MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2008 Mar 28

Observer(s): M. Kilic
Institution(s): OSU

Instrument: Direct/Echelle

Worked for 11 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 0.8 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 0.7 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 0.6 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

The shutter cable was not connected at the beginning of the night.
I called Bob, and he told me how to connect it. I lost about 10
minutes at the beginning of the night trying to figure out why
I could not see any stars on the CCD. After I connected the
cable, the shutter worked fine.

Good seeing all night!

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Submitted on 2008 Mar 29 [5:37:37]