MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2009 Mar 10

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

Instrument: echelle ccd direct + Buckeye FW

Worked for 10.5 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 0.9 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 0.7 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.0 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:


Finally, a really excellent night.  There were some lingering
fair-weather cumulus at the start, but they dissipated quickly
and it was perfectly clear from then on, with consistently 
good seeing.  Too bad it was full moon! 

I did notice a glitch with the RA readout, which is described in 
the trouble report, but fortunately I realized what was going 
on quickly enough that I didn't lose any time.  Some of the 
image headers will have to be edited, though, to reflect the
correct coordinates.

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Submitted on 2009 Mar 11 [6:51:20]