MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2010 Mar 21

Observer(s): S.Gaudi, J.vanSaders, B. Shappe, C. Henderson, T. Beatty
Institution(s): Ohio State University

Instrument: CCDS

Worked for 12 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 1.2 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 0.9 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm
   End: Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Night with patchy clouds - observed bright sources (stars, planets) for the first half, dimmer for the second, clearer half. Visibility varied from impossible for observations to quite good. Seeing was sub-arcsecond during the best portions of the night. Ongoing problems with the dome are submitted in a separate report, but the dome was rotated manually all evening. 

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Submitted on 2010 Mar 22 [6:22:30]