MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2011 Jun 19

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

Instrument: Nellie direct + Buckeye FW

Worked for 9 hours (all night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1+ arcsec, Smoke, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 1+ arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1+ arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Windy yesterday - power glitch midday, but I fortunately was awake
and thought to reset the A/C breaker (which had tripped).  Then
it got somewhat smoky later in the afternoon because of a fire 
somewhere down in the Baboquivaris -- some alarm over this, but I 
guess it was far away.  Opened anyway, and weather improved 
dramatically through the night -- winds decreased to almost 
nothing, and it became very clear.  Seeing was decent but not
exceptional (as it has been this run).  

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Submitted on 2011 Jun 20 [5:13:20]