MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2016 Feb 23

Observer(s): R. M. Wagner
Institution(s): OSU

Instrument: OSMOS

Worked for 10.5 hours (all night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   High Winds all night.
   Beg: Seeing 1.6 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds High
   Mid: Seeing 3.0 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds High
   End: Seeing 4.3 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds High

Observing Summary:

This night was similar to the previous one except the high winds and poor seeing were
accompanied by moderate cirrus clouds all night.  I measured 1.6 arcsec FWHM at the
start of the night.  Winds were around 20 mph all night with one gust up to 34 mph.  By
the end of the night the seeing had degraded to over 4 arcsec.  After three consecutive
failed slit acquisitions on new targets around the sky I decided to close.  No problems were
encountered.  Some morning calibrations are running but they should be done by the
time Paul and Tony arrive for the day.

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Submitted on 2016 Feb 24 [5:11:55]