MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2009 Jan 27

Observer(s): McGreer
Institution(s): Columbia

Instrument: CCDS

Worked for 9 hours (all night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Seeing 3 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 3 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds High
   End: Seeing 3 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

Fairly poor night with passing haze throughout and strong winds
until the early morning.  Got some spectra of some bright objects
but not much to work with.  Difficult to maintain guiding.

Did have problems with the tracking; see trouble report.

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Submitted on 2009 Jan 28 [5:35:16]