoping that conditions would improve. Seeing conditions
remained poor most of the night, getting better toward the end of
the night. However, the wind was from the north shaking the 
telescope a bit on my northern targets decreasing image quality.

I did have one problem at the start of the night, the green 
drives start button would not stay on. I raised/lowered, and 
moved the platform a few times and finally it stayed on. 

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Submitted on 2008 Jun 13 [4:23:56]