MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2008 Jun 22

Observer(s): J. Thorstensen, J. Skinner
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: Echelle CCD direct + 4 in FW

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 1.2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 0.9 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Substantial cloud east of meridian at start, remnants of some
serious cumulus during the day, but this dissipated quickly under
the influence of a strong northwesterly flow.  A very fine (if
bright) night followed.

There's more we could do with the direct camera, but we've done 
most of our highest priority objects and there are now big holes
in the night where we don't have much to do.  If it's possible
to change to the spectrograph today, instead of Wednesday, that
would be good, but if there isn't sufficient manpower on site
we'll certainly make do.  I figure that it's either today or 
Wed. given that there is an instrument change scheduled on the
1.3m tomorrow -- two in one day seems a bit risky.

DTI guider, please, if we change to spectrograph.  Good luck
focusing the guide optics!  We'll be working pretty far 
over at times so once they're in focus it would be good to 
move around the sky to be sure they stay put.

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Submitted on 2008 Jun 23 [5:19:17]