MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2010 Mar 27

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

Instrument: Echelle CCD direct + 4 in FW

Worked for 10 hours (all night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 1+ arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing 1+ arcsec, Clear, Winds High, wind closure

Observing Summary:

Beautiful photometric night, but bright and breezy.  Wind climbed 
steadily through the night -- seeing wasn't as bad as you'd think,
though -- and finally I had to shut down just as twilight began
because the wind was starting to gust over the 40 mph limit.  
Being blown out (so to speak) at MDM without a nasty storm
is unusual in my experience.  Weirdly, the KPNO website doesn't
show any very high winds.  

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Submitted on 2010 Mar 28 [5:21:55]