MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2012 Sep 08

Observer(s): Jules Halpern
Institution(s): Columbia U.

Instrument: Modspec+Templeton

Worked for 2 hours (part of the night)
Conditions were Overcast most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Overcast, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Overcast, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 2 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Lightning and some rain in the first half of the night.
Getting familiar with the new computers.  Getting bias,
flats, dark frames.  Flats taken during the day showed
some irregularity, possibly due to condensation or
light leakage. Flats taken at night are more regular.
It finally cleared enough to open at 2am.  Seeing and
transparency are poor.  Perhaps that is why guiding
is not good.  Observed the CV CSS0015+26, to have an 
easy target.  It has a weak emission line.  It clouded
over again at 4am.  Gave up at this point.  It was just 
enough time to test out the system, so I'm not sorry.

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Submitted on 2012 Sep 9 [4:27:54]