MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2012 Dec 04

Observer(s): James Runge, Jacob Brown, Marat Musin
Institution(s): University of Missouri

Instrument: OSMOS

Worked for 13 hours (all night)
Conditions were Overcast most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.67 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.7 arcsec, Overcast, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

We had trouble with the guiding camera at the beginning of the night. However, a simple reset of the camera solved the problem (10-15 mins).
Cloud coverage caused a stop in observing from 1am to 3am. The moon began interfering with our fields around 5am.

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Submitted on 2012 Dec 5 [7:46:54]