MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2011 Mar 22

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

Instrument: Nellie direct + Buckeye FW

Worked for 11 hours (all night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1+ arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Perfectly clear all night; seeing was OK at start, then very bad
for a while, and then improved to be very good by the end.  
Parallax observations.

The guider focus motor mic worked correctly.  It was nearly in
focus at the start. I adjusted it several times during the night
and it behaved normally.  Thanks for fixing it!

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Submitted on 2011 Mar 23 [6:30:16]