MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2010 Oct 15

Observer(s): Tom Statler, Dave Riethmiller
Institution(s): Ohio Univ

Instrument: Direct/Templeton

Worked for 6.5 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 1.5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Overcast, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Continuing our near Earth asteroid rotation/lightcurve program.
Start delayed due to clouds. Opened around 10 pm and observed
one target for about 1.5 hours, then clouds forced us to close
for 2.25 hours. Opened again around 1:15 am and observed through
clouds the rest of the night. Used new guider for the first time;
eventually figured out how to use it. JSkyCalc24mGS is a help, but
there is an unknown offset in guide probe coordinates that results
in guide stars being out of the guider field most of the time.

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Submitted on 2010 Oct 16 [6:33:24]