MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2017 Oct 17 Observer(s): Fesen and Weil Institution(s): Dartmouth Instrument: Echelle Direct Worked for 5 hours (last half of the night) Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night. No equipment or software problems were encountered. Seeing and Weather: Beg: Overcast, Winds Calm Mid: Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm End: Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm Observing Summary: Cloudy at sunset but cleared off a bit by 11 pm. Never got really clear but obtained some useful data. Looks like the focus ratio of old focus to new focus number is ~ 1:5. Focus increases with decreasing temperature. ------------------------------ Submitted on 2017 Oct 18 [5:27:36]