MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2012 Dec 22

Observer(s): Haojing Yan & Zhiyuan Ma
Institution(s): University of Missouri-Columbia

Instrument: TIFKAM

Worked for 9 hours (all night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.7 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1.7 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

It was pretty cloudy at the beginning of the night, and it cleared
up a little after a few hours. However there were still large
patches of cloud throughout the night. 

We encountered a strange problem with the telescope pointing - see
the trouble report. It did not affect our observations, however.

The dewar was filled at 7:35am MST.

We'd like to thank the staff for all the help and support -
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! And we wish Bob a happy
retirement.

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Submitted on 2012 Dec 23 [7:25:39]