MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2009 Jan 05

Observer(s): Julie Skinner
Institution(s): Dartmouth College

Instrument: ModSpec

Worked for 7 hours (off and on through the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 2100 until 0300.
   Beg: Seeing 3 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Overcast, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing 2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

After high humidity in the evening, it was dry enough to open, but clouds came in around 9 and didn't clear out until 3am.
Everything functioned normally.  It was mediocre to bad seeing most of the night.

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Submitted on 2009 Jan 6 [8:15:00]