MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2002 Nov 04

Observer(s): Burke & Stutz
Institution(s): OSU

Instrument: 8K

Worked for 12 hours (all night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

No major problems clear all night
two minor problems
1.  8x8 binned preview image for 8K does not work.
    Every pixel has zero value.
    Individual raw frames are fine.
2.  tracking needs adjusting?
Guide corrections in East West direction (dx) were consistently
large and negative (~> -1.8)

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Submitted on 2002 Nov 5 [6:47:00]