MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2011 Jun 01

Observer(s): Schroeder
Institution(s): Columbia

Instrument: Templeton

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

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 8 pm until 2 am.
   Beg: Seeing 1.4 arcsec, Overcast, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 1 arcsec, Overcast, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Cloudy the first half, clearing later with high cirrus.

THe new guiding camera, I noticed fails when there are two
stars of equivalent brightness in the guider field. It is important
to choose a guide star that is the brightest in the field and 
isolated.

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Submitted on 2011 Jun 2 [5:07:39]