MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2010 Dec 19

Observer(s): S.Lepine
Institution(s): AMNH

Instrument: Direct + Echelle

Worked for 8 hours (first half of the night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 2am until .
   Beg: Seeing 1.0 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 0.9 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Overcast, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

Cirrus and patchy clouds in the evening, but with enough large
holes to observe, although conditions were not photometric. 
Got data for most of the first half of the night. Cloud cover 
increased significantly after midnight, and conditions became 
hopeless after 2am. Closed the dome and called it a night.



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Submitted on 2010 Dec 20 [4:15:54]