MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2016 May 07

Observer(s): Ryan Chornock
Institution(s): Ohio University

Instrument: OSMOS/R

Worked for 5 hours (off and on through the night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   High Humidity all night.
   Beg: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Fog/Low Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:


Once again the temperature dropped and the dew point rose immediately after sunset.  The humidity exceeded 80% around 9PM and I closed shortly thereafter.
The humidity hovered near the threshold for most of the night, with a few brief excursions downwards before I decided to reopen around 1:30am (about 4.5 hours lost).
The image quality in morning twilight was the best of this run! (~1.3 )


------------------------------

Submitted on 2016 May 8 [5:11:43]