MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2013 Nov 11

Observer(s): Holoien
Institution(s): Ohio State

Instrument: OSMOS - R4K

Worked for 12 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 1.2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.6 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

Overall not bad; observed all night. Skies were clear, but it was windy all night, with wind speeds between 10 and 25 mph. 

Ran into some trouble early with lost pointing (observer's error), resulting in a loss of ~an hour.
Was seeing the saturated  icicle  pattern on images intermittently throughout the night, particularly when attempting sky flats.

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Submitted on 2013 Nov 12 [6:58:52]