MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2018 Mar 13

Observer(s): David Schiminovich + Observational Astronomy Class
Institution(s): Columbia University

Instrument: OSMOS

Worked for 2 hours (first half of the night)
Conditions were Overcast most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Overcast, Winds Calm
   Mid: Overcast, Winds Calm
   End: Overcast, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Weather was poor with threatening clouds.  We did open briefly when Kitt Peak domes opened
but that clearing was relatively short-lived. Not much significant data collection.

One note is that at some point we were unsure whether the telescope was pointing at the desired target field. 
While we speculated that the absence of a target was probably due to the thick clouds coming in, but we weren't able to 
find even bright stars.  Just wanted to alert you to the possibility that some settings in the TCS may be off for some reason.





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Submitted on 2018 Mar 14 [10:47:08]