MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2010 Oct 18

Observer(s): Riethmiller, Sweeney
Institution(s): Ohio University

Instrument: Templeton

Worked for 10 hours (most of the night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   High Humidity from 02:00 until 06:00.
   Beg: Seeing 1.82 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.37 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 2.48 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

Clear conditions in the evening, opened on schedule.  Got 2.5
hours on one asteroid before losing it in the moonlight.  
Completed another 4 hours on a second asteroid before noticing
problems with humidity (see trouble report).  Closed mirror
covers until humidity dropped, then attempted observations of 
a third asteroid.  Seeing conditions were so bad that we gave up
and closed early.

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Submitted on 2010 Oct 19 [4:28:10]