MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2008 May 24

Observer(s): Djordjevic, Terndrup
Institution(s): Ohio State

Instrument: 8K

Worked for 6 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 5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 3 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing 2.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Stellar rotation in young and intermediate-age open clusters.

The telescope's collimation seems to be way off, making one of
our primary programs impossible.  We can, however, work on our
backup programs in less-crowded fields.  Telescope worked well
otherwise - and our thanks to the staff who completed the
aluminization last week.

Really poor seeing and high winds at first.

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Submitted on 2008 May 25 [3:55:33]