MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2015 Nov 02

Observer(s): Schiminovich + Columbia observing class + Price-Whelan
Institution(s): Columbia

Instrument: Modspec + Echelle

Worked for 12 hours (all night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   High Winds from 5:00 until 12:00.
   Beg: Seeing 1.8 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 3.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds High
   End: Seeing 2.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

Groups of undergraduates assisted Price-Whelan with some targets, also took spectra of some fun targets. Night started off great, became windy around UT 5:00 and stayed moderately windy through the end of the night. 

At one point, the guider stopped moving. I closed xmis2 and power cycled the controller. When I brought things back up, everything was fine.

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Submitted on 2015 Nov 3 [6:00:04]