MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2010 Nov 19

Observer(s): Julie Skinner
Institution(s): Dartmouth College

Instrument: Echelle

Worked for 7.5 hours (off and on through the 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 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Overcast, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

Overall, it was a rough night.  Lots of clouds around sunset, but opened up to do cloudflats.
I was able to dodge clouds until 9pm when I closed.  It began to clear and I opened around 4am.
Even then, conditions were only mediocre.

After I opened at 4, I wasn't able to focus the guider properly.  I'll describe more in
the trouble report.

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Submitted on 2010 Nov 20 [6:56:31]