MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2013 Nov 14

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

Instrument: OSMOS/R4K

Worked for 9 hours (most of the night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   High Humidity from 2:30 until 7:00.
   Beg: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.1 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Patchy Clouds, Winds Moderate, >85% humidity

Observing Summary:

Seeing was decent to start the night (~1 ), but conditions got progressively worse as the night went on.
Noticed humidity getting high around 02:00, and had to shut things down at 03:15 when the humidity hit 85%.
Forecast shows higher humidity, winds, and clouds for the rest of the night, so we're calling it a night.
No problems with hardware or software.
Did not fill the dewar, per the staff's request.

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Submitted on 2013 Nov 15 [3:30:24]