MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2012 Sep 05

Observer(s): Thorstensen/Skinner
Institution(s): Dartmouth College

Instrument: Modspec+Templeton

Worked for 8 hours (most of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   High Humidity from 19:00 until 21:00.
   Beg: Fog/Low Clouds, Winds Calm, High Humidity
   Mid: Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   End: Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm, High Humidity

Observing Summary:

It was a mixed night, but we were able to get some science done.  
The humidity was over the limit with some occasional fog until 9pm local time.
We opened around 9 and were able to work most of the night even though the
humidity hovered just slightly below the limit.  Clouds came and went throughout
the night.  I closed again around 5:10 because of high humidity.
Other than the weather, everything was fine. The new xmis worked nicely tonight.


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Submitted on 2012 Sep 6 [5:33:17]