MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2009 Jun 14

Observer(s): John Thorstensen
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: Modspec + echelle CCD

Worked for 9 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 1 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 1 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing .8 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:


Another beautiful night, only just a little bit windy at the 
start.  Had a couple of telescope anomalies, described in the
trouble report, but nothing serious.  Will decide shortly 
whether to request change of instrument, once I've had a good
look at last night's data.

The fire to the south continues to be visible at night - reminds
me of the lava flows from Kilauea (the volcano, not the computer).

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Submitted on 2009 Jun 15 [5:10:57]