MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2019 Jul 26

Observer(s): Clarkson, Fiolka, Boyd
Institution(s): UM-Dearborn

Instrument: ANDOR

Worked for 5 hours (most of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 19:00 until 23:00.
   Beg: Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.4 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

The first few hours of the night were cloudy with some patches of clouds obscuring our target, but by 2300, conditions improved enough for us to open. 
We were able to get 5 hours on V404 Cyg in total. Performed lightning shut down at 06:00 [as a precaution for changing weather while we sleep].

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Submitted on 2019 Jul 27 [6:09:20]