MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2024 Jun 13

Observer(s): John Thorstensen
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: OSMOS

Worked for 7 hours (most of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Patchy Clouds, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

The night began with heavy broken clouds; I opened and tried to 
get some data, but it wasn't happening, so I went to the zenith
and closed the mirror until about 11 PM, when it finally cleared
off as predicted.  After that it was pretty smooth sailing, with
no problems but some intervals of poor seeing.

Kitt Peak remained closed again - I chatted with one of the 
operators at dinner and he said they have a new particulate 
monitor and are unsure what the limit should be, so they're 
being cautious.  It seemed fine to me, with visibility of many 
miles (though the sunset was red).  

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Submitted on 2024 Jun 14 [5:02:36]