MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2003 Jun 29

Observer(s): eve armstrong
Institution(s): columbia

Instrument: templeton/direct

Worked for 9 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 2.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 2.0 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1.6 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

At 20:00, I could not guide on the coordinates:
12 56 37.1  +26 36 43.7.
The telescope kept jerking south.  the guider succeeded in pulling
it north again, but not for long.  this happened several times
each minute.  i reinitialized the guider; no change.  checked 
the wind speed -- it was below 10mph.

called bob; he suggested i just try a new field.  observed:
19 27 11.63 +54 17 51.5
for the rest of the night, with no problems.



    MY NEW FRIENDS

    To the spider who crawls 'round the floor
    And won't touch a wall or a door:
    You seem quite confused
    'Bout the turf you should choose.
    What on earth do you traipse down there for?

    To the ladybugs who, as I'd feared,
    Have precipitously just appeared:
    Why don't we make a deal - 
    I will not scream or squeal
    If from the indoors you steer clear.

    To the scorpion under my bed:
    Would you mind kindly moving your stead?
    I don't mean to sound cruel,
    But by vacating, you'll
    Help to placate the dreams in my head.

    To the goblin who lives in the dome:
    Would you mind leaving tracking alone?
    See, I'd like to observe
    GO Comae's light curve,
    And this mischief I cannot condone.

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Submitted on 2003 Jun 30 [3:24:15]