MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2011 Nov 09

Observer(s): Sheffield
Institution(s): Columbia

Instrument: Modspec+Nellie

Worked for 13 hours (all night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 2 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 2 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing 2 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Very windy for the first half of the night.  

Around 0200 the background level started to increase significantly
again (erratic spikes in the biases).
The dome started moving in tiny steps around 0530 (I was pointed 
to a target at zenith so it did not affect the frame) but then
restored and homed without any problem.

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Submitted on 2011 Nov 10 [6:57:47]