0331-AstronomyReport

Astronomy Report

03/31/2016

Nadine Traufler

Sky Conditions: Clear

Wind Conditions: Calm

Observation Start Time: 03/30/2016 9:50 P.M.

Observation End Time: 03/30/2016 11:50 P.M.

Observation Start Time: 03/31/2016 5:40 A.M.

Observation End Time: 03/31/2016 7:00 A.M.

Summary:

We continued our spectroscopy experiment last night, the stars didn’t

work very well and the clouds became stronger. So we stopped, and woke

up at 5:30 PM to test it on the Moon. It worked better.

I didn’t have the time today to work on the data.

Objects viewed:

-Capella, Arcturus, Moon

Problems encountered:

We didn’t capture enough light from the stars.

There was not enough power to completely close the dome again this

morning! So we went back to close it later.