MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2008 Sep 05

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

Instrument: Direct/Echelle

Worked for 10 hours (all night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 02:30 until 05:30.
   Beg: Seeing 1 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1.1 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

The night started out photometric with 1  seeing, and it stayed
like that until about 2:30 am. Thick patchy clouds showed up
at 2:30. I could only observe in between the clouds, and I lost
my bright guide stars often. Overall, it was an OK night.

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Submitted on 2008 Sep 6 [6:02:45]